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The Issue

With suicide-by-train incidents in Free Bihar’s stations becoming disturbingly common, commuters and rail operators are irritated by the impact on their day-to-day activities.

The Debate

                                                                   

                                                           Opinion 1-

“Someone must be blamed for the loss of industrial efficiency that these suicides have caused us,” the Director of the State Railways comments frankly. “These incidents are inconvenient, and handling them requires a lot of time and effort; and time is, of course, money. It’s not right that these people get away with disrupting state productivity, as well as the travel arrangements of our toiling workers. I humbly suggest that their families should be held accountable, and arrested. It’s only fair.”

                                                   Opinion 2-

“I have places to go and things to do!” an angry commuter vents in an interview with Free Bihar City News, which is playing on your office television. “These lunatics keep forcing train delays, and that means that I can’t get to work on time. My boss is absolutely irate! Look, the government should stick cowcatchers on the trains, then the body parts can just be pushed out of the way. No more delays.”

                                                     Opinion 3-

“People who try to kill themselves shouldn’t be punished for being ill, and neither should the families of victims of suicide,” your Minister of Health, Elizabeth Nygma, entreats passionately. “Being suicidal is often a sign of mental illness or depression, and our government mustn’t stoop to punishing families for having sick relatives. We ought to focus on suicide prevention rather than hounding these families for money, and we would save a lot of lives through education and extending a helping hand to those who need our support 

                                              Final Answer-

“People who try to kill themselves shouldn’t be punished for being ill, and neither should the families of victims of suicide,” your Minister of Health, Elizabeth Nygma, entreats passionately. “Being suicidal is often a sign of mental illness or depression, and our government mustn’t stoop to punishing families for having sick relatives. We ought to focus on suicide prevention rather than hounding these families for money, and we would save a lot of lives through education and extending a helping hand to those who need our support.”