Introduction to Digital Media Journal by Bonne Jones https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l Euthanasia: The right to die by Bonne Jones en-us 2019-01-14 00:52:32 UTC 2025-12-31 10:23:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Initial reactions jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320121242 Five seconds before reading unit requirements: "OH joy! I can't wait! Five seconds into reading unit requirements: "OH sh#!………...It'll be alright." Five seconds after reading unit requirements: "I think I'm going to be sick, and what is this salty discharge leaking from my eyes?!"
The Padlet bot is telling me to remember that I am beautiful, but the stupid thing is wrong! I'm an inadequate fool soon to be exposed by my emotionally mature, intellectual superiors while I need the consoling image of my dysfunctional, cartoon family just so I can write this and my head doesn't explode. "Oh God oh God oh God oh God oh God...…………………………It'll be alright."
Such neurotic thoughts can spin comedy gold but are ultimately painful. This is nothing compared to those who endure constant pain and long for death to come: Their suffering is unimaginable. Instead of burdening them further with false hopes and guilt, attitudes should be supportive in helping them end their misery.
Therapy doesn't help serious mental illness or pain management, and I should know, I've seen a few psych professionals in my time. It's typical to leave sessions feeling like killing yourself, and you only went in there for insomnia. Most of them are about as much fun as contact sport in a leper colony. Let's make the inevitable fun: death. If anyone wants to check out early, let's find ways to make it easy, painless and non-messy for those left behind.]]> 2019-01-14 00:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320121242 80 Ideas...almost jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320122865 30 second promotional video for:
   1. My cartoon series.
   2. Aboriginal art.
   3. My animation feature on   David Unaipon.
   4. My first novel.
   5. My paintings.
   6. Successful self-promotion without appearing self-absorbed.
    7. Ear protectors for dogs.
    8. Do humans still consider animals less important than humans, and why?
   9. Vegetarian/veganism.
 10. Is it ok to eat animals with personalities, like chickens?
  11. Mental health.
 10. How to deal with mental illness.
  11. Euthanasia & suicide a personal choice.
  12. Control freaks.
  13. Phobias.
  14. Germaphobia.
  15. Social phobia.
  16. Xenophobia.
  17. Laziness.
  18. Chronic Depression.
  19. Chronic Anxiety.
  20. Hope: what to do when you have none.
  21. Usefulness: what to do when you have none.
  22. Addictions: can they be useful?
  23. Alcoholism.
  24. Gambling.
  25. Drugs.
  26. Munchausen.
  27. Resources.
  28. Policing.
  29. Medical staff.
  30. Care workers.
  31. Prison: useful or free board for deviants?
  32. Judgmental Christians.
  33. Spiritual hypocrites.
  34. Global resources.
  35. Critical mass.
  36. Population control.
  37. Food/water shortage.
  38. Garbage: what to do with more landfill than planet.
  39. Recycle: control manufacturing materials.
  40. Pollution: control manufacturing waste products.
  41. Ban high water agricultural farming in deserts like rice in Australia.
  42. Ban farming introduced species over indigenous animals eg crocs instead of cattle in Australia.
  43. Ban water generated power
  44. Create more efficient water catchments like water tanks in basements.
  45. Solar and wind powered energy buildings and vehicles built with recyclable parts.
  46. Genetically modify insects to be more flavoursome so that the future generations can enjoy eating.
  47. Value: Are educated/intelligent people held in higher esteem than the uneducated/unintelligent, and why?
 48. Respect: Are people with certain career/job titles given greater respect than others -such as surgeons vs sex workers - and why?
  49. Sexism.
  50. Racism.
  51. Is unpaid sex a realistic expectation for ugly people?
   52. Is monogamy natural or monotonous?
  53. Why are animals more loyal than humans?
  54. Eulogies for the evil.
  55. Is patriotism destructive?
  56. Are humans natural warmongers or has evolution weeded out the passive?
  57. Is a bored student indicative of a poor intellect?
  58. If democracy is the power of the people, why do we allow psychopaths to rule us?
  59. If life is so great, why do we have to work so hard to make it so?
  60. If life is so great, why is fantasy better than reality?
  61. Is good health and longevity better than a short life but a merry one?
NB If anyone actually reads this, know that these jokes are copyright protected by Greedy Banks Inc 2019, a subsidiary of Bonne Jones TM.
  
