r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ImaginaryChefLouie12 • Aug 13 '21

Firefighter snatches suicide jumper out of mid air

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u/MadMeow Aug 13 '21

Or we could let people die if they want to. Crazy, I know.

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u/HarrekMistpaw Aug 13 '21

Even if assisted suicide becomes legal it will be a complex thing were you are evaluated a ton to confirm that you are in the right state of mind and have a valid reason to ask for it

I doubt most jumpers would pass the psych eval needed to qualify for assisted suicide, they would get instantly a severe depression diagnosis and put in a mental facility with constant watch

Ya know, in an ideal world

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u/DrFlutterChii Aug 13 '21

Nothing to cheer you up like loss of liberty and financial ruin.

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u/vriskaundertale Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

describes a hellish existance

In an ideal world

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u/HarrekMistpaw Aug 13 '21

Yes my ideal world doesn't have coin-operated suicide booths in every corner, sue me

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u/Bspammer Aug 13 '21

It's the fact that you described it as "constant watch" like they're a prisoner, rather than a place where people who care about them try to help them get better.

Unfortunately, most psych wards are more like the former than the latter.

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u/HarrekMistpaw Aug 13 '21

I mean, it is already a thing called suicide watch