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The government will not talk with farmers protesting about the taxes on fuel. Instead, they try to send the army in against them. The army, to their lasting credit, shows considerable reluctance to move against their own people. So what does the government do next? They pepper-spray the protesting farmers. They won't talk with them; they pepper-spray them instead. Pepper-spray is extremely painful and can potentially cause permanent eye damage. This is disastrous. All the government had to do...

Personally, I'm all in favour of assisted suicide and, under the appropriate conditions, can see the need for it to be made legal. But what are the "appropriate conditions"? That's the burning question. First of all, I think the decision to opt for assisted suicide needs to be a shared one and not one taken by an individual alone on their own behalf in secrecy. Secondly, there needs to be a grave cause for such a decision. By this, I mean severe, retractable pain, terminal illness, a chronic...