larrys, you haven't disputed any of my points other than telling me that I'm wrong, which makes sense since you're unwilling to use your real HN account.

> He broke the law.

Was the law that was broken make sense? Was the response to a victimless crime appropriate?

> Then he committed suicide.

You're acting like people dealing with a serious mental illness for years can easily make the same mundane choices that people without mental illness do everyday. It's more complicated than that.