Last night I was on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein about Matt Nelson, who is by all indications the person who immolated themselves across from the Israeli consulate in Boston on Sept.
  • Hegar@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    Starting ones self on fire is a suicide attempt, regardless of political motive.

    Is being a soldier assigned to conduct an assault operation also a suicide attempt?

    Knowingly doing something that might kill you is not the sole criteria for a suicide attempt. If they weren’t suicidal it wasn’t a suicide attempt.

      • Hegar@fedia.io
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        4 days ago

        Trying to take your own life out of depression and being willing to give your life to a cause differ in intent, goals, context and likely methods.

        What benefits do you see from classifying them as the same thing? They seem very different to me.