Re: a question

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:34:32 GMT, James Lowdon
<nospamhere@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That might apply if someone chased you off a cliff. It is rather unlikely
that a suicide note would be sufficient to result in the prosecution of a
person (eg a bully or blackmailer) for murder. Suicide notes might be
regarded as written while the balance of a person's mind was disturbed,
therefore not a reliable source of information.

Although it might if it, say pointed to long term harassment or abuse
that could be proved?

*If* there was conclusive evidence apart from an allegation in a
suicide note, and *if* anyone bothered to investigate to find it, and
*if* it amounted to a criminal act (some form of illegal abuse or
blackmail etc), then yes, the person might be prosecuted for the
criminal act - but *not* for causing the death.

The biggest problem is that in the majority of cases, the acts that
were committed that resulted in driving a person to suicide are either
not illegal at all or are trivial offences.

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Cynic

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