Air force member dies after setting himself on fire

[Landon Caeli]

the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

So suicide is essentially the same as murder, except for one detail.

Honestly, that doesn't make suicide okay, and murder not, which seems to be the intention of this argument. Both are deplorable acts.

 

[Tinker Grey]

It is illegal to kill yourself. Therefore suicide is murder.

...The murder of oneself.

It is NOT illegal: Is Suicide Illegal In The United States? - The Freeman Online

 

[Landon Caeli]

It is NOT illegal: Is Suicide Illegal In The United States? - The Freeman Online

Depends on how you view what's legal or not. Some things can be illegal, but not recognized under criminal law.

IOW, just because something is not punishable, does not indicate that it's "legal". That's the difference between criminality and legality.

illegal

www.law.cornell.edu

 

[Vanellus]

Since his death, nobody has shed a single tear, and zero people have changed their mind on the matter.

A statement that cannot be verified. Do you think maybe some of his family and friends may have shed a tear. You don't know do you.

 

[Vanellus]

We are all powerless against Netanyahu's genocide. The whole world has condemned his policies at the UN.
The U.S. is urging restraint but, to our shame, we are still funding him.
In situations like these, we must do what we can and then leave it in God's hands.
We need more chaplains who can minister to the tortured souls of military who witness these atrocities.

Well western governments could stop selling arms to Israel.

 

[Vanellus]

No I guess we have to go back to the promise made to Abraham

The (meaning of the) OT is in the NT revealed.

Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be cancelled or amended. 16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,”h meaning One, who is Christ.

 

[Vanellus]

"Surely'" is not evidence of anything.

You don't have any evidence for your original assertion.

 

[Vanellus]

Well, I haven't shed any tears over his death. Have you?

A huge change to your original assertion: "nobody has shed a single tear"

 

[7thKeeper]

It is illegal to kill yourself. Therefore suicide is murder.

...The murder of oneself.

Suicide isn't illegal.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Suicide isn't illegal.

It's been decriminalized. So while it's not a punishable crime, that doesn't make it "legal".

 

[7thKeeper]

It's been decriminalized. So while it's not a punishable crime, that doesn't make it "legal".

Well here you run into a bit of an issue when it comes to talking about suicide in a general manner with people from other countries. Here, suicide is not illegal. It hasn't been decriminalized. It's just plain not illegal.