|
|
|
Villager
|
|
Posts: 228
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: , ,
|
|
|
21-05-08, 02:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Watcher
What IS illegal is assisted suicide. Killing somebody else because they asked you to. That is called murder. You can't prove a person was competent to make such a decision, the request in itself casts doubts on state of mind.... and also you don't have a legal right to take lives.
|
Yeah, assisted suicide is illegal, but so is being a passive witness to suicide. Having knowledge that a person intends to kill themselves and not informing the ‘authorities’ could, in theory, get you in serious trouble.
I don’t think the law seriously seeks prosecutes people for this due to the fact that nothing would be accomplished by doing as people will still commit suicide and friends and loved one will still honour their 'dying wishes', it would cost huge sums of money and most importantly, there would be majour public out-cry as recently bereaved family members were dragged to court in handcuffs leaving people wondering why the hell their taxes are being used to bully those they consider to be victims.
It's all one huge complex subject forutunatly most of us aren't studying criminal law. |
 |