> > The "attempted" part certainly boggles, but my impression of the > > rationale for successful suicide is rather more prosaic than > > elsewhere on this thread: it's criminal not so much because we are > > concerned with any possible moral failing on the part of the dear > > departed, but because we wish to have a legal basis for criminal > > investigations in each instance to determine that they were in
It helps people who owe money to the person attempting suicide. If suicide can be shown to be criminal activity, you can then go on an argue that insurance money or medical support need not be payable. By the way is death a good enough punishment for this ? Lukhman
