Suicide’s no crime, and you can’t drive someone to it Kalikho Pul, who split the Congress party and manipulated a friendly governor to become chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh last February, committed suicide earlier this month. The Supreme Court had struck down the governor’s actions, ousting Pul. Finding the humiliation and hurt unbearable, he killed himself. In India, suicide is a crime. That makes Pul a criminal. This defies common sense. It is crazy to have a law punishing somebody who is already dead. Those committing suicide merit sympathy, not criminalization. Indeed, many states give cash compensation to the families of those committing suicide. Logically, it follows that suicide must ... Continue reading... http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatime...es-no-crime-and-you-cant-drive-someone-to-it/
