Why? What about bodily autonomy?
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hperrin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
If someone is suicidal, the police have a duty to protect them from themself.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 2 years ago
assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I don’t recognize suicide as something that falls under bodily autonomy. It’s almost always caused by mental health issues and shitty living situations.
If someone in chronic pain wants to opt for euthanasia, that’s different, and I support it. Their condition can’t be improved, and they’re making the decision with a sound mind.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 2 years ago
So… bodily autonomy, but on your conditions?
Also:
It’s almost always caused by mental health issues and shitty living situations.
I doubt that you have a source for that and I doubt there could even be a study for that for the survorship bias alone. Literally, in this case.
hperrin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
If you’re talking about assisted suicide, that is done with a doctor’s assistance, not by setting yourself on fire.
pixeltree@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Police have no duty to protect anyone. Literally. There are no laws saying police have to help anyone. Police do not exist to help anyone.
tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
SCOTUS has actually ruled the opposite, police have no duty to protect anyone but corporate interests
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 years ago
One might note there are practical differences between duty, morality, and law.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 years ago
And which of those 3 do the police believe in? 🤔