Channel 4 - "Reverend Death"

J1234 · 19 May 2008 at 22:08

Interesting program, is anyone else watching? It's just started.

It's about a reverend who helps non-terminally ill people commit suicide.

Surprised he hasn't been jailed yet?

Sankari · 19 May 2008 at 22:27

Dr Philip Nitschke has been doing it for decades.

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 22:30

dang I wanted to watch this, ah well I'll wait till tomorrow and catch it on 4od

J1234 · 19 May 2008 at 22:30

Channel 4 + 1?

Dark88 · 19 May 2008 at 22:31

thanks for the heads-up. will 4od it.

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 22:42

Justin said:
Channel 4 + 1?

even better

Thanks I forget about all these new fangled stations. Even though I use DigiGuide

2StepSteve · 19 May 2008 at 22:57

this guy is seriously getting kicks out of assisting in suicides

aslco · 19 May 2008 at 23:19

Yep, im really confused, is he assisting suicide but also wants to kill himself as he has no money?

And was that client of his wanting all his clients incase he went before her? Confused! :confused:

Also LOL at the theory of him getting sexual arousal.

Van Hellseek · 19 May 2008 at 23:21

2StepSteve said:
this guy is seriously getting kicks out of assisting in suicides

That's basically the message of the whole documentary, and you can get that after 5 minutes. I thought it really dragged, and was a bit of a let-down. All in all a very dull documentary, which wasn't helped by it's monotonous narrator.

Neoni · 19 May 2008 at 23:21

tis on channel 4 again?

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 23:24

yeh watching it on c4+1 can't say I'm too impressed so far. Just a lot of rambling about irish prison and not much substance.

Neoni · 19 May 2008 at 23:26

Justin said:
Interesting program, is anyone else watching? It's just started.

It's about a reverend who helps non-terminally ill people commit suicide.

Surprised he hasn't been jailed yet?

"assisted suicide is not a crime" supposedly.

Neoni · 19 May 2008 at 23:26

AcidHell2 said:
yeh watching it on c4+1 can't say I'm too impressed so far. Just a lot of rambling about irish prison and not much substance.

its pretty good keep watching.

2StepSteve · 19 May 2008 at 23:31

seek said:
That's basically the message of the whole documentary, and you can get that after 5 minutes. I thought it really dragged, and was a bit of a let-down. All in all a very dull documentary, which wasn't helped by it's monotonous narrator.

I agree it is very dull in the way it has been shot and the boring guy doing the interviews doesn't help. This guy george is very disturbing tho, i'd compare him to a serial killer. For the most part the people he assists are not even suffering a lot of pain or a terminal illness

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 23:34

2StepSteve said:
For the most part the people he assists are not even suffering a lot of pain or a terminal illness

Why does that matter?
Assisted suicide is something I actually agree on. If people want to take there life then why shouldn't they. Freedom of choice.
Trouble is how do you decide if someone's mentally ok.
And where do you draw the line, at giving information or actually prescribing drugs, or actually injecting.

Skeptic · 19 May 2008 at 23:34

Suicide used to be against the law, hence the term 'committing suicide', as in committing a crime. Now, however, it's not against the law, but the term 'committing' remains. This leads me to agree with the perspective that him assisting is not illegal, as no criminal act is taking place...am I wrong?

Neoni · 19 May 2008 at 23:34

My view on it is,

In my life i know its very short so i make what i have of it.

If i wanted to take my own life, and i dont think i ever will... i just cannot see it i dont want to talk to some freak in my last moments on earth.

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 23:35

fus said:
Suicide used to be against the law, hence the term 'committing suicide', as in committing a crime. Now, however, it's not against the law, but the term 'committing' remains. This leads me to agree with the perspective that him assisting is not illegal, as no criminal act is taking place...am I wrong?

but is it classified as suicide or murder.
Have they actually removed it from law? or so they just never prosecute?

Neoni · 19 May 2008 at 23:36

fus said:
Suicide used to be against the law, hence the term 'committing suicide', as in committing a crime. Now, however, it's not against the law, but the term 'committing' remains. This leads me to agree with the perspective that him assisting is not illegal, as no criminal act is taking place...am I wrong?

Im not sure committing suicide is illegal...due to the fact your killing yourself, once your dead, they cant lock you up?

Van Hellseek · 19 May 2008 at 23:36

fus said:
Suicide used to be against the law, hence the term 'committing suicide', as in committing a crime. Now, however, it's not against the law, but the term 'committing' remains. This leads me to agree with the perspective that him assisting is not illegal, as no criminal act is taking place...am I wrong?

Yes, but you're not far off. The documentary stated that assisting a suicide is illegal, but the law will be lenient if you're assisting a terminally ill person to die (and the chances of getting prosecuted for such a thing are minimal).

Though I think it was talking about UK law, so it may be different for USA or other places.