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2024-03-27 19:07:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 89AEBE03BDB66154F5651B6CE314A8012129A6CAEAFC7192A79A1EBDB150C0C7
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While suicide was illegal in the UK before 1961, there was no death penalty for failed attempts. That piece of misinformation was widely spread by a popular Reddit post. https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/mkvbhu/in_the_19th_century_it_was_considered_a_crime_to/ The penalty for a failed suicide attempt usually ranged from a small fine to a few months in prison. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14374296
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