What would you say… and or how would you react if somebody you know asked you to help them acquire something they need to kill themselves with??? has this ever happened to you?
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I would actually be strongly tempted to just ask if they would let me do it…. However I wouldn’t ask that though…. I’d probably help them out though, maybe even wish them luck.
You mean you would help them in the actual act of ending their life? I think you can get into big trouble for that if you get caught.
well with their cooperation it’d be pre easy not to get caught…. We’d leave to meet at our secret spot several weeks apart from each other, with them leaving first and going “missing” for a few weeks after their death…. I would eventually make my way there and back in maybe like 3 days once attention strays from me…. and a body would never be found…. we wouldn’t exactly be meeting somewhere where we would be found anyway, or traveling their in a conventional manner…. Honestly I’d be worried about them being alive by the time I got there…. and probably me arriving alive…. This is just a rough outline of how I feel it could work out well with no negative outcomes, I’m sure we’d plan it so much better…. and if there are negative outcomes all that means is I will get to die too ^_^ So either way it’s a no lose scenario…. However I could probably never bring this up to them, like yes I’ve always wanted end somebody’s life but I really don’t think it’d feel to good doing this to a friend.
*before not after -_-
sorry :/
really that’s a hard thing to think about, no! nobody has asked me, but i know the way 🙂 i would consider helping them if their situation really deserved it, but not just i’m tired of living. real suffering would have to be involved.
Yeah I agree. I would really only consider it if a person was in some kind of TRUE AGONY that was not reversible. Other then that I have to try and encourage people to try and work through their issues and live.
I would refuse. Not just for legal reasons, but also because I wouldn’t want to see them die. If they want to off themselves that’s their choice, but don’t bring me into it.
Yeah, so far I am with you Nepheliad. I recently had somebody that I know ask me if I could help them get what they needed to end their lives and I was like thinking. No…. I cant do that. For one I didnt even have access to what they asked me to get for them.. but even if I had I dont think I could do that. One) just for conscience sake TWO) legal reasons. If a person turned up dead and there was some kind of investigation and some phone calls or emails were linked to me… I wouldn’t want to have to face legal consequences.
I think the only way I could ever help out was if it was a family member of mine and they were terminally ill and in a lot of pain and needed help. then I might consider.
It would depend completely on the circumstances.
If I was 100% guaranteed not to be prosecuted,
If it was a friend I was extremely close to,
And if I knew their situation had zero chance of improving…
Maybe.
Yeah you bring up some good points cordless.
But I have found that you have to be careful. I have heard of people getting into trouble for helping another person do such a thing.
Did you ever see that movie called Million Dollar Baby? It’s about this female boxer who gets paralyzed from the neck down. She’s bedridden, dependent on others for everything, and she asks Clint Eastwood to end her misery. That’s a horrible way to live.
I won’t give away the ending, but there are instances where it’s ok to help those who can’t help themselves.
NO I have not seen that movie. But I will look it up. Yeah I do agree. I do believe there are instances where a person is just in constant agony > and if they cant do it themselves they might need help. If I was paralyzed from the neck down and couldn’t move I would hope that somebody would come and just put an end to me. But they probably wouldn’t.
I think that very, very heavily depends on who the person is, and what their situation is. But unless you’re, as Morris mentioned, paralyzed of something, I don’t really see why you can’t obtain the materials yourself. I’m a strong believer in leaving others out of your suicide. It’s called SUIcide for a reason, c’mon.
hey whiskered-fish. Yeah I think your right. I would really only ever help out if it was a person who was seriously suffering and that suffering was getting worse and they were UNABLE to get what they need on their own. Other then that > Id stay out of it.
The thing about death it is final, Someone in agony and in a hopeless condition it would be humane to help them, but someone that’s just depressed is another story.
that statement reminded me of people killing their pets because they are getting old… The it’s “humane” thing…. That’s a thing that really does bother me. :/ I don’t think I will be doing that to my cat.
I would never be able to do that because I could never see someone else in that pain. And then to watch someone die. To have to see the life leave them would be absolutely awful. Even if in your heart you knew that this was bringing them peace. It would never be okay to just help them. At least in my opinion but hey what do I know.
I just feel like no matter how ready you are yourself, no matter how quickly you are chasing the end and staring death in the face, you can never be prepared to watch someone else do the same.
thanks for contributing to the post folks. Some interesting replies here. I think its an interesting subject.
Not exactly on topic, but a similar incident occurred recently. My friend who I was aware was depressed confessed to me that she planned on overdosing on her medications. Normally this method doesn’t work, but she has a plethora of health problems that make her more susceptible. I initially asked her if there was anything at all I could do to offer comfort and tried to be a listening ear for her. Ultimately we ended our phone call with the understanding that she’d make an attempt. She failed and was admitted to the psych ward. I still feel quite little guilty that a pretty much stood by and watched.