I think it's right mitigate the impact on other as much as possible. Some people feel no responsibility on the matter claiming that it won't effect them as they're going to be gone so 'who cares'. I find it's very selfish stance however it is also understandable that there's a levwl of sufferinf that exceeds even the most ingrained of values we hold ourselves to. Under those circumstances, in the worst and most overwhelming state of pain and suffering it is understandable that capacity for consideration of others is reduced and the need to escape takes over all else. That said, those people in that situation are unlikely to be posting about how little they care about thwir actions impacting others. So take from that what you will.
As previously stated, I do think we should attempt to consider and avoid hurting others in our actions no matter what our act is. I think its important to note, (particularly for those that hold theirselves to a high morale code) that people die, accidentally, natural and at their own hands. Therefore there is only so much blame you can put on yourself. I guess attempting to leave a body as presentable (not gruesome etc) as possible with some kind of forewarning in whatever form seen fit is good. Then there's who finds you. If you have conteol over this you might like to choose somebody unrelated or a stranger from a profession that would include training for these things.
For a little context.... An elderly lady in her 80's walked into a shopping store that she frequently used. As she used the stationary section she suffered a massive heart attack and fell to the floor. Up until this moment she seemed fine. The store manager came to assist her and medics were called. There were shoppers around, children ans adults as well as the other staff. Many people witnessed her death. Whilst she did have heart issues there was no telling when this would happen and it would have been as much a shock to her as everyone else. As far as anybody know, nobody left the store that day with lasting damage. Maybe a story to tell but nothing more. The lady was a relative of mine.
Similarly as a young child I saw 3 deaths I believe. Although I can't say they didn't receive successful treatment afterwards. As far as I could tell they were all dead on the scene. One was a guy on a moped in spain that got hit by a bus as he drove erratically out in front of it. We viewed it feom our overlooking balcony. As did many other people as well as all those on the beace that was directly opposite the hotel. There was a lot of blood pouring from the guys helmet and they were putting sawdust down to soak it up. His girlfriend/friend/sister was screaming and crying histerically. I think she may have been the worst effected by it all. The second death I witnessed was a seemingly drunk man crossing the road between a pub and a playground. I was on the playground with family and friends. We heard a loud bang and saw the pedestrian around 8ft+ up in the air. Oddly the car that hit him sent him flying straight upwards. He land behind the car in the road as the car passed. My family shielded my eyes but it made no difference to me if I saw it or not. I still remember it however its not a scared memory. Simply just a memory. The third death I witnessed was a man in the street in a crowded town/city. I was heading out to skate and passed him near a buss stop. Initially I though maybe he was mentally unwell, drunk, overdosed.... truth is I don't know. He was so very pale that his skin appeared almost transparent. Nobody was doing anything and he was moving so was not dead there and then. However the sounds he made and the look of him told me instinctively something was terrible/mortaly wrong. I couldn't understand why nobody was doing anything and I forget if I called the paramedics or asked somebody else to but they did arrive pretty quickly. I have vague memories of them using the paddles on him in attempts to resuscitate him. Memory plays tricks on us so I don't trust it enough to say anything more as fact however I do know there were many people around, commuters, shoppers, shops and their workers, traffic and the drivers. Honestly nobody seemed phased. It was Birmingham England..
None of these impacted me negatively in any significant way although I felt compassion towards them. What probably bothered me more was the lack of response in others.
So I guess where I'm going is that people die. For whatever reason. And it seems that people have generally made their peace with it as long as its not them or their immediate family or friends. I think its possibly a human coping mechanism perhaps. I'm not sure. I just think most people arw happy it's not them and get on with their busy days which provide so much distraction that they essentially forget to feel much of anything. As long as the scene isn't gruesome and smelly and they can call the nessecary number to get a professional out to handle it with minimal contact I don't think it's likely to be especially truamatising. Of course some are more sensitive than others but as long as they weren't forced to be a party in the demise of the cadaver it's basically a story to tell and a bit of weird day. They may never know how you died and assume natural circumstances. I suspect a murder would be harder to witness than a suicide too. Because that leaves a killer at large and instinct would be to question their safety.
God, I'm. Meandering around the houses, I know. I struggle terribly with my writing/composition due to cognitive issues from illness. Hopefully I've managed to do my thoughts on this, justice in their translation to text.
Put as simply as I can. I think people witness deaths of all sorts and probably more often than we imagine. They often may never know what caused the death. I think humans have an instinctual ability to distance themselves from the worst aspects of finding/witnessing morbidity as a coping mechanism. The less emotional attachment they have with the deceased the more successful the instinct. Think about the deaths in documentarys where you are warmed to the victim before being talked through their harrowing end. It touches you quite deeply but you can be elbow deep in the nachos when the next show starts. Hopefully this is useful info in adding context to our thoughts on the matters surrounding our fears on negatively impacting others with our ctb.
