My sister died of a heroin overdose as 11 people watched, why  is it not a crime not to help a dying person?
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I learned as a first aid responce that it is my will to help. People dont have to help unless they want to. Im so sorry this happened to your sister. It almost sounds like you blame the people around her for what happened to your sister. But... In fact she was the one taking the drug and did it to her self. \nIt might be against the law not to call 911. I would check that out better. I am so sorry this happened to your sister and hopefully all her freinds and family learn from the mistake she made. I hope none of then start on it ever. It is a very addicting drug and I am so so sorry your family has to deal with the pain.
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This issue has always been difficult for me.  Not the part about giving people a real say in what happens to them at the end of their life.  That to me is only natural.  It's always been my concern at how something like that could be abused, and also where the line is drawn that says, "Here you can choose to end your life and here you can't".  \n\nWe as a society have done such a marvelous job of finding ways to kill one another and yet we still can't adequately figure out how to best do it to ourselves.\n\nAs far as it being done legally, Oregon permits physician-assisted suicides.  Here is a link to the state's site on the subject.  I wish you peace and comfort as you struggle with how best to help your loved one.
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In Britain we pay for the NHS, so everyone has a right to life. This doesn't really kick in until you see someone collapse in front of your eyes and know that if it wasn't for the NHS they might have to die there.
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Just know that their pain they felt here must have been so devistating that they could no longer bare it.For reasons we may never know or understand.Some people are just stronger than others.I had a friend who was only 11yrs, when she commited suicide. It is no ones fault and it will take time to heal the wounds we feel from events like this. Just remember to celebrate their lives in a postive way and don't get stuck in a rut on how they passed.There are support groups out there they you may want to check out. It is a very difficult and confusing issuen to deal with, I wish you luck in your grieving process.
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A very sick person, a person that should be place behind bars forever.  Now why blame everyone whomever had a sex crime in there past? I agree with stiffer penalties jail time not Scarlett lettering. Megans Law is good for the States for one reason only, they get your hard earned cash for everyone on there list.. So, why not go back 20 years and place these former offenders on this list even though they are no risk to you or your families it adds revenue to our strapped cities. I for one would like to use that money to hire more cops and firefighters and help our schools with supplies for our children. Who killed Megan Kanka? a sick person.
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The same thing I always ask to gave my children safe from harm and to let them die a natural death when their time comes with someone who loves them at their side. Now i still ask that even though my 28 year old was murdered by her Bf 11 months ago. for whatever reason God chose to take her home this way and though it hurts so much at least i know she is no longer in pain on this earth as she was for so long. i don't know why God allowed this to happen but i still believe in him and he gives me strength to survive this. I guess Satan once again slipped in when we weren't looking and took a life. I am also pretty ill with a life threatening illness and maybe God took her home so she wouldn't have to deal with my death which she would not have been able to handle even more so than her brother and other 2 sisters
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It is true, she lost her husband ( a cop who had no idea about her meth use) and she nearly lost her life.  People feel sorry for her because she is fighting the addiction and because she has publically admitted the addictin.  Addiction is a disease remember, and everyone of us has it in some form or another be it drugs, cigarettes, sex, money, coffee, food, or barbie dolls.  Compassion is all that seperates us from the wild animals of the world so please exercise it.
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I am sorry for your loss. It is horrible and I also know that nursing homes are notorious for not taking the best care of patients. NOT all nursing homes, but certainly a great many. The same thing happened this past fall with our grandmother, if they had taken care of her the way they were suppose to have she would not have gotten as sick as she did which caused her death. We didn't pursue the matter because they are much bigger than us and the burden of proof was on us. We were not there 24 hours a day so how are to come up with proof. This kind of thing that happened with your sister happens in hospitals too, please remember that. These places harbor many many diseases and infections run rampant through both. Let it go for peace of mind and let your grief run its natural course. Again I am sorry for your loss. Take care
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I'm a nurse and have taken care of the "living dead" also.  It is still an agonizing desicion to have to make.  It's different to care for these people and say pull the plug than it is to have known them, loved them, and say pull the plug.  There is no right answer.  Death is immenent.  The desicion is agonizing.
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Someone very close to me has had this happen to her, a relative actually although not a sister.  It is up to her on whether or not she is wanting to or ready to get help.  It would not be wise of you to seek retribution for her father's actions.  It has to be her decision, possibly with the help of a counselor if need be.  And she may never seek retribution.  She may just want to heal and get on with her life.  It is very hard to prove something so many years after the crime took place.  Immediately afterward would have been better, but most cases of family incest do not get reported until years later.  Then it's a case of he said she said.  Even hypnotizing has been discredited in some of these cases.  \nIf you want to help her and she seems to want your help, talk to her about professional counseling.  It's the best way to go.
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No one is immune to the pain and suffrage that exists in this world that we live in. Yet so many people point the finger at people who are obviously struggling in life - whatever their reason. If you look in the world around you, chances are there is someone close by (neighbour/sister/friend) who is also troubled. Everyone deserves understanding because it can have an impact on our ideas, beliefs, morals. We can learn important lessons in life if we care a little more about the people we interact with daily or whom we see that are obviously lonely and sad.\n\nMay the Creator watch over all of our family and friends, the military men and women who serve our great countries and Whitney Houston.
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People are sinful regardless of race. So, whether it is a murder suicide or a Husband bring HIV contracted from a prostitute to his wife and orphaning his children it is the consequence of sin that affects not only the perpetrator but his innocent family. So it is no just when times are tough, it can be when things are "best" and the root always seems to go back to selfishness.
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I believe it seriously depends on the severity of the crime and who/what was involved. Being in good standing order before the crime also helps. It sounds like you're doing something for your community- but helping a bit more couldn't hurt. Perhaps you could speak with a lawyer or a government official.
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It seems as though you are crying out for help and people are just responding to the cry.  If you life is so bad, please check into the hospital and donate your liver to the person that is dying with out a transplant, as well as heart, lungs, eyes .... If you do not feel that you want to go on, please help those who want to and cherish the gift of life.  It cant be that bad.  Please get some help.... You were put on this earth for a reason.  Help someone.
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There is nothing wrong with having compassion for people, you feel how you feel , you cannot change the fact that they die but you can have sympathy for them and their familys.You cannot dissconnect your feelings from them, that is the human part of you and you should feel honored to have that, alot of people dont.
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You can't compare legality for suicide, .... Who are they going to arrest if a person commits suicide??  If one "assists" in suicide, then it's murder
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I almost died from an overdose. I was charged with possession of a controlled substance and I am now a convicted felon. I was sentenced 4 years. And rehab was mandatory.\n\nAnd for the person who said overdose means you die.....not always man.