A Taiwanese man has been sentenced to just a year and a half in prison after stabbing his disabled son to death.
Last August, the man — identified only as Chang — killed his son, claiming it was at the young man’s request. According to the government-run Central News Agency (CNA), the son had become disabled following a car accident and was reportedly suicidal. Zhang could not walk on his own, and though the extent of his disability was not made clear, he was said to have been facing the amputation of both feet due to severe bedsores.
Since his son had previously attempted suicide, Chang claimed he finally agreed to assist him in killing himself and stabbed him multiple times with a fruit knife. He then called the police to turn himself in and supplied a suicide note from his son. The Yunlin County Police Bureau decided the letter was genuine, and prosecutors charged him merely with assisted suicide, rather than murder.
According to CNA, the son had repeatedly begged his parents to kill him because he felt he was a “burden” on them. Though heartbreaking, this mindset is what most often leads people to choose assisted suicide. Many studies from prestigious medical journals have found that many people want to die not because they are suffering or for fear a painful death but because they fear being a burden on loved ones, have little or no support, and are depressed. When these issues are properly addressed, the request for suicide is often withdrawn.
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Based on that INSANE LUNATIC ruling, IF SOMEONE DOES SAME TO JUDGE, no big deal, warranted assisted execution.
Assisted suicide??? Sounds more like something out of the Muslim “holy book” insanity.
Wow!!! What’s next?
Hell is a very hot Place and will be filled with those trusted to make good and just rulings – but decided to do otherwise.
There are many other ways he could assisted his son in dying happy. My recommendation would be to bring in a beautiful young woman to be with him in bed for his last night.
I’m having a hard time believing that multiple stab wounds was the victim’s choice of death.