Thanks Philip. I thought so. I am Peter-Rhaina Gwokto and I approve this message.
_____ Remember: "Even a small dog can piss on a tall building" Jim Hightower http://lakitgum.wordpress.com <http://lakitgum.wordpress.com/> _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Okelo Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 12:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Str8talk-2011] Suicide and the law Hello there, Please find the answers to your question below: The first two answers involve Canada. And the third and last one involves England and the US with exception of certain states in the US. Suppose some one wants to die and she goes stands on a bridge and falls down. Suppose she fails to die, but simply breaks some borns, the Police brings in an ambulance and takes her to hospital and she survives. Can she be charged and if so what is the charge? 1. Any person who, with intent to take his own life, commits upon himself any act dangerous to human life, or which if committed upon or toward another person and followed by death as a consequence would render the perpetrator chargeable with homicide, is guilty of attempting suicide. 2. At common law, the person who knowingly aided the suicide victim would be considered a principal in the homicide offense if he was present when the suicide occurred; he would be considered an accessory before the fact if he provided aid but was not at the scene at the time of the death. 3. Modern American attitudes toward punishing both suicide and attempted suicides are similar to those expressed in England. The English Suicide Act, 1961, 9 & 10 Eliz. 2, c. 60, s. 1, provides that suicide should no longer be deemed criminal. Thanks Philip _____ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try <http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx &mkt=en-us> it! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- An unmoderated Ugandan discussion group. Write intelligently, and write responsibly. While contributions to this forum are unmoderated, belittling yourself by posting nonsensical hateful remarks is your own shame and confirms utter stupidity. Kindly focus on initiating and/or contributing to intelligent and constructive discussions on Uganda's social, political, cultural and economic issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/str8talk-ug2011?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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