Should attempted suicide be illegal?

[nclib]

According to this thread, it is still illegal in many states.

If you voted yes, what should the penalty be?

I voted no.

[A18]

The penalty should be having to seek mental help, like it is in these states.

[Emsworth]

Attempting to give up one's life should not be punished any more than attempting to give up one's liberty or property. Just because someone has a right to life (in my opinion), it does not follow that he has an obligation to live.

[CheeseWhiz]

The penalty should be having to seek mental help, like it is in these states.

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These people should go through some sort of rehab or something.  They aren’t harming anyone by taking their life, but they are probably mentally unstable, and could be a risk to society.

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It should be a capital crime.

Just kidding.

[John Dibble]

Attempting to give up one's life should not be punished any more than attempting to give up one's liberty or property. Just because someone has a right to life (in my opinion), it does not follow that he has an obligation to live.

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[??????????]

No, but they should be put into mental institutions.

[2952-0-0]

If it's successful, then it should come with a mandatory death sentence. We should privatize the death penalty.

[Speed of Sound]

no, its your life. period.

[The Constitarian]

It depends, in most cases of attempted suicide the person puposely failed, and it was just a cry for help, this shouldn't be a crime.

In the cases when someone actully fails to kill themselves, they should be put to death for stupidity.  Humans aren't that hard to kill.

[KillerPollo]

No (I)

Why? because this failed attempt usually comes with regret.
ALso depends on what was being used for the attempted suicide. What if the person was trying to self-overdose with some prescription medication?
or what if the person just try to cut his wrist with a razor balde?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

of course not, that's just silly

[MODU]

Yes.  These people need to be locked up for a year and given some serious counseling.  I remember going through my depression era, and my shrinks were certain that I was a suicide risk.  Fortunately for me, I still had my whits about me in regards to suicide, and that what I was going through wasn't impossible to overcome.  But, if I were, I would want someone to toss me into a padded cell and keep me from hurting myself and help me realize the flaws in my logic, and help me get back on my feet again. 

[David S]

Yes anyone who attempts to commit suicide or actually commits suicide should be given the death penalty. That will teach them a lesson.

To be honest it wouldn't supprise me if some nut in the government actually proposed such a thing, given government's penchant for meddling in other people's private affairs.