Does the right to die include the right to die slowly on a public street or sidewalk?
I remember going through this in the 1960s when then NYC mayor Ed Koch tried to move NYC street dwellers sleeping in doorways and sidewalks into shelters. I believe his reasoning was that anyone who chose to sleep on the streets and sidewalks was mentally ill.
We are all free to die on our own terms, but forcing the public to watch and obstructing traffic while doing so is a different matter.
I remember going through this in the 1960s when then NYC mayor Ed Koch tried to move NYC street dwellers sleeping in doorways and sidewalks into shelters. I believe his reasoning was that anyone who chose to sleep on the streets and sidewalks was mentally ill.
We are all free to die on our own terms, but forcing the public to watch and obstructing traffic while doing so is a different matter.
Musicman · 61-69, M
We helped a homeless lady one time. She was going to Arizona. She had hurt her leg so we offered to buy her a bus ticket. She refused politely saying God wanted her to walk there. We offered to buy her a meal. Again she politely refused saying God only wanted her to eat from dumpsters. We offered to get her a hotel room for the night as it was cold. Again she refused saying God wanted her to sleep outside. All she would let us do was get her a couple of blankets. Sadly some people just don't want help. ☹
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
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