I’d prefer threads not be canned unless they turn into flamefests. If this can remain a civil discussion without insults, then it’s good to talk about philosophical issues.
Causation or correlation? And… actually, they died from suicide, not gambling addiction.
Suicide rates among police officers are extremely high. Does that mean that the promotion of people becoming police officers is bad somehow?
I’d say that if you want to make a causation case for either of those, it’s the stress involved. I also think you’d want to compare both of those to suicide rates for different types of life events people have had. Maybe someone who has had a spouse die, or bankrupsy filers, divorcees, etc. Maybe the drug addicts die from the drug before they get to the point of suicide. I don’t know.
It just seems like some of you would like to simplify the issue down to a thing or two in order to make your point. It’s not a simple issue, and complex issues deserve complex discussion, without people getting mad.