From a "legal" standpoint, suicide is a crime in most jurisdictions
(the purpose is really to give the police the power to detain someone
who attempts it). So assisting/abetting in a suicide is also considered
a crime (which is why Kavorkian went to jail). But it is up to the
prosecutor to convince the jury of the criminal intent. There is often a
difference between "wrong" and being "guilty" as defined by the penal
code. I would not have wanted to be on that jury.
Mike
Jeff Miles wrote:
Agree. I would have been the lone holdout on the jury. I'm not sure
what type of criminal intent could have been successfully charged, but
my gut tells me she did something very, very wrong and is guilty for
pushing a susceptible teen to suicide. But I'm not a lawyer and don't
know how to charge someone with this in these circumstances. Though I'd
think they should have been able to come up with something.
Jeff M
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