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Why shouldn't we let them die? One in six base jumpers will die young while jumping. We don't make that illégal. I mean, everyone knows you can overdose. So th
by arjie 9y ago
Why shouldn't we let them die? One in six base jumpers will die young while jumping. We don't make that illégal.
I mean, everyone knows you can overdose. So that makes it a conscious choice, and we should preserve people's ability to make an informed choice to put themselves in danger.
- mschuster91 9y ago> Why shouldn't we let them die? One in six base jumpers will die young while jumping. We don't make that illégal. Well, a base jumper is, well, dead when the parachute fails. You maybe need someone to scrape the remains off the ground, but that's it. Drug addictions and ODs, as well as the side effects from criminalization (prison/judicial costs, drug related crime) end up costing a boatload of money, plus a highly aggressive user of coke, meth or multiple drugs is often enough a public danger.
- arjie 9y agoAh, the problem is that they don't, in fact, die. That's fair.
- cottonflop 9y agoShould we then also legalize all forms of suicide, so long as the person has made an informed choice?
- arjie 9y agoYes. And I think we will, in my lifetime.
- emp44 9y agoCome on, these are real people. Have some respect. Addiction changes the brain, there may have been a day when they made a choice but soon it was made for them. Several of my former classmates have died from heroin/fentanyl. They were looking for help, they were trying to get clean, they were good kids. It destroyed their families and has put enormous strain on our police and ems. Talk about legalization, fine, but "let them die" is just callous.