Attempted suicide victims should be tried for attempted murder.
The author has taken a NEGATIVE standpoint on this arguement.
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Suicide:
The act or an instance of intentionally killing ones self.
It's murder, isn't it?
I mean, after all, you are taking a life.
It has been said that suicide is the one type of murder you can't get charged with. I supose that's true. I mean, obvioulsy it is, because you're dead. You're not going to put a cadaver on trial...But what does it mean if you don't succeed? Should you go to court and get tried for attempted murder?
Some people believe you should.
I just don't think it would work.
They argue the cold hard facts; you attempted to kill someone. Whether or not it was someone else doesn't matter. What they fail to add to their arguement is the fact that the majority of attempted suicide victims have mental disorders, which places them out of their right mind at the time of the alleged "attempted murder". You've seen it before. A mentally ill person gets away with murder, or attempted murder. It's called guilty by means of insanity.
Many attempted suicide victims have spent their fair share of time in mental homes, therapy, and even the school counseling office. Yes, I said "many", and notice in my last point I said "the majority". Not "all". The truth is, not all ASVs have mental problems. Some just want attention.
The point I'm trying to make here is that the amount of ASVs who do have disorders is much larger than the amount who don't, and, quite frankly, that's why this whole "try them for attempted murder" thing wouldn't work.
It all comes back to the plea of guilty by means of insanity, people.
It just wouldn't work.
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Suicide:
The act or an instance of intentionally killing ones self.
It's murder, isn't it?
I mean, after all, you are taking a life.
It has been said that suicide is the one type of murder you can't get charged with. I supose that's true. I mean, obvioulsy it is, because you're dead. You're not going to put a cadaver on trial...But what does it mean if you don't succeed? Should you go to court and get tried for attempted murder?
Some people believe you should.
I just don't think it would work.
They argue the cold hard facts; you attempted to kill someone. Whether or not it was someone else doesn't matter. What they fail to add to their arguement is the fact that the majority of attempted suicide victims have mental disorders, which places them out of their right mind at the time of the alleged "attempted murder". You've seen it before. A mentally ill person gets away with murder, or attempted murder. It's called guilty by means of insanity.
Many attempted suicide victims have spent their fair share of time in mental homes, therapy, and even the school counseling office. Yes, I said "many", and notice in my last point I said "the majority". Not "all". The truth is, not all ASVs have mental problems. Some just want attention.
The point I'm trying to make here is that the amount of ASVs who do have disorders is much larger than the amount who don't, and, quite frankly, that's why this whole "try them for attempted murder" thing wouldn't work.
It all comes back to the plea of guilty by means of insanity, people.
It just wouldn't work.
My mother attempted suicide and I don't knwo what I would do if she were sent to prison for attempted murder.
It's not murder..
It's your life and you can chose too do what you want with it.
germma margaret!, March 31st, 2007 at 03:18:35am
Xd well if it ever comes back up again feel free to steal any of the points I made.
Kurtni, March 30th, 2007 at 08:24:40pm
You make some really good points, Kurtni.
We had an arguement about this in my debate class, and I was on the negative. This was the prompt. I wish I would've thought of some of things you've said, both to prove my point and to help find a way refute what the other side said...
December Cynic, March 30th, 2007 at 06:15:26pm
Murder is the wrongful killing of another person; suicide is the killing of yourself, not another person, and really you aren't breaking any laws, it's your life, so it isn't wrong legally. So that whole thing makes absolutely no sense at all. So, no, you shouldn't go to court and be tried for attempted murder because murder and suicide are not the same thing at all, and anyone who thinks that is ignorant to the definition of the words.
And so what if they do it for attention? If you were so neglected by your parents that you would attempt to kill yourself just so they would pay attention to you for a little bit, doesn't that indicate that there is a problem? I think it most definitely does. Who cares if they don't have a mental illness, they have other issues aside from that, and those are just as important.
Actually, the majority of suicidal people don't have mental problems aside from depression, some don't even have that. They just don't want to live anymore, and to be honest, sometimes that isn't so crazy. What if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, with no hope of recovery. I almost think it would be insane to want to live through that. People often say that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and that's not true, some problems never go away.
Kurtni, March 30th, 2007 at 05:33:03pm
No, no, there are people who attempt suicide just for attention. Notice I said ATTEMPT, not COMMIT.
My brother's girlfriend has attempted suicide more than ten times, and frequently admits she likes doing it because everyone actually pays attention to her.
So...People do attempt suicide for attention...Sometimes.
December Cynic, March 30th, 2007 at 05:00:09pm
i know some people who used the suicide as a attempt to finally get attention for their problems from parents, friends etc.
Love, March 30th, 2007 at 04:42:25pm
Anyone who attempts suicide isn't looking for attention. If you were looking for attention, you'd probably SAY you would, but wouldn't.
RhymesLikeDimes, March 30th, 2007 at 03:19:02pm