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"Suicide"

No, not a 'sympathy please' thread, just general views and stuff on the matter.

In America, I am not sure about England, it is illegal and you can be arrested for trying to kill yourself. I think this is wrong, you are in charge of your life and nobody else has the permission to keep you alive or kill you. I think that suicide should be legalised, it would probably prevent the number of people attempting suicice as a 'cry for help' thing.

Some people will say suicide is really pathetic and a cowards way out. I beg to differ. It takes a hell of a lot of guts to cut your own wrists or jump off a bridge. Overdosing is the quick and easy way to do it and perhaps is a bit cowardly but many other methods take a lot of guts I reckon.

Apparently 1 in 3 people between the age of 13 and 19 seriously consider suicide. A lot of them do so because of pressure from exams or parents or from bullying. I have been really depressed in life before and though about it as a plausible option to take, but I know I would never have the guts to do it. People use suicide as a threat to other people, they think that by telling people they are going to kill themselves that they will get sympathy and their lives will be fine again.

So what do you think?
Should it be legal?
It is an easy way out?

Totally a spur of the moment thing as it is illogical (to most people) unless a close loved one has died.

But if 1 in 3 people consider it seriously then it must be a pretty common thing.

Memorandum wrote:
> People who consider suicide because they're depressed are idiots

And Memorandum wins the "lack of compassion lifetime achievement award".

HalloHowArtThou wrote:
> I refuse to believe that nobody has never had the thought of suicide
> go through their head.

*raises hand*
I call suicide considering people idiots.
I am not one of them.

Ant wrote:
> Personally, I'd never take suicide.

And most people have that view. Just many get really depressed and do it without thinking.

It's the heat of the moment. Done without thinking.

I refuse to believe that nobody has never had the thought of suicide go through their head.

Black Glove wrote:
> This weeks "lack of compassion award" goes to Foreman.

Oi!
Didn't you see what I said?

Don't have a go at him now for his stoopid comment.

Foreman, the reason people are bullies is because they are victimied because they will not fight back and stand up for themsleves.

Clearly Foreman has never suffered bullying.

Foreman wrote:
> I don't like the people that commit suicide just because they are
> being bullied.

This weeks "lack of compassion award" goes to Foreman.

Nah, you are judging harshly there dude.