mobile | English
Buscar en Gente:
 
Gente Girl who encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide faces serious charges

      

Actualizado por última vez: Hace 8 años

Boston, MASS -Friday, April 08, 2016 -(TerraUS, mhUSA)-
At the heart of the matter lies an almost theological question, alegal matter and a moral issue: If you encourage someone to take their own life by suicide, or neglect to stop them going through with it, are you an accomplice to their death?.

Michelle Carter, who encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, to kill himself, is at the center of an involuntary manslaughter charge over his 2014 death and could face up to 20 years of imprisonment if convicted. Massachusetts ' highest court will be hearing arguments Thursday on whether the case against Carter will go forward.

Boston.com reported that on July 13, 2014, Roy ʻʻparked his truck in a Fairhaven parking lot, turned on a generator inside the cab, and slowly died of carbon monoxide poisoning.ʼʼ Both Roy and Carter had been corresponding with each other via text and phone call prior to his death; at one point, when Roy expressed cold feet and said he became ʻʻafraid,ʼʼ Carter had sent him numerous text messages, encouraging him to get back into the truck.

Roy and Carter had met each other in Florida, though their two-year relationship was mostly over the phone. Roy had social anxiety and was severely depressed, according to Boston.com. Carter, who was also afflicted with an eating disorder, dissuaded Roy from seeking help during the days prior to his death, and proposed that he ʻʻjust do it,ʼʼ instead of belaboring and talking about killing himself.

The defense ' s argument: Carter ' s attorney, Joseph Cataldo argues that Carter ' s actions didn ' t constitute serious bodily harm, arguing that Roy ' s decision to end his life by suicide had already been made through his own volition.

ʻʻAll Carter did is talk to someone,ʼʼ Cataldo said, according to Boston.com. ʻʻRoy got the generator. He took all the necessary steps ... He ignored her repeated attempts to dissuade him from killing himself for a good month prior to him ending his own life.ʼʼ Cataldo also argued that the prosecutors were trying to criminalize Carter ' s texts and phone conversations, which are covered by the First Amendment.

Carter is being charged as a youthful offender, and the result of her trial can have longterm ramifications in future decisions and prosecutions, even in lesser cases. Ken Paulson, president of the First Amendment Center, told Boston.com that however abhorrent Carter ' s texts were, she didn ' t have legal responsibility: ʻʻUnder the law, she ' s not required to be a good human being.ʼʼ

Full source



  Lo Más Leido
Marilyn Manson accused of being wife beater
Puesto: Hace 3 años Visto: 3011262
Pablo Escobar, El Patrón del Mal Resumen
Puesto: Hace 8 años Visto: 2322498
Quién es quién en Pablo Escobar, Patrón del Mal
Puesto: Hace 8 años Visto: 913132
Quién es quién en Pablo Escobar... Parte 2
Puesto: Hace 8 años Visto: 878219
FEC Complaint Filed Against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Funneling money
Puesto: Hace 5 años Visto: 468942


En Fotos


Recomiéndalo a tus amigos!
Imprimir      2  recomendarvisto:  11807 veces






Facebook Comments







A D V E R T I S I N G



VideosRelacionados




 Relacionados






 Últimas Noticias

PRIVACIDAD

Copyright © 1998, 2012 Billbox Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproducción toda ó en parte sin permiso está prohibida.
Página generada en: 0.0615 segundos

Uso del material