Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Charged with involuntary manslaughter, Michelle Carter was said to have used text
exchanges and phone conversations to “coerce” her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, into
committing suicide. But is Ms. Carter to blame for Mr. Roy’s death? By delving into the
moral concepts of duty and coercion, and theories and case law concerning manslaughter
and free speech, I argue that although Ms. Carter’s actions were not morally sound that
does not mean that they were illegal and worthy of punishment.
exchanges and phone conversations to “coerce” her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, into
committing suicide. But is Ms. Carter to blame for Mr. Roy’s death? By delving into the
moral concepts of duty and coercion, and theories and case law concerning manslaughter
and free speech, I argue that although Ms. Carter’s actions were not morally sound that
does not mean that they were illegal and worthy of punishment.
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