Massachusetts Suicide / Manslaughter

[Ben Huh]

I think intent is key. If you're a young person, you may not realize the effects your comments have on others nor would I think you'd have a full blown sociopath like intent to have someone hurt or kill themselves. Not everyone is Ted Bundy.

[Philly]

[John Galt]

[Philly]

[Ben Huh]

For all we know she told him to get back in because she had heard him say this many times before. As someone who has anxiety and attempted suicide in 2004 shortly after the passing of my girlfriend, those who suffer from mental illness need to take the help when it is there and not put those who want to genuinely help out in tough spots. It may not be the cure for all of your issues, but it certainly helps to know people care and it is unfair to those types of people to constantly threaten suicide. From my own anecdotal experiences, chances are if she would have been there he wouldn't have ended his life, however if he has been saying for years he was gonna do it, there is only so much a person with mental illness can put on someone else before that person breaks themselves or walks away. His problems can't control her life. Maybe she thought it was another instance of him seeking attention, and that it'd work itself out in the end like it had time and time before. Trust me, before I manned up and took my ass to counseling back in 2005, I burnt plenty of bridges by pulling similar shit. Sure, I was anxious and depressed, but I can't put that kind of pressure on others. There def is a fine line in those regards.

[Dylan]

[wormwood]

[Dylan]

well it's not a thought crime but yes the potential for this broadening excessively is there.

[exploited]

[wormwood]