We can influence people, but unless it was done by threat of bodily harm, a suicide is on the suicidee.
A crowd yelling “Jump,” “Jump” is rude, crude, and immoral, but is not made up of a hundred criminals. The jumper is the only one responsible.
This is a sad case. And yes, teenage depression is a real symptom of the times. Myriad reasons.
“I honestly don’t think a true suicide is something that should be blamed on another.
We can influence people, but unless it was done by threat of bodily harm, a suicide is on the suicidee.”
Spot on. It is a bad road to go down if this concept takes off. “one time ten years ago, she/he said something that drove me to this.”
“...a suicide is on the suicidee.”
Except this one. She drove him to suicide with endless texts and insults and encouragement to kill himself.
She left an electronic trail that proved she was on him like a demon trying to seduce him into self-destruction, up to the final moment. He had backed out at the last minute and she jumped in and browbeat him into it. Her intent was murder.
Read the MA statute for involuntary manslaughter. This was a fair cop.