Death By Nitrogen

[taiwan_girl]

I think maybe the US jails with death rows could be a customer

A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Sept 24 saying several people had been arrested.

The space-age looking Sarco capsule, which fills with nitrogen and causes death by hypoxia, was used on Sept 23 outside a village near the German border.

The portable human-sized pod, self-operated by a button inside, has raised a host of legal and ethical questions in Switzerland. Active euthanasia is banned in the country but assisted dying has been legal for decades.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/us-woman-dies-in-controversial-suicide-capsule-in-switzerland

[89th]

I never understood laws against suicide. Tough topic, not happy to think about it, but... I'd imagine there aren't many defendants showing up once they are charged with the crime.

[Mik]

I do. It's an incentive not to try, as you can be prosecuted if you fail, as many or most do. There's really not much else law can do.

[Rich]

@Mik Indeed. I wonder if it also allows first responders to take action to stop the act by default. For instance, if they were called to the scene of a person sitting in their running car in the garage....they are allowed to break a window, open the garage, get them to a hospital, etc. Even if their intentions were clear.

[Mik]

I've done that. Worst first date ever.