> rus.net] On Behalf Of Perry E. Metzger > Sent: 05 December 2008 18:41 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Conviction for attempted suicide > > > "lukhman_khan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 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. > > There is no need for suicide to be a criminal act to permit > insurers to avoid paying out -- contracts can simply exclude > payout in case of suicide. As it happens, insurance contracts > already generally exclude suicide (at least in their early > years of operation -- there are some exceptions). > > Perry
I asked my girlfriend's father who is a policeman in the UK the reason for the criminality here... He believes it is because someone commiting suicide may put someone else's life in danger e.g. car on a railway line. Therefore, if one survives one's attempt to end one's life, others may be put at risk. And therefore, if one was to survive, youu face a criminal prosecution for your attempt based upon the harm that you placed upon your felloow (presumably happier) fellows. Rgds, Keith
