Whether undersge or over 18 lack of maturity doesn't mean a person should be excused for choices they make.
She can face up to 20 years. That means she might serve half if she gets halftime for good behavior. At that time she still has an opportunity to live. An opportunity that boy no longer has

I think its nuts. She is indeed guilty of bein an *******. Not of manslaughter. not in my opinion.

The boy was unfortunately sick already and looking to kill himself. Its too bad he didnt reach out to a hotline when he was struggling and its too bad she didnt refer him to one, or call his parents instead of engaging in these stupid texts.

Its all upsetting on both parties. Reminds me of that Judas Priest trial years ago.

I agree.

I would never support 'excusing' choices, I am only proposing that the reaction to someones choice should take into consideration their emotional/intellectual/physical maturity first.

I tend to agree with you that both seem to show trends of being sick and I do not believe the remedy for sickness is jail.

In this particular case, the convicted person isn't sick. Instead, she is evil.

In this particular case, the convicted person isn't sick. Instead, she is evil.

I disagree. I believe she is a sick teen, and will only become sicker in a 'jail' environment.

Uh, do you deny the existence of evil?
Do you deny that crimes can be the result of evil lurking in the hearts of people?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-found-guilty-texting-suicide-165306361.html

A Massachusetts judge found Michelle Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter for sending text messages urging her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide back in 2014.


In short , a teen girl is convicted of involuntary manslaughter for urging her teen boyfriend, over text messaging, to commit suicide.

I am torn on the issue because, as many who have viewed my comments through the years know, there is a certain immaturity in development which causes me to not hold young people to the exact standards of grown people and which causes me to err on the side of allowing them a chance to grow and improve in their lives as opposed to locking them away for decades.

I am also not a proponent of locking people up for what they "don't do', when they have no contractual obligation involved,,,


she could face up to twenty years, do you think that would be an appropriate or productive outcome?

Or, "assisted suicide"?

Or, "assisted suicide"?

assisted suicide is generally an action that leads directly to death with the consent of the victim/deceased

her texts were did not lead directly to his death, his own actions were still his own choice,,,

A Massachusetts judge found Michelle Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter for sending text messages urging her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide back in 2014.