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Comment by bytehowl

6 hours ago

If I tell you to kill yourself and you go through with it, will I get into legal trouble or not?

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rootusrootus  6 hours ago

There are definitely jurisdictions in the US (perhaps most or all of them) that have laws which say yes, inciting suicide is a crime.

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