What the hell is wrong with people?

[Thorne]

I'm disgusted...I despair.

I am with you on this.

And it's not just in the UK. Things here in the US aren't much better. Gangs are on the rise, and gang violence. Drugs are destroying a whole generation. Young people are encouraged to lie, steal, cheat, shoot up, attack the cops, you name it, by the hip-hop/rap culture.

But you know what? Our parents said basically the same things about the perversion of rock & roll. Elvis' lascivious hip swinging was the despair of our mothers, and destined to plunge our culture into absolute chaos.

And THEIR parents said basically the same things about the Jazz age.

So, it's all just history repeating itself, for the most part. But for some reason, and perhaps it's because of higher populations and the greater speed of information exchange, things seem a lot worse now than they were even then.

As for suicide being illegal, it seems that even here in the US they no longer consider attempted suicide to be a felony, although I would guess they could find some kinds of minor charges to bring against someone: obstructing traffic, creating a nuisance, whatever. And I find it hard to believe that inciting someone to commit suicide isn't a crime of some kind. Here in the US, at least, providing someone with the means to commit suicide is a crime. Shouldn't incitement be one also?