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> I am trying to point out that suicide is not a reasonable response to the situation Aaron was in Suicide is almost never a "reasonable" response to the situ
by DanBC 6y ago
> I am trying to point out that suicide is not a reasonable response to the situation Aaron was in
Suicide is almost never a "reasonable" response to the situation a person is in, yet it's a very common cause of death.
People who work in suicide prevention talk about "rapid onset despair". They also talk about help seeking behaviour, especially of people who are men; young; autistic; and a few other characteristics.
Rapid onset despair is very important when talking about the criminal justice system. People feel overwhelmed by CJS, and death by suicide is very common in people who've been arrested for serious crime or who have been imprisoned.
Deaths by suicide of people who've been accused of, or convicted of, offences is not hidden information. It's a well known phenomena.
- slg 6y agoWould anyone in that suicide prevention community suggest that whoever's actions inadvertently triggered the rapid onset despair should be held legally liable if the person succumbs to suicide?