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[–] michael@lemmy.perthchat.org 1 points 1 year ago

Most suicidal people just want to flirt with the idea a bit, it's better to allow them to go through that process openly so they can recover faster. For those who are serious, it's not clear that forcing them to stick around is better either IMO.

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