(November 28, 2015 at 9:29 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: I don't believe that a person who is suicidal intentionally sets out to cause others harm. The person is in so much pain and feels desperate to find a way to end that pain. Life becomes so unbearable that all other forms of relief are no longer an option. They just want relief at that moment.
Yes, but I think there's a double standard. If I'm overwhelmed by uncontrollable anger and cause harm to someone, I will be demonized and thrown in jail. I will be sued for everything I have, and all because I have uncontrollable feelings. The same would go for serial killers, pedophiles, and all those considered the worst of society-- they will all be demonized and thought of only with disgust and horror. Nobody feels sorry for them-- sorry that the pedophile has to live with confusion and guilt, for example, or that the serial killer is so tortured by his bloodlust that he finally snaps and gives in to it.
Out of all these people, with all their complex issues and uncontrollable urges, why is it that the suicide gets the moral pass? Why should destructive chemical sadness be seen as any better than any other brain or chemical imbalance that causes people to behave extremely badly?
Those who have the capacity to turn their lives around should, and their failure to do so should be thought of as a moral failure. Those who do not have that capacity should be identified and treated, by force if necessary; and failure for this to happen is on the family, friends, and society which doesn't take their threats and comments seriously until too late.
