Posted by dissonant at proxy2-external.clinton1.ia.home.com on June 24, 2001 at 00:10:54:
I was just watching Dogma and I realized something I had never thought about before. Bartleby's plan is to become human, go into the church, and come out and be killed by awaiting cops. The question this brings up is isn't that "suicide by cop"? I know its not conventional but it is suicide nontheless and would send him to hell.
"Suicide-by-cop: A colloquial term used to describe a suicidal incident whereby the suicidal subject engages in a consciously, life-threatening behavior to the degree that it compels a police officer to respond with deadly force."