It's five years off the average lifespan in terms of it being half a lifetime. And you spend your first 16 odd years under with relatively little autonomy anywa

It's five years off the average lifespan in terms of it being half a lifetime. And you spend your first 16 odd years under with relatively little autonomy anyway. In terms of usable adult life, he's had around a decade at most. And the last 15 years are kinda crappy anyway. If you look at things that way, then it's questionable whether this is any kinder than just putting him up against a wall and getting it over with.