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logicx24yesterday at 11:23 PM3 repliesview on HN

Regular people would not be held liable for this. It would be a dubious case even if a human helped another human to do this.


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longfacehorraceyesterday at 11:35 PM

Regular people don't have global reach and influence over humanity's agency, attention, beliefs, politics and economics.

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sumenoyesterday at 11:33 PM

There have absolutely been cases of people being held criminally liable for encouraging someone to commit suicide.

In California it is a felony

> Any person who deliberately aids, advises, or encourages another to commit suicide is guilty of a felony.

https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_401

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lokaryesterday at 11:39 PM

A therapist might face major consequences