   


]]> 2019-01-14 01:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320122865 Second thoughts jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320135361 "There are no right or wrong answers" and "No one will judge your ideas" both are false statements. Preconceived ideas will immediately read into those ideas that challenge certain assumptions that are considered unethical, illegal, clinically antisocial, morbid or mentally ill because we are conditioned to think this way about the subject/act. For example, taking the overall theme and creating a mind-map that leads to questioning why suicide is really that bad, or why the idea of earth without humans is inconceivable; or, questioning whether life is really a series of things we do to stave boredom between birth and death. Because of assumptions, such ideas will be judged as being the thoughts of the chronically depressed instead of a curiously logical, non-assumptive 4-year old as suggested in the week 1 lecture. A 4-year old who thinks as any existentialist that life has no meaning, therefore there is nothing wrong in committing suicide except to free up medical resources; and, if the rate is high enough or occurs before breeding, global resources such as sustenance, space and pollution are also sustained for those who enjoy life.]]> 2019-01-14 02:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/320135361 The Anti-suicide argument: "It's wrong." jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324572642 Mendelson, D & Bagaric, M 2013, 'Assisted suicide through the prism of the right to life', International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 36(5-6), 406-418.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.012

Mendelson & Bagaric claim to present an unbiased study on suicide and assisted suicide while stating from the beginning that the act is 'wrong'. The litigious aspect supports their findings, in particular that euthanasia (assisted suicide) is a criminal offense. There is a right to life but not a right to death. That, no matter what level of pain and indignity a person may suffer, the legal system and church beliefs will work diligently to protect their life.
They also try to put the argument forward that jurisdictions that decriminalise suicide show an increase rate in the phenomena. Although there is no evidence that decriminalisation causes suicide, it certainly shows the amount of miserable people that exist because they don't have the right to choose early death.]]> 2019-01-26 13:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324572642 The Costs: For whom is it higher? jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324575046 Ashwood, J Briscombe, B Ramchand, R May, E & Burnam, M 2015, 'Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSAʹs Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training' (ASIST), in Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSA’s Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, pp. 1-13. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt15sk8zn.1

The authors present statistical data on the suicide rate in the U.S. over the period from 2011 to 2015. On average, the 13 people in 100,000 suiciding costs the country 34.6 billion dollars in medical/hospital costs and employment downtime. This is because attempts are made to save people who want to die.
The claim is made that intervention programs will save over $US1100 for every dollar spent. This is a projected saving based on no evidence. Moreover, are the people who failed at suicide any happier now, or are they living a life of misery?
It would be very interesting to know the outcome of letting people get on with killing themselves. Will the rate increase because it is socially acceptable as in the Netherlands, or would it stabilise since only those who generally want to die will suicide. Either way, it would be more cost effective. According to the U.S. and Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the World Health Organisation, suicide is quite low on the list of causes of death:
http://www.abs.gov.au/Causes-of-Death
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
However, the costs of prevention and medical treatment is huge.]]> 2019-01-26 13:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324575046 Positively dead jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324579301 Goranson, A Ritter, RS Waytz, A Norton, MI & Gray, K 2017, 'Dying Is Unexpectedly Positive', Psychological Science, 28(7), 988–999. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617701186

The authors conducted a study to investigate the emotional reactions of people who are close to death compared to those who imagined their death. They discovered that those who only had days or minutes to live were extremely positive suggesting that the actual transition of death is pleasant as opposed to the imagined dread.
This study focuses on the terminally ill and death row inmates, but it provides some insight as to what a positive experience death could be for the suicidal person if allowed to choose what to do with their own life without guilt and judgment projected onto them by a narrow-minded public.
For future reference, a list of the top 15 best ways to die can be found at https://www.therichest.com/shocking/if-you-had-to-pick-these-are-the-15-best-ways-to-pass-away/]]> 2019-01-26 14:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324579301 Is human life & extinction important, or no matter? jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324635522 Benatar, D 2010, 'Life, Death, and Meaning : Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD ProQuest Ebook Central.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unisa/reader.action?docID=4187290

