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    Her texts urged a boyfriend to kill himself. A judge just upheld her conviction.

    Her texts urged a boyfriend to kill himself. A judge just upheld her conviction.

    Good. I hope the message sinks in to others who do this sort of thing. It is a shame that boy was so susceptible. When a girl friend dumps you, it is an opportunity, not a setback.


    In 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for persuading her boyfriend via text messages to die by suicide. She appealed the decision, but her conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

    In a ruling written by Justice Scott L. Kafker, the court stated that “the evidence was sufficient to support the judge’s finding of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed involuntary manslaughter as a youthful offender."


    “By her wanton or reckless conduct, she caused the victim’s death by suicide,” the ruling concluded. “Her conviction of involuntary manslaughter as a youthful offender is not legally or constitutionally infirm.”


    Carter’s lawyer, Daniel N. Marx, said in a statement to The Washington Post that they were considering further legal options, including a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.


    “We are disappointed in the Court’s decision, which adopts a narrative that we do not believe the evidence supports. We continue to believe that Michelle Carter did not cause Conrad Roy’s tragic death, and she should not be held criminally responsible for his choice to end his own life,” Marx said.
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    Every man gets dumped at one time or another, it hurts, you can be from truly hurt and sad to a bit put off, but the best medicine is to find another woman you are compatible with. Its the new puppy thing, your old pet pass's and you get a new pet to love, you never forget but the pain goes away.

    To kill yourself over it ? I think you have to be predisposed to do that any way
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    Every man gets dumped at one time or another, it hurts, you can be from truly hurt and sad to a bit put off, but the best medicine is to find another woman you are compatible with. Its the new puppy thing, your old pet pass's and you get a new pet to love, you never forget but the pain goes away.

    To kill yourself over it ? I think you have to be predisposed to do that any way
    Predisposed is probably true. You still don't get to help.
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    I watched the whole trial on this one. This was not a case of a boy and girl breaking up, they exchange hateful messages and he kills himself. I am not saying the boy wasn't off and may have done it without her help, but she was malice, determined to see that he kill himself. Just in his last day you can see how she manipulated him in her text. She was a very cold person.


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    Bad advice shouldn't be followed.

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    I think what happened to this kid was awful, but I also think that there is no case here and this was playing fast and loose with the law.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Xl View Post
    I think what happened to this kid was awful, but I also think that there is no case here and this was playing fast and loose with the law.
    It's a dangerous ruling. She didn't hire someone to kill him nor did she kill him herself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roadmaster View Post
    It's a dangerous ruling. She didn't hire someone to kill him nor did she kill him herself.
    Quote Originally Posted by The Xl View Post
    I think what happened to this kid was awful, but I also think that there is no case here and this was playing fast and loose with the law.
    This and this.

    This woman may in fact be a monster, and deserve a special place in hell. But charging her for manslaughter? No way.

    This is an overreach which will be extremely dangerous in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cthulhu View Post
    This and this.

    This woman may in fact be a monster, and deserve a special place in hell. But charging her for manslaughter? No way.

    This is an overreach which will be extremely dangerous in the future.

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    Negligent manslaughter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Negligent manslaughter.
    Thing is this guy isn't a minor I believe. He a grown man capable of making his own decisions.

    It is common knowledge that killing yourself is stupid.

    Using this precedent Rosie O'Donnell will sue cupcake manufacturers for getting her fat.

    Dangerous precedent.

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