I don’t get the idea that suicide only affects the one committing or attempting it that some seem to be putting forth here. I had a bizarre experience close to 10 years ago.
At the time I had intermittent FMLA for severe migraine pain. I got up with the severe neck/shoulder pain on one side that precedes migraine & thought if by 2 AM (night shift worker) I’m not better, I’m leaving on FMLA.
The longer I sat upright, the better I felt. Anyway, come 2 AM I get a text message saying our upstairs neighbor attempted suicide by both poisoning & cutting with shattered glass.
There was a lot of noise & flashing lights from police & EMTs (both worsen migraine pain). Had I returned home, I’d have approached & asked an officer could I have a ride to the E R, too.
A negotiator had to do his best to get this woman to remove herself from a locked room; the owner had big repairs to the property; & we were sweeping shattered glass out of our apartment for months afterwards.
Sadly, the lady has since passed from a late diagnosis thats pain may or may not have been a catalyst for her despondency. Her survivors were affected by her attempt at suicide as well as her neighbors. It really isn’t an act that’s about strictly the one committing it.
Still misappropriating the term prior restraint I see.
And of course not. But that is also irrelevant. Much like firing a round into a crowd, but not hurting anybody, drunk driving should also be okay. According to the logic if this thread, anyway.
Stop. LEO will always try to stop a jumper regardless of the law. I am a toll collector and I worked in the shadow of the Goethals bridge into NY for many years. Law enforcement will always try to talk someone from committing suicide. Doesn’t matter the situation. They’ll shut everything down and back that up for 6 hours to my extreme delight.
You asked what the limit is, and in most states it’s 0.08. Besides, that’s irrelevant. As long as I don’t have ill intent, and nobody gets hurt, it should be okay, right?
