MikeT
2008-05-23 13:56:29
Jim,
The murder statutes, as written, won’t work because they require that the person who is to be charged knew that their actions would result in the death of the individual. To be blunt about it, unless the prosecutor can actually prove that Drew knew beyond a reasonable doubt that her words would have a direct cause of suicide, first and second degree murder are legally out of the question. Don’t believe me? Go look up the statutes themselves.
If the prosecutor actually got the charges to sick, then it would have warped the murder statutes to the point that any action that **might** cause suicide, would be considered murderous. That could range from breaking up with a depressed girlfriend, to firing a struggling employee.
