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>>locopa+(OP)
You cannot charge people for a crime... for their safety. These ideas are mutually excusive.

>>josefr+Q7
Attempted suicide is criminalized in some jurisdictions for exactly that reason.

>>mcherm+Z9
> Attempted suicide is criminalized in some jurisdictions for exactly that reason.

Ah yes, let's protect a suicidal person by charging them with a crime which they may eventually be able to expunge, but in the meantime will effect their livelihood. That will surely not create any problems which might complicate their lives and drive them further towards suicidal behavior.

That makes perfect sense.

>>Jtsumm+eb
It's my understanding that this is a crime that is never charged or prosecuted. Rather, if (attempted) suicide is a crime, it serves as a legal fiction that provides a structure for first responders to intervene. Police can then enter an office where someone is hanging out a window without a warrant, for example, because there are exigent circumstances (a crime in progress). Officers could also physical restrain someone trying to jump from a bridge and have a more straightforward justification for this after the fact. I think this is a societal good.

Have you seen any examples of suicidal people being charged or prosecuted for attempted suicide? I can imagine that this could have opportunities for abuse, but not ones that are qualitatively different from probable cause writ large.