Because sometimes it takes a pound of prevention to produce an ounce of cure.

"...do not put that idea out there for young people to consume: Suicide is an act of courage..."

There is a plethora of ideas put out there for young people to consume that are detrimental to them. Many of them are variations of how they have no individual agency: they are victims, with check-boxes of race and gender and tribal affiliation to check and be thus absolved of responsibility.

This is what is now called education.

As such, suicide is simply a more direct way of claiming victim status. Thus, we need to take strong measures to prevent victims from victimizing themselves. Yes, I am calling for stronger laws on Suicide Control.

Such measures should include:

• Making suicide extra-illegal to persons under the age of eighteen.

• Close all Suicide Show loopholes.

• Require the suicidal to register in a Federal Suicide-Risk Registry.

• Ban all suicide materials and suicide-related paraphernalia.

• Prosecute accomplices to suicide, such as Facebook.

• Promote Safe Suicide Practices, along with traditional Suicide Abstinence programs.

• Enact legislation to obtain equality in suicide victims, with special outreach to females and people of color.

• Provide government funding for suicide-reassignment resources, up to and including surgery.

Because sometimes it takes a pound of prevention to produce an ounce of cure.