You're not allowed to end it all. Ever.

[Losty]

@Losty

Another zero sum game believer...

Wasting it on a net to "save" people who didn't want it is bullshit.

Funny, survivors from jumping off the bridge often regret having taken that fateful step.

I've read their stories - have you?

Some ended up killing themselves anyways. It is sad. Others have continued to live.

You want people to stop jumping off your fucking bridge legalize medically assisted suicide for those who are really determined to die and spend money helping those who actually want to be saved.

1) death with dignity is interesting and I agree there are many situations where it should be allowed. You're on to something.

2) I'm fairly certain that those who seek suicide often don't reach out for help regardless of how trivial or complex their problems are.

I'm not heartless, I promise. I don't read those stories because I have been there and I can't deal with that stuff emotionally. I'm not saying these people shouldn't have the help. I'm saying that people sometimes reach out for help and don't find it. We should be spending money helping those people. Educating others to see the signs and paying people to work at hotlines, while volunteers could be hanging up at the bridge to talk people out of jumping. It just seems wrong to spend millions of dollars to save the few and then let the thousands who want to be saved depend on volunteers.

As for your number 2, I don't know about other people but when I have gotten to a breaking point my idea of reaching out can be very subtle. People need to be taught to recognize the signs. Reaching out isn't always easy and I think a lot of times people reach out (or at least they feel like they're reaching out) and no one sees it.