Mercy Killing: Group Question

The act of mercy killing all depends on whether the people suffering want to be put out of their misery or not.  If the person is pain and they want to be put out of their misery, why not?  On the other hand if the person doesn't want to die, then that's their own right and should be able to stay alive.  If the person is incapable to make that decision then there closest friends and family should make that decision for them.  In Of Mice and Men Steinbech really shows by the killing of Candy's dog and Lennie that mercy killing was present during this era. Steinbech shows that he believes in mercy killing when slim says, "Never you mind, a guys got to sometimes" (Steinbech 102), which means steinbech believes if the conditions mentioned are present, then mercy killing is an option.