Why lock the thread? Because it is taboo?
My opinion is probably frowned upon. I believe that a man (in a non gender specific sense) ought to be able to decide at the very least when he wants to die. So if Joe decides that he's done, he's going to cash in tonight after dinner, then that's his choice and a respectable one at that.
Family members and friends ought not to demean his actions by suggesting that the deceased was lured to death by an inanimate object - whether it be a gun, noose, or dull kitchen knife.
My only suggestion to those who would commit suicide is to please try to reduce the amount of mess you are, without doubt, leaving behind. This last comment is NOT intended to be callous, although it may seem so. It's one thing to OD in the bathtub. It's another to go out "by police" or blow one's brains out at the kitchen table. I've seen both.
A year ago, a member here at THR killed himself. I spoke to him briefly about a rifle we both liked, the FN49. I didn't know he was terribly depressed since he sounded very excited in his postings, like a kid in a store. Well, he went out to the beach and shot himself in the head with the same Mak that he had posted excitedly about a few weeks before. I like to think that he chose the beach because it was a safe place (no stray shots to hit roommates), because it would be easy to clean up, and because dying there wouldn't traumatize his friends by leaving behind the pallor of death in the dormitory. I like to think that he tried his best to be good to everyone, and if he knew of a better way to commit suicide than using a gun, I'm sure he would have done that too. I regret his decision, but I respect it. If I get a chance to speak to his family one day, I'll offer to buy his guns - not because I want a deal, but because I want to make sure that the FN49 that we talked about will be taken care of.
On the other hand, in september my friend's brother in law, 22yro, hanged himself off his back porch. they all live together, and Ish had to cut the body down himself. They had to move out RIGHT AWAY, the family cried for weeks, and to this day everyone is still in therapy.
Do you see my point, although you might not agree with it?