Suicide of a Rugby Player - Daniel James

[PaulMacC]

The parents of a young rugby player who travelled to a Swiss clinic to kill himself after he was paralysed in a training accident said he was living “a second-class existence”.
Daniel James, 23, who played for England schoolboys had travelled to a euthanasia clinic last month with his parents, Mark and Julie.
The student was left paralysed from the chest down after his spine was dislocated when a scrum collapsed during training with Nuneaton Rugby Club in March 2007.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article4964392.ece
Shocking.

[Pyroka]

Its sad, but it was his choice to do it and I guess it must've pushed him into a point where he couldn't be persuaded out of it... Sad, really sad.

[c[__]]

no more Gears of War for him :( RIP Dan

[Loser]

How much longer will people like this be forced to go to Switzerland to die? It's about time it was allowed here.

[J0SH]

No more Call of Duty :(

[Casuals]

oh dan no golden lancer for u
cry mr james for not playing gow with ur son

[luce]

How much longer will people like this be forced to go to Switzerland to die? It's about time it was allowed here.

Yes there should be some system here where you can have "assisted suicide" but only for the terminally ill. Being paralised shouldn't be assisted in the UK.

[Holofoil]

Ugh so sad :[

[.Zi]

Yes there should be some system here where you can have "assisted suicide" but only for the terminally ill. Being paralised shouldn't be assisted in the UK.


I agree cits a hard choice though!

[Rapidshare]

Eek, well his choice, he choosen it

[Casual]

Yes there should be some system here where you can have "assisted suicide" but only for the terminally ill. Being paralised shouldn't be assisted in the UK.

If they have made up their mind and don't want to live any more then why should people go against their wishes and keep them alive? If you want to die then you should have a valid reason to do so and have people or doctors to look into the reason etc and say yes or just wait a few months and see how you feel and if you still feel the same way we'll help you.

[Loser]

If they have made up their mind and don't want to live any more then why should people go against their wishes and keep them alive?

Blame the religious folk, holding the country back.