Friday 23 February 2007

Prisoner who attempted suicide is paid compensation

A prisoner has been awarded 575,000 pounds compensation because the prison wardens managed to prevent the attempted suicide. Is this morally right? I do not want to get into the debate about euthanasia. Even if you believe in euthanasia, I still think it is wrong to try and kill yourself when there is a chance that someone could rescue you.

Besides, why should any amount of money be paid for this incident? Currently, the UK law is against suicide or assisted suicide. So the law appears to be supporting th actions of the wardens. This case is currently under investigation.

How can people have faith in the judicial system when this sort of thing happens? If only the law was more straightforward.

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