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question for the ST lawyers: I'm curious, why would this case be involuntary manslaughter?

Posted by kelly Aug 28 '15, 22:18

This seems pretty calculated to me. What would the reason be that she'd be charged with involuntary?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teen-texts-boyfriends-suicide_55db712de4b04ae4970401b5?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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This is pretty extreme, but there are first amendment/overbreadth issues with these sorts of prosecutions. -- (edited) - ML Aug 29, 05:54 1
- Thanks. (I know, right?) -- nm - kelly Aug 29, 06:52
Holy shit, I think I'd vote for the death penalty for her just based on that look on her face in the first picture... -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 28, 22:31 5
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- It's really easy to shoot a hundred frames and select the one that fits your editorial point, look at photos of hillary on any right wing blog -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 28, 22:51 3
  - Yes, poor Hillary, she's the only politician that's ever purposefully had an unflattering picture published. - IrishStephen Aug 28, 22:54 2
    - To be fair, liberal sites always choose a shot of Boehner that makes him look like he's giving a Bronx cheer, but hill was the nearest similie -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 28, 23:18 1
      - Also to be fair, I don't hate all things republican, hell I used to be one, I hate the treasonous bastards who have deliberately tried to block stall - zeitgeist Aug 28, 23:25
Not a lawyer but - she didn't physically cause his death and didn't really ensure it would happen. - Meg Aug 28, 22:25 1
- Sure takes the crown in any worst girl friend in the world debates, ( local comedy troop did skits on this - zeitgeist Aug 28, 22:48
I will let the lawyers chime in, but as a non-lawyer, I see two possibilities - ty97 Aug 28, 22:23 1
- Accomplish to murder, her actions of texting furthered his act, conspiracy? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 28, 22:41

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