@lerk@comm.network @ster @iamduck No its not. It serves a functional purpose. Enjoyment, staying cool, saving money on AC, etc. Its not freedom for freedom sake.

@freemo
I genuinely don't believe people should be given the freedom to kill themselves, and I think that whenever sensible we should prevent it.

This stems from an understanding that people who attempt or consider suicide will often but not alway later say they are glad to be alive.
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@ster @freemo @lerk@comm.network @iamduck If it makes you happy, suicide is illegal in Italy.

@arteteco
This is a complete misunderstanding of what I have said. Making something illegal doesn't by definition prevent it from happening.

Illegal = punishable offense
Prevented = we stop it from happening

People who attempt suicide need whatever help they can be given.

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@ster @arteteco @lerk@comm.network @iamduck Sure, I agree with those definitions. I am confused however on what part you think I misunderstood?

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@ster @freemo @lerk@comm.network @iamduck Well, where drugs were all decriminalized, like in Portugal, you have a severe drop in the amount of deaths by overdose and misuse of abuse-inducing drugs. If someone has an addiction, he is treated like a sick person, not as a criminal doing illegal things, yes.
I yet have to see data supporting that criminalizing and outlawing drugs resulted in an actual benefit in terms of less consumption, less money going to criminal associations or less deaths by it.
But I'm always open to change my mind, if presented with data I didn't know of

@arteteco
I never said I was against decriminalisation. I am against legalisation, which is what you wanted for suicide. We should not give out home suicide kits.
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