THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLY TRAGIC AND TOUGH ONE TO HANDLE
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2761242
"Boulder - She stood before her father as he shot himself in the head, but before calling for help, the 14-year-old girl pulled the trigger again, finishing him off and completing an elaborate suicidepact."
A 14 year old girl was sentenced to 2 years juvenile detention for assisting her father in his suicide. the father planned it out, gave her information on how to transfer property, probate etc..and asked her to finish him off if the first shot did not kill him...she saw he was still breathing and shot him again, then she called 911.
"On Wednesday, she pleaded guilty in Boulder County District Court to manslaughter and first-degree assault and was sentenced to two years in the Colorado Department of Youth Corrections and five years of probation."
Even the Judge wondered how to do justice.
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Why and how could you put a 14 year old in this position? And of course, the SHiavo case intrudes!
"He had told his daughter he didn't want to end up like the brain-damaged Florida woman whose husband won a court order to remove her feeding tube and let her die."
"He was concerned that one shot would not be sufficient to cause death, and he indicated that he did not want to end up like Terri Schiavo," court records stated.
I am not certain this is the best result but at least she will get counseling
"Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that the girl will receive the mental-health counseling she needs."
"It's just a very sad case," said Assistant District Attorney Colette Cribari. "And we just thought we'd do what was best for society and also recognize that her father placed her in a position that she felt she had no other choice."
If the DA's statement is true, how could she be culpable - "intent" is an element of the crime...Regardless, this is so sad and shows the desperation some people are feeling in this country, with its culture of life...I JUST DON"T GET IT...