Did you know that it is illegal to commit suicide.  I was wondering how many people have been convicted for being found guilty of committing suicide?
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I have often wondered that myself.
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If you're a Christian, you'll do your best NOT to commit suicide. Because once you give your life to Christ, your entire body is as His temple.\n\nCommitting suicide is an act of greed, selfishness, and pity. If someone truly was a Christian, then thoughts of killing themselves would never become prominent.\n\nFrom my perspective, how can God allow someone into His kingdom if they didn't accept who He was? But, in reality, the decision is ultimately up for Him to make.
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No, Don't commit suicide. there is some who's :-W for you. Please if you feel like you need some one that you talk with contact me.
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I have seen a lot of young people try and commit suicide, and the last thing on there mind is God. Many believe that if you take your own life you wander around in an empty void unable to pass over, this is rubbish of course but it's what some preach to scare others. This is not something that God would approve, and you will find that he gets the blame when someone does take their life, but the blame must fall on us because we fail each other, why? because we live in a world of greed, a place where few have time for others, a place where some kill in the name of their God. We need to share our love for each other as well as God, we mush never let our faith leave us, because it could fall on anyone us. People don't want pity, sometimes it's just someone to talk to, as I said I know I have dealt with a number of young lads up the age of 18 you have tried to kill themselves most cases it's a cry for help, but who's listening????????\nLove & Peace
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I've known of a person personally who killed his own wife because he told her to hold his money and not give it to him when he asked so he wouldn't buy drugs. She didn't and she's gone. I grew up around many people that used and are still using today over 20 years. There is nothing you can do but save yourself and walk away. More than likely, you've been telling them to leave it alone and they know the consequences. It's up to them. Don't be a victim and get your heart broken watching them kill themselves. THEY HAVE TO WANT TO STOP! Then you can help them by offering them information on different treatment programs. But until they want help, there is nothing you can do.
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The problem with most of society is that they do not realize that suicide is not away of getting attention. When a person talks about suicide I can guarantee that they will eventualy try and will often times succeed. Suicides are always done in private and when it is time, love ones never know untill it is to late.\n\nPeople commit suicide because of the incredible emotional and sometimes physical pains that they experience.\n\nSome say that our Gothic and emo children are sad and depressed and talk about suicide because they wan attention, but many do not realize that severe depression affects many different kinds of people. I affects all races, all sexuses, all ages, it affects the very wealthy as well as the very poor.\n\nMany people who do not understand depression are quick to insult and put down those of us that are truly sad. Depression is an illness of the brain that affects the seritonin levels within the brain. These people do not want to be this way but the brain has the inability to make the chemicles in the brain needed to control their emotions.\n\nI live in Orange County Ca (like the tv show), I have an SUV and a sports car, I have a beautiful wife and daughter, and live a very good life. I say all this because I suffer from depression in a horrible way and have attempted suicide 3 times nearly succeeding on the third attempt. Just like a diabetic I am required to take medicines and I have therapy very often to insure I stay alive.\n\nPeople who talk about suicide need to be taken very seriously even if they talk about it all the time. These people do not understand why they feel this way and know that this is not a normal thing to feel.\n\nThese people are often blown off because a societies ignorance to this problem. It has been very difficult for my family, especially my wife. She thaught as did my friends that I was just being weird untill I was put in the hospital. My family did some research and now understand this condition.\n\nJust one more thing, a person who attempts and/or succeds suicide is not weak or unbrave at all. I say this because any person not afflicted with depression have a fear of death. I do not fear death and for me attempting suicide or even thinking about it, is as easy as washing my hands.\n\nDon't cast these people aside, take them very seriously, you may save a life.
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Compensation?  Seriously?\n\nSo some scumbag DECIDES to take heroin (a dangerous and addictive drug and anyone with half a brain cell knows this) and then DECIDES to committ a crime, but sadly gets caught and locked up and has to go cold turkey.\n\nBoo-bloody-hoo!\n\nNo they should not get compensation.  Not unless the old lady they mugged or the person whose house they broke into and ransacked or the woman they raped will get compensation too.  Sadly I doubt they will.