Philosopher, David Benatar has compiled published works on the subject of life from an existential view. Beginning with whether life has meaning-from an objective perspective it obviously cannot be considered as meaningful; from a subjective view, there are many variables from whose life-human or all life-and how we measure meaningfulness. He then uses the polar views of Hume, Kant and Descartes's to consider the great existential question regarding suicide.
Regardless of life holding meaning dependent on the beliefs held, it only serves as pessimistic to those with a massive ego who considers everything that they do as seriously meaningful. Life can still be enjoyed to the death, it doesn't mean we should all jump off a cliff. What it does mean, however, is that committing suicide is just as reasonable as the decision to breed: It's a personal choice. It's just unfortunate that many times it seems that these choices afflict the rest of us.

]]> 2019-01-27 04:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324635522 Effects of human population growth jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324844369 Smith, J 2014, 'Human impact on environment', in Matthews, J (ed.), Encyclopedia of environmental change, SAGE Publications, Ltd., Thousand Oaks,, CA, pp. 536-537
doi:10.4135/9781446247501.n1918.
Today we have vast areas of land that have been degraded through poor farming techniques and polluted waterways because of agri-run off: This means limited sustenance for future generations.
Today we have vast areas of land damaged by housing and industrial sites that, in short, have caused high pollutants and greenhouse gases: This means limited areas of land for future generations to live with sustainable air and temperatures.
Today the shear number of humans enjoying recreational activities from hiking to motor-cross cause long-term damage to the soil and ecosystem. Our ignorance and complacency that scientists will fix everything is a falsehood according to environmentalists (Macionis & Plummer 2015, Pt 5).
So, in light of these facts, it seems crazier to make such an effort to try stopping people from killing themselves instead of accepting their situation and making it easier and more pleasant for them. Let's not placate them with projected ideas that they have a purpose and will miss out on certain experiences: They won't!


]]> 2019-01-28 10:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/324844369 Target audience jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325690873 Who
This promotion is targeted towards health professionals and adults who choose the right to die. There is a difference between euthanasia and assisted dying: The latter entails a medical professional administering a lethal chemical for individuals to kill themselves; euthanasia requires medical staff to administer lethal chemicals to individuals directly. This is largely reserved for the terminally ill if at all. It is also treated with great seriousness and compassion (Twycross 1982). A survey revealed that 60% of terminally ill people would choose an early death, but were too scared to kill themselves. Similarly, medical professionals know that all patients die, but euthanising them may be considered a burden that is difficult to live with (Twycross 1982).
The latter is largely because the decision to allow a patient to die is made by a medical practitioner instead of the patient (Twycross 1982). Attitudinally, it is all a very serious and sombre event that must make the process all the more arduous. Additionally, it doesn't cater for the mentally ill or the young who are tormented because the decisions lie with health professionals. As with abortion, change the laws and allow adults to make the decisions about their bodies. Everybody dies and everybody (sane people) cry, so let death be as happy an experience as possible, especially for those about to leave us. If a message about suicide is delivered with humour and considered callous and offensive to those who are wishing to die, then it is likely that they are in need of attention and require mental health treatment for other reasons. Genuine people who want to die, no matter what the reason, will likely find it a relief from the existing stifling attitudes; and it is common knowledge that endorphins are released with laughter.
Why
Attitudes towards suicide and euthanasia should be positive and fun to make the process easier and less painful for the dying and those choosing to die. The approach being so extreme from the norm is intended to reduce the seriousness.
How
The video will be delivered using humour in the hope of grabbing audience attention.

]]> 2019-01-30 03:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325690873 References jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325724917 Ashwood, J Briscombe, B Ramchand, R May, E & Burnam, M 2015, 'Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSAʹs Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training' (ASIST), in Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSA’s Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, pp. 1-13. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt15sk8zn.1

Benatar, D 2010, 'Life, Death, and Meaning : Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD, ProQuest Ebook Central.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unisa/reader.action?docID=4187290.

