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Suicide by cop
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<p>Suicide by cop (SbC), also known as suicide by police or law-enforcement-assisted suicide, is a <a href="/facts/Suicide_method/8TCedGnk">suicide method</a> in which a <a href="/facts/Suicide_crisis/JlolKoXq">suicidal individual</a> deliberately behaves in a threatening manner with intent to provoke a lethal response from a public safety or <a href="/facts/Law_enforcement_officer/ApKutw3k">law enforcement officer</a> to end their own life. </p>