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I think she is guilty of being a massive POS but in the end pixel words on a screen are just an image, the end decision to commit suicide rests with the person doing it.
I think she is guilty of being a massive POS but in the end pixel words on a screen are just an image, the end decision to commit suicide rests with the person doing it.
I agree. I'm particularly surprised at the verdict considering she was 17 at the time. There have been several cases similar to this one. Most of them have ended without charges being filed or in a not guilty verdict. She didn't force him to do anything, but what she did was horrible.
Egging someone on to commit suicide is not free speech.
"Egging" ought not be a crime. Mass. has done this kind of thing before with a high school girl, blamed classmate bullying for causing her suicide even though the girl had been previously suicidal. It's a Mass/liberal thing. When someone commits an actual violent crime, they go soft on them.
Sad situation but how is this involuntary manslaughter when the young man killed himself? If he didn't want to die he wouldn't have. I think this is very murky/grey and dangerous territory that someone is held responsible for the actions of other people.
Not sure this rises to the level of manslaughter. It's a slippery slope to start down that path.
In the beginning she did everything she could to encourage him to get medical help which he repeatedly refused. He wanted to kill himself, that much was clear. In the end, he made that decision. I don't think she acted wisely, but few teenagers do.
Not sure this rises to the level of manslaughter. It's a slippery slope to start down that path.
In the beginning she did everything she could to encourage him to get medical help which he repeatedly refused. He wanted to kill himself, that much was clear. In the end, he made that decision. I don't think she acted wisely, but few teenagers do.
This verdict makes me uncomfortable.
Yea, I am not sure where this stops. If a person continually texts one of their poor friends that they should just "Rob a bank", and the person robs a bank, is the texter now guilty of theft?
Too bad the punishment isn't the same for men and women. She'll be out in a few years.
The punishment should be neither one goes to jail. Think of all the horrible things people say to each other in text messages. What should and should not be prosecuted? Doing physical harm is a lot different than saying words. He could have turned the phone off at any time. Ultimately he decided to take his own life. She should have been charged with harassment at most.
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