Catchsounds 2016, Doors, accessed Feb 20 2019, https://freesound.org/people/catchsounds/sounds/351220/ (metal rattling from drug trolley)

Cleankidsmagazin 2013, Hospital, accessed Feb 26, 2019, https://pixabay.com/photos/hospital-clinic-medical-doctor-894494/

Conservative Party
https://www.conservatives.org.au/assisted_suicide_survey

DWTKenInNY 1972, Smetana: Bartered Bride, Dance of the Comedians (Ormandy), accessed Feb 20 2019, https://archive.org/details/SmetanaBarteredBrideDanceOfTheComediansormandy

EXPRESS UK https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/815494/Student-vets-screening-high-suicide-rates-vetlife-mental-health JUNE 11 2017

F1Digitals 2016, ECG, accessed Feb 24, 2019, https://pixabay.com/en/videos/ecg-heartbeat-heart-fibrillation-4170/

Floxul 2016, William Tell Overture Part 1, accessed Feb 20 2019 <https://archive.org/details/William20Tell20Overture> (5:52 – 6:02)

Garrido, MM Allison, KC Bergeron, MJ Dowd, B 2012, Hospital Religious Affiliation and Outcomes for High-Risk Infants. Medical Care Research and Review 69:3, pages 316-338

Geralt https://pixabay.com/en/man-face-psychosis-head-hands-2877136/   

Gezortenplotz 2006, Hospital IV machine, accessed Feb 20 2019, https://freesound.org/people/gezortenplotz/sounds/19553/

Goranson, A., Ritter, RS, Waytz, A, Norton, MI, & Gray, K 2017, 'Dying Is Unexpectedly Positive', Psychological Science, 28(7), 988–999. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617701186

Josemdelaa 2016, Watch, accessed Feb26, 2019, https://pixabay.com/videos/clock-camera-quick-passage-of-time-3019/

Macionis J. & Plummer K. 2015 Sociology: A Global Introduction (5th Ed). Part 5 Pp 828-919. Pearson, England

McCoy, H 1935,  They shoot horses, don't they?  Simon & Schuster, US.

Mendelson, D & Bagaric, M 2013, 'Assisted suicide through the prism of the right to life', International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 36(5-6), 406-418.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.012

Mortifreshman 2014, Clock ticking, accessed Feb 20 2019, https://freesound.org/people/Mortifreshman/sounds/237210/

Padrinan 2017, Gloves, accessed Feb 24, 2019, https://pixabay.com/en/videos/gloves-hospital-white-latex-hand-11850/

RICHERlandTV 2014, Ripping, accessed Feb 20 2019, https://freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/216088/


RobVanDerMeijden 2017, Grave, accessed March 7, 2019, https://pixabay.com/photos/grave-cemetery-rip-tombstone-d-2036220/

Smith, J 2014, 'Human impact on environment', in Matthews, J (ed.), Encyclopedia of environmental change, SAGE Publications, Ltd., Thousand Oaks,, CA, pp. 536-537
doi:10.4135/9781446247501.n1918

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Truthseeker08 2016, Hospice, accessed Feb 26, 2019, https://pixabay.com/photos/hospice-hand-in-hand-holding-hand-1794418/

Twycross, R 1982, 'Debate: Euthanasia--a physician's viewpoint', Journal of Medical Ethics, 8(2), 86-95.

