If you attempt suicide but survive can you be charged with a crime?
In theory, yes some jurisdictions could charge you with a crime, but this is a highly unlikely outcome. When somebody is
confused enough to want to take their own life the last thing anybody wants to do is compound their crisis. If charges were
ever laid it would most likely be used to get the person into a counselling program, not to give them a criminal record.
What happens after somebody commits suicide?
What happens to a person after they take their own life is simple, the person dies - what happens to them after that is
entirely a matter of faith. From the earthly perspective there is a funeral, there are unanswered questions, there is
indescribable grief and sometimes there is a criminal investigation. There are lives destroyed and dreams crushed. There is
anger, frustration and blame. People blame themselves, they blame others close to the victim, and they may even blame the
media. The family and friends of the suicide victim are put through agony. The "after" part is always difficult, never
romantic or liberating, and totally and completely senseless. Suicide is a waste.
Are all suicidal people depressed or mentally ill?
No. Not all suicidal people suffer from depression and not all suicidal people have a mental illness. Although suicide is
more common among people with these afflictions, it is by no means isolated within these groups. Seemingly happy, normal
teens with no history of depression or mental illness have been known to take their own lives in a moment of fatal
impulsiveness. There are as many contributing factors to a person's suicidal tendencies as there are people on the planet.
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