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Let's say I'm a guy that obsesses over a girl I like. I send her creepy messages and generally make her uncomfortable. She gets a restraining order against me
by paulhauggis 14y ago
Let's say I'm a guy that obsesses over a girl I like. I send her creepy messages and generally make her uncomfortable. She gets a restraining order against me and I kill my self.
Would you be sitting here blaming the girl and the restraining order laws in the US?
I feel like many people here are trying to get their own opinions out by blaming the law that he broke (and the government).
- colin_jack 14y agoIts not really comparable though. As far as its been written up he was facing the potential of over 50 years in prison. That would put anyone under a massive amount of pressure, and does seem pretty unpleasant given his "crime" was so small.
- benatkin 14y agoYour analogy doesn't take into account political activism, which is acknowledged as a social good in the US almost every time our founding story is taught. Even then it would be a bad analogy. A restraining order is also very different from the threat of excessive imprisonment. If it was a threat of excessive imprisonment in your hypothetical situation, yes, the courts and laws would get a share in the blame. Not specifically for committing suicide, but for making your life needlessly worse.