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Zikten
01/25/18 1:11:31 PM
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http://nbc4i.com/2018/01/24/two-12-year-olds-arrested-for-cyberbullying-before-girls-suicide/

2 12 year olds made a girl they used to be friends with (which makes it even more fucked up) to hang herself. on the very day of her death she skyped with one of her enemies, and he told her to just hurry up and do it. now they are in deep shit. hopefully this puts a dent in online bullying when people see the consequences
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Sherm128
01/25/18 3:21:07 PM
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Good. Telling someone to kill themselves should be considered murder, especially if the person follows through with it.
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Krow_Incarnate
01/25/18 3:22:06 PM
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Sherm128 posted...
Good. Telling someone to kill themselves should be considered murder, especially if the person follows through with it.

I don't know if I agree with full-on murder charges, but I certainly agree for the most part.
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Moonjay
01/25/18 3:22:30 PM
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I saw another case years ago where a girlfriend was telling her boyfriend to kill himself over and over and I believe she got charged too.
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Smarkil
01/25/18 3:24:06 PM
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Finally you can be charged for murder because of your words. What a great day we live in.
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Sherm128
01/25/18 3:26:14 PM
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Krow_Incarnate posted...
Sherm128 posted...
Good. Telling someone to kill themselves should be considered murder, especially if the person follows through with it.

I don't know if I agree with full-on murder charges, but I certainly agree for the most part.

If not murder, then definitely manslaughter
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Sherm128
01/25/18 3:27:20 PM
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Moonjay posted...
I saw another case years ago where a girlfriend was telling her boyfriend to kill himself over and over and I believe she got charged too.

I remember this story too. The girl was trying to get insurance money out of his death if I remember correctly
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:31:30 PM
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Sherm128 posted...
Moonjay posted...
I saw another case years ago where a girlfriend was telling her boyfriend to kill himself over and over and I believe she got charged too.

I remember this story too. The girl was trying to get insurance money out of his death if I remember correctly


no she wasn't trying to get insurance money. what happened was she kept telling her boyfriend it was okay to kill himself because he was suicidal and basically told him to get back in the truck when he chickened out. so he did and then he died.

after that, she did a suicide awareness fundraiser acting like she was a victim of the event and raised a bunch of money in his name.

later the text messages were discovered.

she was charged and convicted and is in jail now.
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Moonjay
01/25/18 3:32:56 PM
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Nice job remebering the case. I vaguely remembered a truck being involved but couldn't remember exactly what happened.
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:34:16 PM
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Wasn't there another one where the kids were young and some girl texted some guy (like less than 16 years old) to kill himself and he did
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:35:40 PM
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Moonjay posted...
Nice job remebering the case. I vaguely remembered a truck being involved but couldn't remember exactly what happened.


yeah suicide by carbon monoxide. very sad.

Muffinz0rz posted...
Wasn't there another one where the kids were young and some girl texted some guy (like less than 16 years old) to kill himself and he did


that's the case we're talking about

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texting-suicide-trial-sentencing-michelle-carter-conrad-roy-death-by-text/
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supergamer19
01/25/18 3:42:21 PM
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Man, I don't think I like this law.
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:43:10 PM
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supergamer19 posted...
Man, I don't think I like this law.


why? are you driving lots of people to commit suicide?
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 3:44:28 PM
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Smarkil posted...
Finally you can be charged for murder because of your words. What a great day we live in.

yeah, sketchy precedent to set
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:45:01 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
that's the case we're talking about

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texting-suicide-trial-sentencing-michelle-carter-conrad-roy-death-by-text/

oh

Jen0125 posted...
supergamer19 posted...
Man, I don't think I like this law.


why? are you driving lots of people to commit suicide?

PaddysPub posted...
sketchy precedent

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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:46:16 PM
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i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:46:39 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

There's a difference between "tormenting" and "telling"
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Krow_Incarnate
01/25/18 3:47:16 PM
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Sherm128 posted...
Krow_Incarnate posted...
Sherm128 posted...
Good. Telling someone to kill themselves should be considered murder, especially if the person follows through with it.

