I heard this news on the radio this morning.
Maori MP: 'Condemn' suicide victims
"If a child commits suicide, let us consider not celebrating their lives on our marae; perhaps bury them at the entrance of the cemetery so their deaths will be condemned by the people," he wrote.
"In doing these things, it demonstrates the depth of disgust the people have with this. Yes it is a hard stance, but what else can we do?"
Yes, we should discourage people commit suicide, of course, all lives are valuable, but not celebrating their lives in the marae? Bury them at the entrance of the cemetery so their deaths will be condemned? Are these actions penalising the dead ones, or their family, whanau and iwi? Are the reasons of these people committed suicide being considered?
It’s easy to say “people should never commit suicide, be positive and face the difficulties in our lives”, yet sometimes it’s not that simple.
It’s just… not that simple.
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