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This is outrageous. The defendant is a child. Children do stupid things. Especially in a society in which 3/4 of the people believe that there is a "better life
by mnm1 9y ago
This is outrageous. The defendant is a child. Children do stupid things. Especially in a society in which 3/4 of the people believe that there is a "better life" after death, is it any wonder she said the things she did? Up to 20 years for a minor for involuntary manslaughter. How is that justice? Adult murderers often get less.
Anyway, it's a great argument for using something like Signal with expiring messages on.
- k-mcgrady 9y ago>> Up to 20 years Up. To. Pretty sure her age (and other factors) will be taken into account when a sentence is passed.
- Simulacra 9y agoI'd give her 5 years at the least. Watching her throughout the trial and her actions after his death showed she had no remorse or emotion for what she did. I truly believe up until the judge read that verdict she thought she did absolutely nothing wrong. Maybe that was psychosis, or extreme immaturity...
- cr0sh 9y agoSupposedly at the time she was telling her boyfriend to get back in the truck, etc - she was taking some kind of anti-depressant medicine herself, which a doctor testified could potentially cause her to think that getting him to commit suicide was a means of her helping him with his problems. That's not saying she's not guilty or making excuses for her. Suffice to say that it is likely that she is still on some kind of medication for something, so who knows if that (if true) played a part in how she reacted during the trial - or if how she acted when she committed her acts was caused in part or whole by the medication she was taking at the time. Likely, it was/is a combination of the medication, whatever her problems are/were to take such medication, combined with other possibly sociopathy (or "psychosis" as you termed it), possible immaturity at the time (and perhaps now), along with a host of other possible reasons.
- DanBC 9y ago> Maybe that was psychosis That's not what psychosis is. People with psychosis are mostly not violent. Did you mean psychopathy?
- 2_listerine_pls 9y ago> The defendant is a child. A child of 18 years of age?... > Especially in a society in which 3/4 of the people believe that there is a "better life" after death. What a stupid remark.
- mnm1 9y agoShe was 17 at the time not 18, so yes, a child. Legally, a minor if you prefer.
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- k-mcgrady 9y agoCriminal age of responsibility for federal crimes is 11 years.
- fooker 9y agoWhy is that a stupid remark? That is something systematically taught by people holding positions of authority over children (in most cases both parents and school teachers). In light of that, it is not that surprising so many people young see suicide a respite.
- openasocket 9y agoThere is no reason to assume a connection with a belief in the afterlife and risk for suicide. You'll note that atheists are just as likely to commit suicide as Christians.
- chroem- 9y ago>Children do stupid things. Like facilitating your boyfriend's suicide even when he was reluctant to? Really? If that's the argument you're going to make, then we might as well throw out all those cases where the high school football team gangraped someone. After all, they were just silly little children.
- mnm1 9y agoNo, like texting stupid things. Her boyfriend killed himself. Did the girls gang-raped by the high school football team rape themselves? Obviously not.
- openasocket 9y agoThe boy is dead because of her actions, and she acted knowing that would be the result. Does it really matter what the actions were?
- mnm1 9y agoI don't think he's dead because of her actions.
- openasocket 9y agoHe attempted suicide, then stopped and got out of the truck. And she said "Get back in." Her saying those words directly led to him getting back in the truck and finish committing suicide.