When George first learns about what Lennie did, he talks to Slim about what they should do and Slim tells George that “s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain’t no good, George” (Lee 97). George knew that no matter what he did, Lennie would perish, whether he was put in jail or shot. So he decided to kill Lennie quickly and painlessly so he would not have to die a horrible and tedious death. A mother was accused of murder when she helped kill her daughter, Lynn, who had a terminal illness. Lynn’s mother had “administered a cocktail of lethal drugs to end Lynn's life in December 2008 after her daughter called her for help when her own attempts at suicide failed” (Laville). Lynn realised that she was going to die at some point and did not want to be in pain anymore. So she went to her mother and asked her to help her die so she did not have to be in agony anymore. Mercy killing helps people with terminal illnesses to stop the pain and help them die a painless death instead a slow and miserable
When George first learns about what Lennie did, he talks to Slim about what they should do and Slim tells George that “s’pose they lock him up an’ strap him down and put him in a cage. That ain’t no good, George” (Lee 97). George knew that no matter what he did, Lennie would perish, whether he was put in jail or shot. So he decided to kill Lennie quickly and painlessly so he would not have to die a horrible and tedious death. A mother was accused of murder when she helped kill her daughter, Lynn, who had a terminal illness. Lynn’s mother had “administered a cocktail of lethal drugs to end Lynn's life in December 2008 after her daughter called her for help when her own attempts at suicide failed” (Laville). Lynn realised that she was going to die at some point and did not want to be in pain anymore. So she went to her mother and asked her to help her die so she did not have to be in agony anymore. Mercy killing helps people with terminal illnesses to stop the pain and help them die a painless death instead a slow and miserable