Sarco Pod Arrests

[Tenebrion]

Several arrests in Switzerland after woman ends her own life using Sarco Pod

Arrests after Sarco 'suicide pod' used in Switzerland

Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[uniqueusername4]

Wow this is so cool, I've never heard of it. 3D printing isn't easy, you would still have to be pretty motivated to do this as of now. I am excited this is in discussion though, I am not surprised at the arrests. Hopefully they will become unfounded soon. Does anyone know if the device can be used more than once? If so, I would imagine this being used in suicide cults as an effective mass suicide method as well. A little different than how we think of mass suicide all at once but still mass amounts of ppl, maybe just suicide by appointment instead.

 

[_AllCatsAreGrey_]

This post from Exit is interesting, as it maps out the development of the project.

The Sarco Project Timeline - Exit International

Share this ContentThe Evolution of a New Idea Sarco Project began back in 2012 when a lawyer in the UK asked Exit International Founder, Dr Philip Nitschke, if he could design a machine that could be used by Tony Nicklinson who was suffering from locked-in syndrome. Philip’s first machine ‘the...

www.exitinternational.net

 

[TAW122]

Looks like someone posted before I was going to post about this topic and anyways, here are my two cents. It is quite appalling how even in one of the most liberal jurisdictions when it comes to the right to die, assisted suicide, voluntary euthanasia, this kind of travesty still happens. I believe that these prosecutors and such are quite 'trigger-happy' when it comes to prosecuting individuals and/or responsible parties for helping people die peacefully and with little mess. No surprise that things like this only set back people like us who would otherwise want to have a peaceful way out. Of course, if the gov't continues to ban these peaceful means and/or even prosecute those who just want to help people achieve a peaceful, dignified exit, sadly, it would just push those people who otherwise would have gone peacefully towards more violent, brutal and barbaric means to exit suffering, as we've seen in most other countries around the world.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

It even made the national news here in the states.

 

[nir]

It even made the national news here in the states.

I've seen stuff about it here in Canada, too.

 

[athiestjoe]

Is a major bummer but not terribly surprising they would want to make an example out of people by doing this. I hope the charges don't stick and that more progress can be made for this revolutionary project. The media is covering it a lot in hopes of drumming up support for those against this noble movement.

 

[opheliaoveragain]

People managed to 3d print guns… all I'm sayin. It would have to be a massive printer. Anyone in that industry wanna drop some info?

 

[pandorasactor]

I've read somewhere that one of the rules of this is that no one can make any monetary gains/profits from this (pls correct me if I'm wrong).

Higher ups are just salty they can't milk money from this.

 

[SpeckofDust]

Yet, anti-aging drugs like Rapamycin (sp?) are approved and cheered. I mean, it's cool that some people think they want more time to live, but I find it frustrating that leaving on one's own terms is criminal.

 

[Kali_Yuga13]

Wow this is so cool, I've never heard of it. 3D printing isn't easy, you would still have to be pretty motivated to do this as of now. I am excited this is in discussion though, I am not surprised at the arrests. Hopefully they will become unfounded soon. Does anyone know if the device can be used more than once? If so, I would imagine this being used in suicide cults as an effective mass suicide method as well. A little different than how we think of mass suicide all at once but still mass amounts of ppl, maybe just suicide by appointment instead.

By all appearances it looks reusable. I wonder if people would feel squeamish about getting in one that's already been used though? From what I read about it, it sounds like it was way more effective than the US's first use of nitrogen for capitol punishment earlier this year.

What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account

Witnesses watched through a window at an Alabama prison as Kenneth Eugene Smith became the nation's first person to be put to death using nitrogen gas.

apnews.com