Talk:Suicide crisis

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[edit] Hi

Hi. I won't edit the article page as I have no qualifications, but:

It is considered by public safety authorities, medical practice, and emergency services to be a medical emergency, requiring immediate suicide intervention and emergency medical treatment.

I don't as such object to that, but if all public safety authorities everywhere agree on this classification, shouldn't it say so? If not, what's the geographical/political context?

I think that a suicide crisis is typically considered a medical emergency everywhere in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. If there is no country-specific information, you can normally assume that a statement is likely to be true everywhere. You wouldn't expect an article on car wrecks or heart attacks to specify that these were considered medical emergencies in every country, would you? Why should a suicide crisis be any different? WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

G'day. I also don't wish to step on toes, but I will weigh in in suggesting that a qualifier be added. Suicide has been considered an honorable option in dealing with remorse and responsibility, most notably in Japanese Samurai culture. -David A —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.106.99.59 (talk) 11:30, 3 February 2008 (UTC)