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Hm, I think there are also laws that protect adults from themselves.

• simonswords82 6y ago
  I agree. And there should not be.
  • breakfastduck 6y ago
    Well I can't say I agree to that. On what basis?
    • leetcrew 6y ago
      do you own your own body? if not, who does? a related question: do we really seek to protect others from harming themselves, or merely to protect ourselves from having to watch?
      • breakfastduck 6y ago
        Yes, but I'm mentally well. If I was having severe mania or a psychotic episode, the legal frameworks we have in place would allow me to be sectioned to prevent me causing harm to myself and others. Surely that is a worthwhile law?
        • leetcrew 6y ago
          > Surely that is a worthwhile law? to an extent yes. I think there is some value in having a "cool-off period". many problems in life do not seem so bad a year, a month, or even a week later. but there are also people who are physically well but live their entire lives in misery. I don't think our current system treats them humanely.
        • oleander73 6y ago
          There are many places where we allow harm in order to protect freedoms.