Voltamax 2018, Medicine, accessed Feb 24, 2019, https://pixabay.com/en/videos/medicine-stripes-equipment-16752/




]]> 2019-01-30 07:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325724917 Colour choices, typography & emotional tone jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325796122 Note: These colours have been altered to those at the bottom of this post.
Emotional colour choices (see below)
Triad colour scheme of blue(primary) contrasted with yellow and pink. Colours symbolic of the following:
Blue (#699BD3): Trust, dependable, strength
Pink (#F46E90): Creative, imaginative, wise
Yellow (#FFF373): Optimism, clarity, warmth
To me, however, these colours represent the most common colour combination used in The Simpsons cartoon series: The most successful adult cartoon show that dealt with socio-political issues with irreverence, including suicide.
Emotional tone
Comedic, somewhat irreverent but intelligent: The complete opposite  of how it has been discussed in the past.
Why
The attitude towards suicide and euthanasia is typically negative and controlling. Certainly, many health professionals will find the video reprehensible and offensive: Perfect! It will stay with the audience and open up discussion with the influence to question why we hold such depressing emotional thoughts about an experience that will occur eventually; at best, attitudes of pro-death will emerge. I'm sure there were many similar professionals fighting those lobbying for abortion back in the day. Women in most countries now have the right to do as they wish with their bodies, so should it be for all people to do as they wish with their lives.
Typography (see below)
To stay within the satirical theme, using Showcard Gothic font in black text seemed the most appropriate. It is theatrical, animated and lacks subtlety and seriousness. (I think it is also used for The Simpsons 'Itchy and Scratchy' cartoon)
Colours and fonts have been changed since review:
#b2a0c0 background
#f941b3 type
#000000 type
Myriad Hebrew - font

]]> 2019-01-30 12:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/325796122 Treatment: Advertent Snuffout jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327162221 Mrs Wilson lies in the Elders' Village in Anytown, Australia. She has nurses to wash her; change her soiled sanitary pads; check the machines that keep her heart and lungs working; and, of course, she is fed regularly through an intravenous drip. Sometimes Mrs Wilson regains consciousness and asks the nurses the whereabouts of her husband. The nurses patiently shake their head saying, "Nooo, your husband died years ago, I tell you every time." There is no machine to make her brain work for her dementia.
The end message: Euthanasia, have your say. A phone number is provided for people to vote.]]> 2019-02-04 04:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327162221 Mind-Map jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327166170 Suicide/Euthanasia]]> 2019-02-04 05:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327166170 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327224162 3. Quality of life isn't important to some people.

We know your dreams http://weknowyourdreams.com/suicide/suicide-14.html]]> 2019-02-04 10:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327224162 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327225460 4.Will this make me fat?


]]> 2019-02-04 10:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327225460 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327226643 1. Should people have to exist in agony?

Geralt https://pixabay.com/en/man-face-psychosis-head-hands-2877136/]]> 2019-02-04 10:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327226643 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327227678 2. Little pets like this are euthanised every day: sometimes because they have no owner and sometimes because they are in pain.

EXPRESS UK https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/815494/Student-vets-screening-high-suicide-rates-vetlife-mental-health JUNE 11 2017]]> 2019-02-04 10:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327227678 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327228366 Let the machines do everything, why should we have to exert our lungs.

cleankidsmagazin 2013, Hospital, accessed Feb 26, 2019, https://pixabay.com/photos/hospital-clinic-medical-doctor-894494/


]]> 2019-02-04 10:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327228366 Photo gallery jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327229011 6. The right to die: have your say

Conservative Party
https://www.conservatives.org.au/assisted_suicide_survey]]> 2019-02-04 10:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/327229011 Music jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328564871 Rationale: music like smell helps to set a mood; it tells the audience the genre. Each of the pieces of music make it clear that the promotional video is intended to be humourous. The opening scene will be an edited version of:

Floxul 2016, William Tell Overture Part 1, accessed Feb 20 2019 <https://archive.org/details/William20Tell20Overture> (5:52 – 6:02)

]]> 2019-02-07 01:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328564871 Music 2 jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328566626 DWTKenInNY 1972, Smetana: Bartered Bride, Dance of the Comedians (Ormandy), accessed Feb 20 2019, https://archive.org/details/SmetanaBarteredBrideDanceOfTheComediansormandy



]]> 2019-02-07 01:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328566626 Audio jonby0031 https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328567040 Nofeedbak 2006, Bpcycle, accessed Feb 20 2019, https://freesound.org/people/nofeedbak/sounds/21857/

]]> 2019-02-07 01:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jonby0031/avh3j26hx09l/wish/328567040