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Originally Posted by HarryT
[...]Do you not class suicide as murder?
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Having known someone that committed suicide (A friend of the family) and someone who was murdered (my cousin) I would say not at all.
I would make one clear distinction between the two. Regardless of what a legal definition may or may not be I personally see murder as a forced act carried out on an unwilling victim. Our friend chose to commit suicide whereas my cousin had his life taken against his will.
That is the first time I have heard of that definition and I do hope it fades out of usage. In my opinion it belittles those that have been killed at the hands of another to use the term with regards to someone who voluntarily chooses to end their own life.
-MJ