Reply #224: Not even a little bit.

[AtheistCrusader]

There are other forms of suicide, some dangerous not only to the person committing suicide, but everyone around them. In Japan, currently it's mixing household chemicals, such as bleach and chlorine, which can kill everyone in the building.

I know several people who have committed suicide. It is ultimately their own decision. I do not look down upon it, and I do not think less of them for it. Each knew they were loved, and that there were options for the problems they felt made life not worth living. They chose suicide anyway. The two who did not use firearms aren't any more alive than the two who did. In fact, my childhood mentor, the neighbor who was far more of a father figure to me than my own flesh and blood father, almost survived his attempt with a firearm. Such is life. And death.


Done 'properly', suicide with a firearm allows for fewer survivors, which means fewer opportunities to change your mind. That is all. I do not begrudge, nor belittle people who opt for suicide for whatever reason. It's just about the most 'serious business' decision any human can make.