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If you're talking of suicide, it's not just paperwork. Life insurance payouts may be limited and inheritance rights may be challenged, depending on jurisdiction, etc.: https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2008/10/suicide-and-in...



Parent is writing of the death penalty. I'll add that we sort of already also have an extra-judicial means by way of suicide by cop.


It's a humorous allusion to the death penalty.




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