Suicide

I was just talking to R last night about this, after his 28-year-old colleague passed away. How suicide's such a gray area - no clear right or wrong. One may think it's a selfish act, while others may understand that these people believed they had to do what they had to do, believing they've exhausted all other options. And contrary to popular belief, suicides usually involve a lot of thought, and is not a rash decision made overnight. I don't think it's wrong to be in either camps. Suicide is a very controversial subject and the justifications for it remain as abstract ideas. You never know why, or how bad they are feeling to resort to such a drastic measure. We being incapable to harm ourselves, doesn't mean someone else isn't capable of doing so. The human mind continues to prove its complexity.

I just came across that topic on Dr Allan Ooi, a 27-year-old Singaporean serving a bond as an SAF Medical Doctor, who quite recently committed suicide by jumping off a Melbourne bridge.

If you were to just google his name, you'll get to see quite a number of articles covering this topic. But the following are the few I gathered for easier understanding on the controversies that arose from this unfortunate event.

Link 1
Link 2
The now very public letter
Questions arising from letter