@UmbraDweller This person has absolute shit for brains if he/she/they believe they are actually making a difference.
There are so many other alternative websites and blogs that exist on the ENTIRE Internet which give information on suicide methods. Sanctioned suicide is not the problem here. Let me explain how. The Internet is an enormous market place.
● When I was a teenager I found this a blog online that was made by an American performer called Jerry Hunt who killed himself using carbon monoxide gas because the poor man was suffering from terminal cancer. His blog gave instructions on using this method. His blog is still up there on Google I should know because I was reading it 2 days ago and I regularly read it.
Does Google get punished for allowing this information but to be so easily seen? NO it doesn't.
●There are many scientific websites, books and journals that give information on how fatal a substance can be and even breaking down how dangerous certain milligrams are for the body being exposed to this amount.
Do people report these academics and journals to the police ? Absolutely NOT because these journals are what medical students and those working in medicine need to know.
@cait_sith That is because reddit has now beocme another Twitter, Facebook, Instagram where people circlejerk how amazing their lives are or to share some big drama that happened in thier own lives and others.
The posts that get most up votes are those people find interesting and can relate too. If a person has large karma points those threads get a lot of attention.
Nobody wants to read a thread about some sanctimonious self righteous egotistical delusional person who believes they are saving lives of suicidal people no one cares about.
@astonishedturnip The suicide watch sub is not even helpful because of a lot of the time the threads that get posted on there get no replies and ignored. Every time when I used to use the sub it feels like a ghost sub
I don't know why the sub exit.
@Suicidebydeath SN is already extremely difficult to obtain so him/she/they mentioning it doesn't really make a difference.
The chemicals in SN are used to manufacture harmful weapons which is why it is a restricted substance in the UK. Possession means a police vist to your house. USA probably has similar if not stricter laws than Britian.
what is the UK law on SN?
In the UK where I live members of the public who want to import, acquire, possess or use poisonous chemicals must hold an Explosives Precursors and Poisons (EPP) licence issued by the Home Office and an associated photographic identity document. The home office has a full list of poisons that require a licence. No licence means you are in illegal possession. It is scary. The penalty is 2 years' imprisonment and/or a fine.
www.gov.uk
The list also covers a range of reportable substances. A reportable substance is an an obligation to report suspicious transactions or attempted transactions. Regulated substances sales are restricted to businesses and members of the public who hold a Home Office Explosives Precursors and Poisons (EPP) licence.
SN is a reportable substance under the list. So if you are suicidal and buy SN the police will pay a vist and want to know why you have this substance on you.