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Yes it is cruel to do that to a person. And I know that in Oregan, it is legal for a person to decide wheather or not they want to die. However, I don't know if its legal anywhere else. I think it should be, but lots of people look down on it as "assisted suicide".
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Unfortunately the courts in this country favor the accused when it comes to justice. A personal thought, you may want to keep a journal on hand so that you can keep all incidents, such as his remarks towards killing himself, on file. Just have the date/time, explanation of incident. This may help should you need to go through a major trial or anything of that nature.\nI'd keep pulling strings, piss some people off, get a lawyer working along side of you. If the lower courts refuse to do anything, I'd take it to higher courts.
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I don't believe in the death penalty.\nToo many Innocent people have been executed for something they did not do.There are two infamous cases here in Australia where the murderers/rapist were caught red handed within days and admitted they did it,both these individuals have tried to commit suicide while in prison,their crimes against another human being were horrendous and had a great impact on our country not just the state in which it took place,in a case like this I think the judge should be able to in-force the death penalty.\nSome people still think the last man hanged here was innocent and it was done for political reasons.
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everyone at some point have wanted to commit suicide. but i realized that the sun will always shine. i never gave up. i try to keep everyone happy including myself. no matter wat happens everything will turn out fine.
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We covered this in my Contemporary Moral Problems class. It really made me think about it in a different way in that I was kind of oblivious to how it could be abused. I always thought that if someone wanted to end his or her own life, they should be able to do so, especially if they were in any sort of pain. I realize that sucks for the family and friends of that person, but if they really cared about the person, they would understand and at least be there for them. But then you have to think about the Teri Shivos of the world who never mentioned whether or not they would want to be kept alive. The power now lies in the hands of the family and doctors. I think a better question here would be who should be allowed to handle such a decision. That involves an issue of power- a power perhaps no one should have over anyone. That could lead to someone killing another out of spite or even out of some sort of monetary gain. While I completely agree that if someone wants to end their life, they should be able to- but some serious thought needs to go into who should have the power if someone is unable to make that decision for themselves.
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No because I couldn't kill anyone let alone family. However, imagining I was in that job then yes i would. He is obviously guilty and if i was pro death penalty then yes as i would be killing people all time. Also, if a member of my family had done that well they wouldn't be a member of my family anymore because that is disgusting. People who say betraying family is the worst crime. Well i disagree. I would stick by my family through most things. But rape and murder, they must be so cruel to do that to people how can you stick by that? so yes I would pull the switch...
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how the hell do you ruin so many lives? do you even care that you ruined possibly 12 lives? Maybe 8 of them intentionally too. Is this a hobby of yours? if so, then you are very good at it and my hats off to you. Seriously though, I gotta say I'm interested as to how you can do it, then just post a question admitting it, and then expect answers from people saying that they ruined a good number of lives.
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what makes you think he didnt commit suicide? There are several signs to consider suchas : DId he give away valuable things that he cherished? Was he out trying to make peace with enemies? Was he depressed alot more than usual? Problems with a girlfriend or someone else? I can relate cause my brother committed suicide in 1993. May God be with you and loved ones!
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Ok first of all....LMAO at The Wanderer.\nNow that that's out of the way....The Bible doesn't speak directly about suicide. It kinda lingers on the Sixth Commandment of Thou shalt not murder. But it doesn't say suicide is unforgivable either, The only sins unforgivable to God are rejecting Christ and blaspheming the Holy Spirit. But it's a complex issue not to be taken lightly
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God is our creator, he is the giver of life, and he alone has the right to end it. Suicide is forbidden in Islam; this sin is listed among the "enormities" in Reliance of the Traveller, a manual of Sharia in the tradition of Imam Shafi'i. \n\nThose who committed suicide ... \n\n\nto be roasted in a fire, \n\nDo not kill yourselves, for Allah is compassionate towards you. Whoever does so, in transgression and wrongfully, We shall roast in a fire, and that is an easy matter for Allah. (an-Nisaa 4:29-30) \n\nforbidden Paradise, \n\nNarrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:\nThe Prophet said, "Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him." (Sahih Bukhari 2.445) \n\nwill be punished in hell by whatever used for suicide, \nNarrated Abu Huraira:\nThe Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire." (Sahih Bukhari 2.446, 2.445)