Suicide ever justifiable?

WT #2 PG. 1211

Suicide is one of the most selfish things someone can do. The family and friends of the deceased are the ones who are going to suffer and have to deal with the suicide of their loved one. The person who took their life took the easy way out and doesn’t care about the feelings of others. They don’t have to deal with it so who cares, what a coward and very self centered. I can only think of a few reasons how suicide would ever be considered justifiable. One is when someone gives their life to save the lives of others. This occurs from time to time but mainly in the movies to make the character seem heroic. When this occurs, let’s say in the military, a soldier can jump on a grenade to save the lives of his troop. He or she will be seen as a hero and noble for his or hers self-sacrificing act. This suicide in my opinion would be considered justifiable. Another way suicide would be considered justifiable to me would be when someone is terminally ill and they have a very slim chance of pulling through. If their treatment and life support is going to hurt the financial well being of their family or if the patient is going to be in excruciating pain. This would be costly and more emotional to their family than if they just decided to pass away. It would also make the patient go through pain for nothing if they are kept on life support but have no chance of surviving. These types of suicide which are selfless and justifiable should be called something else, not suicide.
On the other hand, committing suicide just because your depressed, going through a hard time in your life, or you get made fun of is very pathetic. Most of these people who feel like suicide is the only way out need immediate treatment. Who would take dying over life? But the others are doing this just for attention. As I said in the beginning of my blog these people are selfish and cowards, the only people truly being hurt are their loved ones. After people attempt to commit suicide but fail, a lot of them are glad they didn’t die. In the movie The Bridge, they interview people who have attempted suicide and they also show a lot of people actually doing it by jumping off the golden gate bridge in San Francisco. I had to watch this movie in a previous class and I learned a lot from it. Whatever the case I don’t think there is to much else we as a society can do to prevent and discourage suicide. If they want to do it they will. Already there are tons of hotlines, information, and medication to help people in that situation. Most of the time the people who want to commit suicide don’t tell anyone or if they do, the people or person they tell, don’t take their claims seriously.

WT #2 Pg. 1062

I personally don’t believe anyone has to tell anything to anyone if they prefer not to, even if people make it out to be morally responsible. Of course everything can be construed as morally obligated and people can even go as far as making you feel bad if you don’t do what they want you to. As for Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters in the story, I believe that it is up to them to tell the county attorney what they know about the murder. And they shouldn’t feel morally obligated to do this. They didn’t do anything wrong and they don’t have to be involved more than they already were. I experienced this kind of situation first hand when I was in jr. high. I was visiting a few of my cousins on summer break down by Palos Verdes. My cousin and I, who was the same age as me, decided to go to a party down the block. Early in the day a girl he knew invited me and him to come hang out with her and her friend at the party. When we showed up everything was going good, then later in the day a crime occurred and I was a witness to it. I did not want to be involved and I didn’t want to deal with everything that comes along with being the only witness. I did not know the people that the crime happened to or who committed the crime, and I couldn’t care less. I know that sounds harsh but I just wanted to enjoy the rest of my vacation and go along with my life. Also it wasn’t a type of crime that I would solve a murder or be a hero for testifying, it was a lame one but serious to the police. When the police showed up before I had a chance to leave, they kept everyone there until they sorted some things out. Some people knew I seen what happened and they kept telling me I had to tell the police and it was only right. And of course one of them told the police that I seen what happened and I wanted to deny it, because I did not want to get me or my family involved. But they ended up making me feel like I was morally liable to tell them what I had seen. And of course the polices planned magnificently chosen words made me feel like I was morally obligated to tell them what I witnessed. I was young at the time and I was always taught to listen to the police. After I told them what I witnessed, there it started, it seemed like an endless system of writing and speaking, for months. It ruined my summer vacation and the rest of that school year. I wish I never did fall for the morally obligated nonsense. I didn’t do anything but I was the one who suffered. But you learn from your mistakes and I now know that I will never be conned into someone making me feel morally obligated. It is up to you if you feel apt to it or not.

Types?

WT #2 pg. 825

I believe everyone has a certain type or types their attracted to. People’s types can be an attraction to someone’s physical or personality attributes. If someone always find tall men attractive or if someone mainly finds slender women attractive, then those are their types. Whatever the case without types, everyone would be attracted each other. Sometimes you can be attracted to people outside your usual type, this happens all the time. Your type is just what you are most attracted to in someone at that certain stage of your life. Your type can also change, maybe after you dated a certain category for a while and they never work out, you might change. Or maybe your taste just change with age and your certain stage of life. But mainly people usually go for their types unless their desperate. An example of how types can change is a couple years ago I was attracted to women with tattoos; they were mainly my type at the time. When I was out and I seen a girl with tats, I would immediately be drawn to her. Also if I was talking to a girl and later I found out that she had a tattoo or tattoos, I would have more interest in her. Now a days, a few years later I don’t have such a preference or a liking to girls with tattoos. That stage of my life has passed and my type has changed. Of course I still find them attractive but it’s not what I notice that I’m immediately drawn to. As for the origin of types, I believe it came from women. I believe this because women are more selective in who they date. For women they have a list of qualities for the man to fill but for men, all the girl has to be is hot. Also women have more leverage into picking their mates then men do, men try to pick up girls but it is ultimately up to the woman to say yes or no. It is mainly up to the woman to choose who she dates, it depends if the guy hitting on her is her type or not. I’m not sure what makes people have their certain types. Maybe when we are growing up through puberty and we find certain things attractive. Or maybe we get our types through experience and finding out what we like. Whatever the case, most people develop a certain type in their life. In the end types can be overcome, I believe everyone is capable of liking and falling in love with anyone. Ultimately everyone’s types mean nothing when you find the one for you. But this is all just my opinion.