Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!cepu!ucla-cs!dimare 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 Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.3195 Posted: Sun Jan 13 20:16:42 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 21:13:23 EST Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 17 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?