Go Fig

In article <1iic632.nh9nr11e39zbvN%d4g4h4.uk>, David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.uk> wrote:

> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <evgmsop@> wrote:
>
> > Tim C. wrote:
> > > On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:41:36 -0400, terrable wrote:
> > >
> > >> You must live in a very strange place as throwing yourself from a high
> > >> building is very illegal around here.
> > >
> > > where's "here"?
> >
> > SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), but if the attempt is
> > successful, the "legality" is moot, n'est-ce pas?
>
> It's not moot if you're the victim of someone's suicide, which can
> happen.

And that victim, rightly, will sue your estate.

jay
Tue Jun 10, 2008
mailto:gofig@mac.com


>
> A sick individual commited suicide by parking his car on a train track a
> few years ago in the UK (Ufton Nervet) which killed 6 people in addition
> to himself. And a parent trying to commit suicide taking their children
> with them isn't completely unheard of either.
>
> I find it ironic that in the UK railways' obsession with safety, in this
> century, most rail travellers have been killed by car drivers, putting
> their car on the tracks through intention, or by falling asleep at the
> wheel.