I don't know if I agree with full-on murder charges, but I certainly agree for the most part.

If not murder, then definitely manslaughter

That's what I was thinking.
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Zeus
01/25/18 3:47:38 PM
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I'm happy to see action taken, but they're 12 so... idk, that's a kinda mitigating circumstance.

Smarkil posted...
Finally you can be charged for murder because of your words. What a great day we live in.


1) They're not being charged with murder.

2) You *already* could be "charged because of your words" for crimes. For starters, there are incitement laws.

3) They harassed and intimidated her for weeks prior to this so it wasn't an isolated incident.
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:47:52 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

There's a difference between "tormenting" and "telling"


yeah and there are varying degrees of crimes so. if you pressure someone into committing suicide and don't call the police when you know they have their car rigged to kill themselves you should be charged with a crime, imo. i don't have a problem with that.
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Moonjay
01/25/18 3:47:59 PM
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How about you don't torment people and then you don't have to worry about the precedent.
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 3:48:19 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:48:45 PM
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PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


so what? that's what a police investigation and trial are for.
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 3:49:21 PM
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Moonjay posted...
How about you don't torment people and then you don't have to worry about the precedent.

Im not the one telling people to kill themselves. I can just see how this legally, is murky water
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:49:49 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


so what? that's what a police investigation and trial are for.

Okay but like if I told you to go rob a bank and you did, should I be arrested for being accomplice to a crime?
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chaosbowser
01/25/18 3:50:03 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

There's a difference between "tormenting" and "telling"


Well it has to be a little more involved than saying go kill yourself once out of context. To be honest though there's no reason to ever say that to someone. Like ever.
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:50:35 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


so what? that's what a police investigation and trial are for.

Okay but like if I told you to go rob a bank and you did, should I be arrested for being accomplice to a crime?


well technically you are an accomplice. you ordered someone to rob a bank and they did.
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:51:20 PM
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chaosbowser posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

There's a difference between "tormenting" and "telling"


Well it has to be a little more involved than saying go kill yourself once out of context. To be honest though there's no reason to ever say that to someone. Like ever.

Oh I agree, and I don't defend anything she (or people like her) did.

It's a devil's advocate thing.

It's a very slippery slope, is the only point I'm making.

Jen0125 posted...
well technically you are an accomplice. you ordered someone to rob a bank and they did.

So I should go to jail?
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VeeVees
01/25/18 3:51:23 PM
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For some reason I thought you meant driving people to their suicide destination in a car.
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chaosbowser
01/25/18 3:53:13 PM
#30:


Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


so what? that's what a police investigation and trial are for.

Okay but like if I told you to go rob a bank and you did, should I be arrested for being accomplice to a crime?


well technically you are an accomplice. you ordered someone to rob a bank and they did.


Also you basically have always been accountable for your words as much as your actions. Its just being considered more in the case of verbally tormenting someone to kill themselves.
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Zeus
01/25/18 3:53:19 PM
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PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


Which would be an argument not to try any cases. After all, many rape cases aren't cut & dry. Should we not try rape as a crime? More importantly, they're being arrested on cyberbullying charges, for which there's plenty of precedent and -- as in most cyberbullying cases -- a tremendous amount of evidence because cyberbullying is an evidence-friendly offense.
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 3:54:09 PM
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see yall in jail
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Xfma100
01/25/18 3:54:54 PM
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VeeVees posted...
For some reason I thought you meant driving people to their suicide destination in a car.


Same lol.
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:55:39 PM
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chaosbowser posted...
Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


so what? that's what a police investigation and trial are for.

Okay but like if I told you to go rob a bank and you did, should I be arrested for being accomplice to a crime?


well technically you are an accomplice. you ordered someone to rob a bank and they did.


Also you basically have always been accountable for your words as much as your actions. Its just being considered more in the case of verbally tormenting someone to kill themselves.

It's one thing to design and orchestrate an entire heist

But if I literally said "you should rob a bank" and you did, should I get charged for it?

