rosy23 said:
Wasn't criticising suicide notes per se. No I don't know exactly what was written, I'm going by reports that she "left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank that they were responsible for her death".
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Wasn't criticising suicide notes per se. No I don't know exactly what was written, I'm going by reports that she "left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank that they were responsible for her death".
I don't know about that report. I understood that the contents of the notes wouldn't be revealed until the coroners report came out. If what you say is correct I'd have no issues as sad as I'd find it. There are also reports the DJs rang Jacintha back an hour or so later. We don't know how that call went. If those involved at the radio station were willing to impact on others' lives for a few cheap laughs they unfortunately risked the consequences no matter how unexpected. She had every right to tell them how their stunt affected her if that's in deed the case. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but no doubt a very hard lesson has been learned. We should never assume others feel the same, or would cope the same way we would. I'd be absolutely mortified and humiliated to be put in the public spotlight that way.
In contradistinction, one could also argue that it is selfish to expect someone close to us to keep on living after they've made the serious decision that life is not worth living.Along a similar vein, I reckon euthanasia being against the law is absolutely appalling. If at bottom the state is the one who gets final say on your very life, I think that is to much to ask of someone.willo said:
Interestingly, one of the truly great thinkers of 20th Century, Albert Camus, thought suicide was the only serious philoso0phical question...... He could be right.
Some posters may find this wiki entry food for thought.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_suicide
I know this occurred in Britain, but it is interesting to me more than 1 in 10 Americans are on anti-depressants. One might imagine Britain wouldn't be that far behind.Freezer said:
That's an amazing stat I reckon: more than 10% of people across the board need a prescription drug like Zoloft just to feel 'normal'. that 10% also doesn't include people who self medicate alcohol, marijuana and other illegal drugs t o stave off depression.
Something is not right in the western world. innit?
jb03 said:
It is ridiculously high. I used the Reuters link because they don't normally go with exaggerated stories and for the most part research their news.
Just imagine how many shootings you'd have in the US if they weren't all drugged up on anti-depressants.
You're more likely to shoot someone being depressed but not on anti-depressants than being drugged up.
