re: Woman guilty of involuntary manslaughter after pressuring b/f to commit suicide - link&pic

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I think this is a case where she went a little above and beyond just standing by and doing nothing.

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Based on what the judge just said, she was convicted because they day he killed himself, she did nothing to stop it, and failed to alert authorities and or his parents once she knew he was actually going to do it, and that he was actually dead from it. Well that and encouraging him to get back in the truck and move the generator.

The judge acknowledged that the guy was trying multiple times to kill himself, had researched it, and every time, chose to live instead. But that he had emotional/mental issues, that he just wouldn't deal with.

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I think this is a case where she went a little above and beyond just standing by and doing nothing.

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I don't care if she's physically there egging him on when he did it. While it is extremely messed up that she did that, the fact that she was convicted of Manslaughter is a fricking joke.

This is an 18 year old guy for Christ sake. No matter what outside influences led to his decision, he made that choice himself and committed the act himself.

I don't care about this ruling for her sake because she is an evil Bitch and deserves no sympathy. I am far more concerned about what this means going forward for future trials. If this doesn't get overturned on appeal it sets a precedent and that is scary as hell.

We as a country need to start separating our FEELINGS from actual application of the law. Just because something is morally wrong doesn't mean that some Judge should be able to make any damn ruling they want.

We have laws for a reason. That reason is that emotions are a horrible way to determine someones legal fate. Rulings in a court of law should be based on the law on the books. If the Law is bad change it.