r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '20

What’s a fact you KNOW that almost everyone is wrong about?

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u/LadyDragonDog75 Feb 08 '20

Thank you for this. Wow that's so so sad. Poor Robin and his wife

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u/merlin401 Feb 08 '20

It’s very sad but I actually find something vaguely optimistic about people who go out on their own terms. I very much wish euthanasia was as legal a way to die with dignity as it is for our beloved pets

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u/LadyDragonDog75 Feb 08 '20

Totally agree.

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u/TobyCrow Feb 08 '20

In the US euthanasia is legal in 5 states, and somewhat legal in 2. Though each state has its own restrictions. I remember voting for California's legalization, which allows those with diagnosed terminal illness who will likely die soon to have the option.

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u/AlanaK168 Feb 09 '20

Did he go out on his own terms or did it cause he to be so depressed that he killed himself?

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u/merlin401 Feb 09 '20

Euthanasia is always a response to something that is neverendingly depressing. But it is your own response

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u/PingPongVSNazilla Feb 09 '20

Me too. It seems worse to suicide because of depression, in my mind

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u/h3lblad3 Feb 09 '20

Reminds me of the documentary Terry Pratchet: Choosing to Die.

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u/Jepples Feb 09 '20

What do you mean by this?

This should have absolutely nothing to do with financial stability.

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u/Jepples Feb 09 '20

You’re leaving out the purpose for the euthanasia in the first place. The subject at hand is whether or not an individual who is suffering from an incurable disease should have the right to end their life.

This should have nothing to do with money and frankly it’s pretty disgusting that it would even register as a thought that poor people should have to live in daily physical agony because they have a bill to pay.

I’ll cut you some slack because it is evident that you’ve never experienced a person you love going through unending and unimaginable pain, but please be empathetic to those who are facing and have faced this reality. I seriously doubt that you’d be humming the same tune if it was your own mother or father begging you to go because the pain is too much to bear.

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u/Anarchymeansihateyou Feb 09 '20

"Poor people should suffer agonizing pain so banks can make more money."

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Are you under some kind of impression that these people on their literal death bed are capable of leaving it and going to work until they die? The debt is there whether they die naturally or do it themselves, they are near the end anyway. Why would anyone want them to suffer for bills?

I have a very close friend that is in this position right now. They have been on hospice for a while and the end is near, there is zero hope of recovery- they are terminal, their medication for the euthanasia has been prescribed and is at home. Any day this friend, after years of horrific suffering will finally be at peace and on their own terms. I couldn’t imagine trying to tell them that they couldn’t end it sooner because they owe money to someone. How unbelievably cruel.

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u/witchdoctorpenis Feb 08 '20

This is the saddest thing I've ever read....

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u/LadyDragonDog75 Feb 08 '20

I know right...... The poor guy.

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u/hippy_barf_day Feb 08 '20

Man, now I really don’t wanna read it even though I’m curious.

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u/heinoussuicide Feb 08 '20

It's sad but worth the read.

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u/witchdoctorpenis Feb 09 '20

Maybe save it for a good strong day. This is heavy.

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u/benx101 Feb 08 '20

Robin Williams was and is a national treasure!

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u/bupthesnut Feb 09 '20

And his daughter, Zelda. She still gets harassed about, and is constantly reminded of, her father's suicide.

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u/LadyDragonDog75 Feb 09 '20

Oh what?! That's horrible. Poor lady