[fuzzmeister]

"There is only one human right: the right to kill yourself."

That would seem to be more easily taken away than, say, the right to think.

[jrockway]

That's true. Thinking about it more than I want to, it's probably possible to take away everything.

A long time ago, I asked on HN how to kill myself if I was, say, tied to a chair. The answer is to bite your tongue off (so you bleed to death), but I suppose that someone who has tied you to a chair can simply put a gag in your mouth (or cauterize off your tongue). Similarly, there are plenty of drugs that can be injected into you to stop you from thinking.

Anyway, with this in mind... I don't think I'll be able to ever sleep soundly again. Thanks! :)

[j_baker]

I was going to say the best way to take away your right to kill yourself is to kill you first. You can't kill yourself if you're already dead.

[white_devil]

I'm reminded of Bradley Manning..