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Debate Score:8
Arguments:5
Total Votes:8
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Suicide is a big crime?

NO WAY

Side Score: 5
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YES

Side Score: 3
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why would it be a crime? If you kill yourself, how could you possibly spend time in a prison.

Side: NO WAY
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i meant an ATTEMPT TO SUICIDE!

Side: yes
1 point

After 18, your life is in your hands, and i think you have every right to decide whether to live or to die! If you wanna die, just call me! I'm a werewolf and will kill u all!

Side: NO WAY
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Suicide cannot be a crime because a dead person cannot be punished. In many countries, attempted suicide is considered a crime and persons who assist or instigate others to commit suicide are also indicted. In Japan the " hara kiri " was permissible as a form of honourable suicide and in India, a suicide by a woman who became widowed was practised, before it was banned. Obviously various societies and cultures view the act of suicide differently and accordingly they legislate to discourage the act.

One of the very common reasons for suicide is chronic ill health, typically chronic stomach ache. Other reasons could include financial problems, jilted love.

According to Nadine Strossen, former President of the ACLU, "The idea of government making determinations about how you end your life, forcing you...could be considered cruel and unusual punishment in certain circumstances,

It is cruel to not allow a person to end his miseries through suicide, though suicide itself is a sad thing for any one.

Side: NO WAY
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Lots of things which shouldn't be crimes are crimes and lots of things which should be crimes aren't crimes.

It may not be a practical law but if it is able to discourage people from commiting suicide i think it should be up there as one.

Side: yes