Spillover from Tales of the Dragon

[GWMinUS]

HUMMM what a Positive Outlook...
More reason to not let people have guns!!

[arsenal]

"HUMMM what a Positive Outlook...
More reason to not let people have guns!!"

Eh?

[GWMinUS]

"I can't understand why they don't simply go into a locked room with a gun and end it because I think that is definitely preferable to incarceration."

GUNS GUNS GUNS

[arsenal]

I think everyone else understood my point. If you'd prefer to spend 25 years in prison with all the comforts it brings then knock yourself out.

[dinagam]

No need for guns.
Just arrange for a hitman to wring the neck of the intended victims. The coroner will simply attribute the death to suicide. The janitor will not have to deal with blood and brain matters at the scene of the crime.

[christianpfc]

...very very long sentences. I can't understand why they don't simply go into a locked room with a gun and end it because I think that is definitely preferable to incarceration.

Once you are in captivity, I guess it's very difficult to perform a decent suicide (i.e. fast and without pain). Even in freedom, not many options. All OTC medicine is reasonably safe (you can even die from too much salt, but that's a painful, long, messy process, and when discovered they will bring you back to life). Guns might be available to the average citizen in the US, but not elsewhere. Jumping from a high building takes a lot of guts and inconveniences others.

(Split the thread: How to commit suicide?)

[francois]

Once you are in captivity, I guess it's very difficult to perform a decent suicide (i.e. fast and without pain).

Hanging is quiet efficient. I have seen videos of people hanging themselves and they don't seem to be suffering and die rather quickly.

[Brad the Impala]

Hanging is quiet efficient. I have seen videos of people hanging themselves and they don't seem to be suffering and die rather quickly.

Not just one video, but multiple videos of watching people die by hanging! That's a bit concerning. I would walk a mile to avoid watching that, even once!

[francois]

Not just one video, but multiple videos of watching people die by hanging! That's a bit concerning. I would walk a mile to avoid watching that, even once!

I believe it was two videos; both were suicides where the persons video taped themselves.

[Jellybean]

I believe it was two videos; both were suicides where the persons video taped themselves.

On the subject of suicide, members may be interested to know that tomorrow, September 10th, 2021, is World Suicide Prevention Day.

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World Suicide Prevention Day 2021

One in every 100 deaths worldwide is the result of suicide. It can affect every one of us. Each and every suicide is devastating and has a profound impact on those around them. However, by raising awareness, reducing the stigma around suicide and encouraging well-informed action, we can reduce instances of suicide around the world. World Suicide Prevention Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of suicide and to promote action through proven means that will reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts globally . . .

Source: The International Association for Suicide Prevention