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I feel like this is kind of a ridiculous case to bring to court.
Really? Why?I feel like this is kind of a ridiculous case to bring to court.
Really? Why?
These text messages are horrifying all the way around....there is no other way to read them other then she fully intended to encourage him to kill himself, and was not going to relent until he did.....That being said, I dont know exactly what law she broke?
I struggle with this too. In some ways I think this amounts to coercion and abuse, but she didn't coerce him like "kill yourself or I'm going to kill your little sister." But it still feels heaps wrong.
Yep. Stopping yourself halfway through a suicide attempt, speaking to your girlfriend because you're scared -- that isn't exactly behavior showing absolute clarity of mind in the decision to kill yourself. It's a cry for help, or at least very real uncertainty about going through with it.When the state attorney said, he got out of the car and called her and she coerced him back into the car, I wanted to vomit. What kind of a human being is she? He was scared and suffering and she only thought to talk him back into the vehicle.
Unlike Casey Anthony & O.J. Simpson, unfortunately. You have to wonder about juries...but judges have their issues, too, because the whole case then rides on only one person's opinions & politics.She will win no jury sympathy at all.
What does everybody else think? If you're aware that somebody is suicidal and you repeatedly encourage them (but also try to encourage them to get professional help, apparently), are you at fault?
Yeah, maybe. I'm sure his family would prefer her to be held accountable in her lifetime on earth though.I agree with some PP that this case should not be prosecuted. Her boyfriend was an adult, and people have the right to free speech, even if that speech is nonsupportive or immoral. You can't turn every immoral action or word into a crime, unless you want to live in a police state or Saudi Arabia. She'll be held accountable by God.
1. I'm sure his family blames her, but the man is the one who committed suicide. She didn't kill him. He bears responsibility for his own life and choices. He was an adult.Yeah, maybe. I'm sure his family would prefer her to be held accountable in her lifetime on earth though.
People absolutely have the right to free speech, and to endure the consequences of that speech. This is kind of the issue with extreme bullying in schools, right? They're trying to figure out, if a kid is horribly bullied and commits suicide, what can they do (if anything) about the students who, in part, drove that kid to kill themselves?
(I really don't have the answers to any of that. It's extremely complicated. Morally, I feel confident saying this is unacceptable behavior, but legally we're all free to behave unacceptably. Within the confines of law)
Why do you think she will be held accountable by God then?I'm sure his family blames her, but the man is the one who committed suicide. She didn't kill him. He bears responsibility for his own life and choices. He was an adult.
True, they do; and yes, maybe that's not homicide. But involuntary manslaughter is not an unreasonable charge to pursue in that situation (against the school, if they have the duty to act for the bullied).Schools have a responsibility to monitor and curtail bullying. (I'm a teacher.) If it is allowed to get blatantly out of hand, parents can sue the school for negligence, but that won't make either the school or the bullies guilty of homicide.
Because it was immoral and wrong for her to encourage him to commit suicide. She should be held morally accountable for encouraging him. Nevertheless, he (and not her) is accountable for actually committing suicide. He did the act, no one forced him to do it, and he is responsible for it. She encouraged it, which is immoral, but verbal encouragement should not be illegal in a country that believes in free speech & the right to share an opinion. It should not become illegal to say, "I don't see what you have to live for", even though it is morally repugnant.Why do you think she will be held accountable by God then?.