Truthdig reports that convicted whistleblower Chelsea Manning is now facing consequences for attempting suicide earlier this month, including the potential for solitary confinement. According to CNN, Manning was moved to a hospital near the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where she is serving a 35-year sentence for providing WikiLeaks with government documents.
Maybe attempting suicide should be a capital offense?
There was a time, and I’m recalling Foucault when I say this, that attempted suicide was a capital offense.
http://unrealfacts.com/attempted-suicide-punishable-hanging-great-britain-1961/
Attempting suicide at one time was a capital offense.
http://unrealfacts.com/attempted-suicide-punishable-hanging-great-britain-1961/
Where’s the punishment there? (Unless hanging is more painful.)
