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13th June 2008, 05:32 AM

On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:50 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

> Tim C. wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>
>>> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide),
>>
>> I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping
>> yourself is a different matter.
>
> I think it is, most places in the U.S. (although how they'd go about
> prosecuting the successful practitioners.....);-)
>
> There are a great many laws "on the books" which have little practical
> application.

It's all an urban myth. Show me a reliable reference to the law that makes
(attempted) suicide illegal in the US or the UK. I can't find one. All I
can find are references that say the US never had a federal law, and no
states currently have such a law.

--
Tim C.

13th June 2008, 05:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tim C. Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Lego in, Ikea out when naming Swedish boys On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:50 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: > Tim C. wrote: >> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:20:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: >> >>> SFAIK, it's "illegal" most places (as is suicide), >> >> I'm not so sure about suicide. Assisting a suicide maybe, but topping >> yourself is a different matter. > > I think it is, most places in the U.S. (although how they'd go about > prosecuting the successful practitioners.....);-) > > There are a great many laws "on the books" which have little practical > application. It's all an urban myth. Show me a reliable reference to the law that makes (attempted) suicide illegal in the US or the UK. I can't find one. All I can find are references that say the US never had a federal law, and no states currently have such a law. -- Tim C.