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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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.