“The train operator was able to immediately apply the emergency brake when the passenger jumped on the tracks,” said Transportation Assistant Secretary for Railways Jorjette Aquino.

  • megane-kun
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    1 year ago

    Had to look it up, and found the following from Wikipedia:

    Suicide was decriminalised in Singapore with the passing of the Criminal Law Reform Bill on 6 May 2019.

    Before that, Section 309 of the Penal Code stated that “Whoever attempts to commit suicide, and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.” The section was rarely enforced, between 2013 and 2015, only 0.6% of reported cases was brought to court.

    Akala ko pa naman death penalty, hahahahaha!

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      1 year ago

      That’s one hell of a gambit if you intend to off yourself, lol.

      Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a stupid law. Naalala ko lang tuloy yung Buencamino’s who had no idea their daughter was depressed. Ano yun, makukulong sila for failing to notice the signs?

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        1 year ago

        Suicide by cop is a thing though, mostly by those who can’t gather enough motivation to off themselves.

        It’s indeed a stupid law. Though there might be scenarios where that law would be useful (like the imprisonment be replaced by a psychiatric evaluation and treatment) it’s still stupid that suicide is criminalized.