Teen Charged With Helping Dad Kill Self

[truthpusher]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/03/15/national/a080001S88.DTL

Teen Charged With Helping Dad Kill Self
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Tuesday, March 15, 2005
(03-15) 08:00 PST Boulder, Colo. (AP) --
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A 14-year-old girl was being held without bond for investigation of manslaughter Tuesday while officials investigate her claim that she shot her father to death to help him commit suicide.

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Sheriff's deputies responded to the home Sunday after a female caller dialed 911 and mentioned the girl's home address before hanging up. Deputies discovered the body of a 56-year-old man in an upstairs bedroom, Lt. Phil West said.

The girl, West said, was unemotional when investigators first arrived and she told them her father had taken his own life. The lack of a suicide note and inconsistencies in her story, however, led authorities to suspect she might have been involved.

The girl then acknowledged shooting her father, but only after finding him in pain after he had tried to shoot himself to death. She indicated she shot her father to "end his suffering."

complete story: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/03/15/national/a080001S88.DTL

[Tempest]

1. Right, honey

"The thing I find so troubling is even when confronted with a situation like this, by her own admission, she decided to end somebody's life instead of calling for help," West said.


Sounds like she botched the first shot.

[pop goes the weasel]

2. million dollar daddy

Hey, she just wanted to end his suffering. Considering all the news and comments in favor of euthanasia, it is not surprising that a teenager would think first of finishing poor old dad off before thinking to call 911. Or even to think that euthanasia would provide a good cover story for offing dad. Why, look at all the people just at DU who talk like they would like the honor of yanking the feeding tube out of Terri Schiavo. As the economy gets worse and the social safety net grows thinner, expect more "euthanasia."

[democracyindanger]

3. Make more comparisons like that

and I'll ask you to end my suffering.

[ldf]

4. look at all the people just at DU

and you have a problem with me deciding when it is time for me to go?

luckily your imput will not be required, or considered.

[Tempest]

6. Seems the only thing the father was suffering from

Was poor parenting skills and an inability to control his temper.


To compare Terri Schiavo, a comatose patient who needs a feeding tube to survive, to this guy is not only a huge stretch, but pretty much asinine.

[Chrisduhfur]

5. Hmmm....

Should be intresting to see how this one turns out.

[noonwitch]

7. There's got to be more to this story than they are currently reporting

I hope they are trying this girl as a juvenile and not as an adult. She needs a lot of help, however the shooting came about.

[Mairead]

8. If she was really 'unemotional', the first thing I'd want to look into

is whether she suffered sexual abuse by her dad. (Concurrently with her being evaluated for, e.g., psychosis, of course.)

[Ilsa]

9. That was my first thought as well.

I can't imagine an emotionally healthy teenager being unemotional with the immediate death of her father. This girl must have learned over the years how to shut down her feelings.

The investigation will be interesting.

[slackmaster]

10. If you shoot someone dead, it's not suicide

Even if the person asked you to do it.

:dunce:

[LisaL]

11. And especially if the person didn't ask you to do it.