PaddysPub posted...
kill yourselves

b7

and also in jail
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 3:58:12 PM
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not banned for that lol
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Jen0125
01/25/18 3:58:24 PM
#37:


Muffinz0rz posted...
So I should go to jail?


that'd be up to a jury to decide
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 3:58:42 PM
#38:


Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
So I should go to jail?


that'd be up to a jury to decide

What's your opinion?
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chaosbowser
01/25/18 4:00:19 PM
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I was talking more about verbal threats/harassment. Theyre considered just as seriously as physical. Idk why this would be a new slippery slope for manslaughter. Depending on the level of involvement.
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PaddysPub
01/25/18 4:01:32 PM
#40:


Zeus posted...
PaddysPub posted...
Jen0125 posted...
i don't find it sketchy at all. why shouldn't there be consequences if you torment someone so badly they commit suicide?

because its not always going to be as cut and dry as this case.


Which would be an argument not to try any cases. After all, many rape cases aren't cut & dry. Should we not try rape as a crime? More importantly, they're being arrested on cyberbullying charges, for which there's plenty of precedent and -- as in most cyberbullying cases -- a tremendous amount of evidence because cyberbullying is an evidence-friendly offense.

good point tbh
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Jen0125
01/25/18 4:02:10 PM
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Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
So I should go to jail?


that'd be up to a jury to decide

What's your opinion?


if you literally just said "go rob a bank" to someone once and they went and did it i don't think you should be charged.

but that's also not what is happening here. they aren't going to arrest you for saying "kill yourself" to a person once. this type of charge is due to a history of repeated abuse or coercion to get someone to kill themselves.
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Moonjay
01/25/18 4:06:08 PM
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Yeah I think the more comparable situation would be if you told someone to rob a specific place every day for weeks and maybe even planned how they should do it.
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Muffinz0rz
01/25/18 4:11:25 PM
#43:


Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
Jen0125 posted...
Muffinz0rz posted...
So I should go to jail?


that'd be up to a jury to decide

What's your opinion?


if you literally just said "go rob a bank" to someone once and they went and did it i don't think you should be charged.

but that's also not what is happening here. they aren't going to arrest you for saying "kill yourself" to a person once. this type of charge is due to a history of repeated abuse or coercion to get someone to kill themselves.

I guess you can also be charged for saying you're going to harm the president...

I get it, but where is the line drawn?

"Lol! Omg you should totally rob that bank"
"Yeah dude Billy and Joe can drive getaway"
"Hahahah perfect and Alex can be the one who goes in exactly at 1:00"

What if you just punctuated a really specific plan with "lols?" Could you then claim it's a joke?
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Jen0125
01/25/18 4:12:16 PM
#44:


the line depends on the situation.
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Kyuubi4269
01/25/18 4:13:42 PM
#45:


Muffinz0rz posted...
I guess you can also be charged for saying you're going to harm the president...

Welching isn't illegal... Yet.
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EvilMegas
01/25/18 4:15:05 PM
#46:


@Kimbos_Egg you gonna jail, boi
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Moonjay
01/25/18 4:15:22 PM
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That's the whole thing. Laws are guidelines and things can fall within those guidelines and be treated differently than another thing under the same guidelines because nothing happens in a vacuum and there are millions of factors to consider.
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Kimbos_Egg
01/25/18 4:22:10 PM
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EvilMegas posted...
@Kimbos_Egg you gonna jail, boi


confirm the kill first.
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Lil_Bit83
01/25/18 4:26:02 PM
#49:


Harassment and bullying isn't cool. I'll never understand why some people just can't leave others alone if they don't like them.
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Kyuubi4269
01/25/18 4:26:07 PM
#50:


Moonjay posted...
That's the whole thing. Laws are guidelines and things can fall within those guidelines and be treated differently than another thing under the same guidelines because nothing happens in a vacuum and there are millions of factors to consider.

Nope. Social conventions are guidelines, laws are absolute (though not the severity). I know laws are drawn up for all kinds of stupid shit, but they're meant to be the last resort.
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Moonjay
01/25/18 4:27:30 PM
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Laws are not absolute. Nor should they be.
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