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To: EEGator

“Homicide means not suicide, yes?”

Si Gator. Sadly, there’s people who have some need to make crap up.
They never disappoint either.

You can’t “homicide” yourself.


48 posted on 09/21/2021 3:07:08 PM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: romanesq

Legally suicide is a form of homicide:

https://dictionary.law.com/default.aspx?selected=881

“Suicide is a homicide, but in most cases there is no one to prosecute if the suicide is ...”


57 posted on 09/21/2021 3:16:29 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: romanesq
“Homicide means not suicide, yes?” Si Gator. Sadly, there’s people who have some need to make crap up. They never disappoint either. You can’t “homicide” yourself.

According to this, a suicide is actually a homicide. That said, the usual interpretation is that it's a killing of one by another and I doubt the coroner would have used it in any other context.

72 posted on 09/21/2021 3:31:49 PM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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