Anger at decision to prosecute depressed man who tried to kill himself on the M6

He was assessed twice by medical professionals and deemed fit to be charged, to be fair.

I think I’ve figured out the problem. When I say “prosecution is justified in the case where a suicide attempt broke laws that are designed to protect the safety of others”, I don’t mean the guy needs to be sent to jail. I mean that the mental health charity’s position that he should be treated with compassion in a general sense does not mean that the legal system just says “we don’t get involved if it was a suicide attempt”. The system can’t make huge subjective calls like that or it all breaks down, it’s regretfully necessary to prosecute in these circumstances.

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