murder on your part because you didn't stop or suicide?
2006-08-23 17:51:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
no, only a professional ( on OR off -duty)
has a legal obligation.
(preffessional in psychiatric medices, therapy, and social workers)
2006-08-23 17:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by sikn_shadow_420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not in general, but could be.
Murder requires some "actus reus"[1]. This means that a person to be held guilty of a crime must COMMIT some action, OR fail to do some action that he was REQUIRED to do by law.
In the aforementioned situation:
Say the patient comes to a psychiatrist and asks to be killed -- thus clearly indicating suicidal tendencies. Doctor ON PURPOSE[2] refuses treatment and walks away. Patient commits suicide.
NOW it can be murder.
2006-08-23 18:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely not murder. To intentionally kill somebody you have to have the intention and forethought to kill. It's a suicide for the person who killed himself. But it's not assisted suicide as you didn't help them.
2006-08-23 17:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is suicide. Your conscience might bug you over it but, it is just suicide. Some folks weren't built to hold up to the world, sad but true.
2006-08-23 17:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by spider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dr. Jack Kavorkian is in prizon forever..never getting out
but you cant control another persons actions
if this situation ever happen you should call police and stop him
2006-08-23 17:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is considered negligence as you had prior knowledge but failed to act properly on it.
2006-08-25 16:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by The Good Humor Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cannot be held responsible for another's actions, neither will i feel guilty for something which i couldn't stop another from doing...
free will...
2006-08-24 07:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dizzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it isn't it's suicide they killed them slef you didn't kill them
2006-08-23 17:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Yuki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all
2006-08-23 18:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