Posts by Tom Regan

@LOLing AC

I am proud to be directly beneath such an excellent troll.

What's a But For

"Seems to me we had a disturbed kid there who could have pop'd herself off on any number of causes"

This is easily dealt with. But for the bullying she received from Drew, there is no evidence that Megan would have committed suicide. Drew intended to cause emotional distress - because there is no causative link between causing distress and suicide it is impossible to prosecute her for what she has done.

It wouldn't be a fair situation if people could be prosecuted for 'causing' suicide because the legal tests would be onerous on the defendant.

Equally it's not a great idea to set a precedent for lying which is overly easy to action (as in UK libel law).

The relevant law should come from public order (harrasment) or child protection (abuse). The fact that it doesn't is surprising.