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Thou Shalt Not Kill: Thyself

A crime against man. Committing suicide A crime against man. Committing suicide Attempted suicide... On the other hand... Not suicide Therefore, suicide is a criminal act and an attempt is not. Sense can find way by understanding that man is of intellectual supremacy. Man who attempts suicide is not committing suicide. Meaning that no crime is committed. Grey areas persist. Life is an opinionated subject. Face your own facts and serve justice accordingly so. This is the finely lined aspect. People often make errors in judgment(s). That being said. All of this... Suicide is a crime. But, the prosecution rests its case as justice is served through such death. Man is of supreme intellect. An attempt at suicide is more often a cry for help than a criminal act to the likeness of actual; completed suicide. Smart people would, and often do, succeed in their attempt(s) of stealing their own lives—in the successful (failure) of actual suicide. Suicide is a crime. A murder in fact... Attempted suicide is given exemption of law due to such intellectual rationalization. Realizing that suicide will happen if actuated with (ir)rational intellectual reticulation. At the end of the day we can all rest assured with this next line to be true. Thou shalt not kill... Including you— 12/07/2016

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Date: 12/9/2016 2:59:00 AM
I understand what you are saying here. I do not agree or disagree. And to be VERY honest, I belong to the group of people who have tried (and failed as you can see). There is the notion when fully without depression that this should never have happened and that you commit a crime against those who love you. But living with clinical depression is not just feeling sad and wanting to end it. It's a dilemma. Well worded! Food for thought.
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Date: 12/9/2016 3:48:00 AM
Thanks DW. Lots of thought provoking snacks to chew on here. The feedback has presented lovely outlooks of compassion, leaving hope left in me as promise is shown by these lovely poets who have commented me off my feet.
Date: 12/8/2016 6:57:00 AM
You rest your pen upon a contentious subject matter. I respectfully disagree, don't see it as a crime, but the end of someone's misery, it's a horrific situation to find one's self so inundated, death seems the only recourse. We cannot judge others until we've taken their path.
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Date: 12/8/2016 10:55:00 PM
Thank you Paloma for sharing. I am glad you have such compassion in you. I tend to put myself in my peers shoes upon my calculation of their motifs for certain actions and positively judge as best I can. Judgment happens and it is okay to judge other people so long as you consider yourself as their equal. (We judge everything such as the very ground we walk upon) Negative judgment occurs when we begin to feel better than the accused. It is my claim of two types of judgment being both positive and negative. I suppose neutral could make three but who's counting...I think enough to always allow belief in the possibility of my ability to be incorrect.
Date: 12/8/2016 5:50:00 AM
Well written ... very controversial issue ... I prefer to agree to what San says ...
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Date: 12/8/2016 10:44:00 PM
Me too Probir...mee to... It is not above me to be wrong and I was more thinking it is a crime against yourself and your loved ones rather than of governed law...and lastly...me too Probir...mee to. Thank you for your share.
Date: 12/8/2016 1:50:00 AM
A candid piece on issues surrounding suicide, indeed an attempting suicide is a cry for help from an emotionally troubled person, and such a person should be referred for treatment and not trial.. to self terminate is a crime against self and society..//peace & blessings
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Date: 12/8/2016 2:22:00 AM
Thank you Lewis. Peace/blessings to you as well.

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