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Euthanasia Coaster - Should this be illegal?

Should this be allowed?

  • Yes, there's nothing wrong with medical assisted suicide in certain cases (i.e. terminal cancer)

    Votes: 10 76.9%

  • No, people don' have a right to end their own life under any circumstance

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • No comment

    Votes: 2 15.4%
  • Total voters
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It's basically a 7.5 KILLometer long rollercoaster that is designed to kill the passengers who ride it. It's a pretty neat idea, and if I ever wanted to kill myself, this is out how I would do it. What do you think of this? Should this AND doctor assisted suicide be banned?

Euthanasia Coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is pretty creepy now:
 
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It's 7500 m long, not tall. I love that bit at the end of the article about how this is a possible solution to people living too long. Gotta be a joke.
 
Centrehalf said:
It's 7500 m long, not tall. I love that bit at the end of the article about how this is a possible solution to people living too long. Gotta be a joke.
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I almost suspect it's a satire, but it's actually a good idea. Way to go out with a bang.
 
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Tyrannosaur said:
It's basically a 7.5 KILLometer long rollercoaster that is designed to kill the passengers who ride it. It's a pretty neat idea, and if I ever wanted to kill myself, this is out how I would do it. What do you think of this? Should this AND doctor assisted suicide be banned?

Euthanasia Coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is pretty creepy now:
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you need a lesson in how to compose polls.
 
Assisted suicide should be illegal. If you want to kill yourself then that is your own business and do it without help. I would rather not have legal for individuals take advantage of those who are not of sound body and mind.
 
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jamesrage said:
Assisted suicide should be illegal. If you want to kill yourself then that is your own business and do it without help. I would rather not have legal for individuals take advantage of those who are not of sound body and mind.
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If it's assisted then maybe it's more succesful, though. If my dad is too weak to pull the trigger but he's decided he's ready to go, or he decided when he reached a specific point that he should be allowed to die by choice...I think I'd want to help him. Or find somebody who could...
 
I think there would be daredevils/ Jackass people attempt to survive that thing to conquer the "ultimate roller coaster"
 
and i bet there will be like half the people on board the roller coaster changing there mind half way up, requiring it to be stopped and be returned. It'd scare the **** out of people that high.
 
jamesrage said:
Assisted suicide should be illegal. If you want to kill yourself then that is your own business and do it without help. I would rather not have legal for individuals take advantage of those who are not of sound body and mind.
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If I try to kill myself, I get one shot and if I fail I could be a cripple or worse for the rest of my natural life. If another man tries to kill me, he can keep trying until he gets the job done.

I find the idea of paying someone to kill me somewhat distasteful, though.
 
I think euthanasia should always be legal and readily available on request. However, dying by having one's lungs crushed, thereby depriving the brain of oxygen until one croaks is not the way I want to go out. In fact, that's is exactly the way I'm trying to avoid going out, which is why I'm in favor of euthanasia. :)
 
Suffocation isn't bad. It's the build up of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream that's unpleasant.
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
Suffocation isn't bad. It's the build up of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream that's unpleasant.
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Tell me that again when you've been hooked to an oxygen tank for a few years! :mrgreen: But yeah, carbon dioxide is a bitch too.
 
It is not unusual these days for the hospital to assist in the passing of someone terminally ill, by giving them more morphine than they can handle in their weakened state. This is usually done at the family's request. No one uses the term "lethal dosage" but everyone knows what is being done.


If I am ever lying in a hospital bed, suffering and beyond any hope of recovery, I hope someone does me that kindness... and not having to ask is a kindness as well. People who are past any chance of recovery or of ever leaving the hospital should not be forced to linger on in pain because their family lacks the moral courage to ask for the maximum morphine dosage.
 
Nitrogen's the way to go. An ex-Tory MP investigated the death penalty and though he came out against in principle, his research on humane methods came up with nitrogen, which displaces the oxygen and suffocates you, but you only get a mild buzz before lights out. He discussed it with a rabid US death penalty fan as a solution for the "cruel and unusual punishment" problem, and got a "Hell, NO! They gotta suffer!" reply.
 
Goshin said:
It is not unusual these days for the hospital to assist in the passing of someone terminally ill, by giving them more morphine than they can handle in their weakened state.
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Are you sure about this? This seems like an awful big risk for a hospital to take. I'm not saying you're wrong because I can't find much on this on the Internet either way, it seems to be a taboo topic, but wouldn't it just take one disgruntled family member and a rent-a -lawyer to cause a lot of problems for the hospital and the medical staff involved in something like this?
 
Centrehalf said:
Are you sure about this? This seems like an awful big risk for a hospital to take. I'm not saying you're wrong because I can't find much on this on the Internet either way, it seems to be a taboo topic, but wouldn't it just take one disgruntled family member and a rent-a -lawyer to cause a lot of problems for the hospital and the medical staff involved in something like this?
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It's openly discussed, just carefully worded.

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