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From: dimare@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: Is suicide an attempt of murder?
Message-ID: <3195@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 20:16:42 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 13 20:16:42 1985
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after all, if one doesn't succeed, it is still true that one
tried.

I know a girl that tried it (by munching sleeping pills), and
got no prosecution at all (this was in Costa Rica, not here).
Everybody was very concerned for her, trying to help, and never
ever the idea of punishing her for her act was even mentioned.

Although I wouldn't agree on punishing those that try and fail,
I wonder if one of those crazy lawyers would. What does the law
say? What do people do nowadays? What have they done in the past?

	Adolfo
	      ///

P.S. I bet an insanity defense would always win in suicide cases,
     wouldn't it?