Talk:Cultural views of suicide

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[edit] merge

I agree with the merge. I'll merge soon. Gflores Talk 19:35, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

The part about the netherlands obviously has NPOV issues, as well as original research and un-encyclopedic wording. Bkkeim2000 22:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV Agreement

I totally agree with Bkkeim2000. Someone more knowledgable--and neutral!-- on the subject should really edit that. --Feerique 05:00, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roman Tradition

I came to this page in the hopes of finding information on the historical view of suicide in ancient Roman society. Colour me disappointed. --76.66.16.56 (talk) 18:25, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] possible encouraged suicide in the west

From time to time, one hears a phrase along the lines "he needs to take/be given a bottle of whisky and a revolver" in relation to someone who's let people down. Does this reflect an actual practice where someone would be considered to have taken the honourable way out? My guess would be that it relates to military officers who had failed, where it was considered that they ought to have died in the battle. However, in real (modern) life, the response to such an event (unless it's a serious crime that can't be forgotten about easily) tends to be "tragically, he never forgave himself". Historical legal views, on the other hand, suggest it was always considered wrong, and sometimes punished by desecration of the body. Does anyone have any ideas what could be included?Billwilson5060 (talk) 21:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

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