If you commit suicide it can't be a crime. If you attempt it in the United States it is still not a crime. India and Singapore are the only countries that I know punish for attempted suicide by 1 to 5 years in prison. It could technically be counted as a crime; however, there is no punishment conceivable for someone who has committed suicide, as they are already dead and therefore cannot feel or care about anything (unless they are watching somehow from heaven).
Not in most countries nowadays. Great Britain law used to consider suicide a 'crime' but repealed that law some 50 years ago. US law does not consider it a crime, although some States do consider attempts at suicide a criminal act but rarely prosecute, and never in case of terminal illness. Aiding and abetting at suicide however is a crime in many countries since this covers the very sensitive field of euthanasia. Many (Western) countries now have whole sets of rules and regulations regarding this.
By the early 1990s only two states still listed suicide as a crime, and these have since been amended. As of 2011, suicide is not listed as criminal anywhere in the USA but is still considered a common law crime for purposes of awarding monetary damages by the court in certain cases. Actually, it is a very obscure issue, and of unknown legality. There are some sources stating it is illegal, however, I have yet to find a meritable source saying so. However, I have found well-known sources stating suicide is not illegal in the US. Attempted suicide is illegal in all 50 states,,however suicide is completely legal in all 50 states no-one in the history of the USA legal system has been convicted of suicide because you can not arrest, prosecute, charge or imprison a dead person for a crime. Only failed suicide attempts can be prosecuted under the law.
Depends a lot on ones society. America, Europe and most Western countries feel that suicide is a crime, at least in the moral or religious sense. Other cultures however aren't in agreement. In some cultures, suicide is a way of cleansing oneself of shame or wrong-doing, but even there, it's a complex issue.
Tantamount to suicide means equivalent to suicide.
No. Suicide is not illegal anywhere in the US.
Suicide is not considered a crime in California.
No, attempted suicide is not a crime in the United States.
There does not appear to be a Kentucky Statute that defines suicide or attempted suicide as a crime. KRS 216.300-308 deals with assisted suicide which is a crime in Kentucky.
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No, it isn't a crime at all.
Attempted suicide is not typically considered a crime. It can be considered an act resulting from a mental illness, however.
Peter Cresswell has written: 'Suicide and crime' -- subject(s): Crime and criminals, Suicide
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Your going to be dead after you commit suicide, so whys it matter?