• bane_killgrind@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Being 17, I’d attribute some of the blame to her parents or whomever owns that vehicle.

    Is driving recklessly really the only symptom of being this emotionally deregulated? Did they not know how stupid or mentally ill she is?

    I bet the adults around her did not care or excused her behaviour.

    • SamboT@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I bet her dad was a party clown who was hoping this would happen.

      Like where the fuck do you get all of these assumptions from?

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      1 year ago

      That’s fine, but she still made a conscious decision to do it. If she was one year older, would that make any kind of difference?

      And let me be clear: mental illness can make some behaviors more understandable, but not murder– if the blame is put solely on mental illness, all that does is put more stigma on it. Not every shitty decision people make is because of “mental illness”.

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        1 year ago

        Why only murder? Why not rape or assault or abuse or any number of different crimes deeply mentally ill people commit on the regular that ruin lives far more deeply than the death of a loved one?

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          1 year ago

          I’m not sure you know what the word “reactionary” means if you think that my comments and opinions were “reactionary”.

          The family can grieve, and my opinion has no bearing on the outcome of whatever happens. My point was, in the end, no matter what the reason, there needs to be consequences for someone who killed people, regardless of what the grieving parties think. I don’t think that’s particularly radical.

          It’s a sad and awful situation al around. I can see why those poor families just want to move on.

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      1 year ago

      Did they not know how stupid or mentally ill she is?

      Just want to shout out here as an anxious and depressed person, the vast majority of the mentally ill are not psychopathic murderers. Mental health absolutely pays a role in decision making, but except for super extremely rare cases, it doesn’t turn someone into a murderer.