Originally posted by Legalizer
You read but you do not see, such is the thick slime of ignorance over your eyes.
I think that is a bit too harsh a repudiation. Your attack seemed to have come out of left field, IMO. The guy didn't get what he did wrong. You
could have merely pointed it out without the added vitriol.
Originally posted by Legalizer
Attempted Suicide is a crime, in ever state of the US and I'm sure most countries, unless doctor assisted for the dying.
Assuming the OP is actually telling the truth... Is it now the job of this website to essentially be police informants and to report supposed crimes
without any actual proof? Do you realize how many hoaxes come through here on a regular basis? How long before the police stop taking our calls (or
at least stop taking them seriously) after we routinely phone in "crimes" that turn out to be hoaxes? As far as crimes go, attempted suicide is not
the sort of thing I'd get this riled up over. If the OP came back afterwards and made a post that said "I made this all up," what then? Frankly,
that's what I would do after reading your post in order to cover my bases in the event that ATS responds as per your *demands.*
Originally posted by Legalizer
Suicidal people suffering from dementia and schizoid paranoia should not be left to their own devices. The next step for them is to externalize their
delusions and harm others.
Are you suggesting that is the case here? Are you also a medical doctor capable of "spooky diagnosis at a distance" (to lift and alter a phrase
from Einstein). Frankly, you have no way of knowing if this person is being serious or not.
Originally posted by Legalizer
Your prayers won't help, you'll only reinforce their madness.
That's conjecture. As far as I'm concerned, prayer beats doing nothing,
and I'm saying that as an agnostic. You certainly aren't helping
the situation at all. If anything, you are reinforcing the OP's fear and inability to trust others. Isn't that just as harmful?
If the OP is serious, I sincerely hope that he seeks appropriate counseling. It is my advice to the OP to reveal no further details in this thread,
seek outside counseling, and continue to turn to God if that appears to be helping. Good luck.
/tn.