theHRguy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Yearsmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down12
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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoAddressing the actual problems, not outlawing rope, is what needs to be done to reduce suicide. If you think people that want to die are going to be slowed down by not having a gun, you haven’t got a clue what suicidal depression is all about.
minus-squareAkrenion@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoOr one could do both. Reduce access to killing tools and reasons to kill.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ll look forward to your bill that outlaws gravity, razor blades, sleeping pills and rope immediately after you rid the world of guns. Then when that fails, maybe we’ll address the problem.
Addressing the actual problems, not outlawing rope, is what needs to be done to reduce suicide. If you think people that want to die are going to be slowed down by not having a gun, you haven’t got a clue what suicidal depression is all about.
Or one could do both. Reduce access to killing tools and reasons to kill.
I’ll look forward to your bill that outlaws gravity, razor blades, sleeping pills and rope immediately after you rid the world of guns.
Then when that fails, maybe we’ll address the problem.