Tuesday, December 20, 2016



To "commit" suicide is a bad word in Britain

People should stop using the phrase 'commit suicide' because it is unfair to people who kill themselves by making it sound as though suicide is a crime, MPs said yesterday.

A report from the Commons Health committee also called for restrictions on websites that encourage suicide.

Ministers said that the term 'committing suicide' 'reinforces stigmatising attitudes' and should no longer be broadcast or printed in newspapers.

They also warned that there is frequent 'inappropriate reporting and portrayal of suicide' by the mainstream media.

They called for restrictions on social media to curb sites that encourage suicide in a report which said ministers should launch a new programme to try to reduce numbers of suicides. The MPs said it was 'clear that suicide is preventable and that much more can and should be done to support vulnerable individuals.'

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10 comments:

Stan B said...

As opposed to "assisted dying" which is suicide, but making sure you really want to commit suicide.

Bird of Paradise said...

Medical Assisted Suicide as commited by Dr Kavorkian some will always commit suicide HANG THEM SELF,BREATH DEEP INA GAS OVEN,JUMP OFF A BRIDGE,TAKE POISON,SHOOT THEMSELF,JUMP OFF A CLIFF Just dont say Commit Suicide less less some little snowflakes might be offended

Use the Name, Luke said...

Um… what?!?

We shouldn't say "commit suicide" because it implies that there's something wrong with suicide, and that would make people thinking of suicide feel bad, leading to suicide. We don't want to do that because suicide is wrong.

And this is what passes for "thinking" by the left?

Stan B said...

Luke, the "left" and "thinking" are as far apart as the East is from the West.

Spurwing Plover the fighting shorebird said...

Chick Publications has a pocket comic NO FEAR about a youth who hangs himself and ends in hell and then they have to save his sister from doing the same thing during his funeral

Anonymous said...

Stan, at two points, the east does touch the west. It's geography. Look into it.

Anonymous said...

I don't have a problem with suicide, as long a Trump and his henchmen do it.

Anonymous said...

Committing suicide is not a crime. The crime is 'attempting to commit suicide' as the attempt failed. It is a bit hard to charge a dead person with a crime.

Firebird said...

Anon 8:42 Please feel free to leave any time you wish you spoiled little snowflake just dont ever bother returning, Pinhead

Anonymous said...

Hey Firebird, it's 6:42, not 8:42. Can't you get anything correct you miserable mothertrumper?