Bullies Should Not Be Charged In Connection To The Death of a Peer

INTRODUCTIONTo win this debate, Con has to show why in all cases of bullying, bullies should not be charged with any criminal charges in connection to the suicide of their victims. On the other hand, I'm only expected to provide exceptional cases where the bullies should face criminal charges under the same conditions.Con has not provided a definition of "In connection to." Therefore, I'm going to take it to mean: "As a result of something else."DEFINITIONSCriminal action: The procedure by which a person accused of committing a crime is charged, brought to trial, and judged[1].Crime: A violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public[2].Suicide: The action of killing oneself intentionally[3].MY CASEA1- "Suicide" cases can lead to more charges for any relevant crimesIf there were particular factors that lead to suicide and were themselves violations of established laws, there perpetrators(e.g bullies) should be penalized by the Law for the violations, only because they are violations of Law, regardless of whether they significantly influenced a victim's suicide. For instance, in the suicide case of the bullied adolescent Tyler Clementi, the investigation revealed heinous and homophobic crimes his roommate had committed against him, and charges of "bullying" were issued based on such violations[4]. Suicide is usually a red flag to investigate the history of a victim and determine whether any illegal practices or crimes have been committed against him, especially if he is a child or an adolescent. It is true that it could turn out that the victim was just mental and took his life for insignificant reasons. However, it is possible to discover numerous crimes committed against him such as infringement of privacy and physical abuse.In summary, if such investigations and charges were not made and Con's resolution was followed, Tyler's roommate would have gotten away with crimes regardless if they played or didn't play a major role in Tyler's suicide, simply because "bullies should not be charged in connection to the death of their peers."A2- In exceptional cases, Bullies can and should be charged with the Assisted Suicide ChargeAn assisted suicide charge is a criminal action against anyone who knowingly helps another person commit suicide without a prior governmental regulation. For example, the bullied victim can appeal to the bullies in a moment of distress and confess that he is a worthless individual and that he wants their help to kill himself, and they can easily assist him by supplying him with a loaded gun or a poisonous chemical and watch him end in his life.In summary, Con's position also glosses over exceptional cases where bullies can and should be charged with Assisted Suicide Charges.REBUTTALCon argues, "However, no one is ever charged in a suicide case. Why? Because suicide is a solitary action."Rebuttal: Suicide is not always a solitary action. That's why the Assisted Suicide Charge exists.Con remarks, "If we want to argue that outside parties who may or may not have influenced a suicide are culpable we must extend this culpability to any party that could be conceivably connected to a suicide."Rebuttal: There exists a fundamental difference between giving someone a loaded gun when you're 100% sure he wants to kill himself, and unexpectedly and unknowingly inspiring a stranger's suicidal thoughts by a James Bond movie. The former is intentional, deliberate and direct. The latter is not.Con argues further, "If we are to argue that bullies should be charged in suicide cases we must also claim that banks, deceased loved ones, divorce parties and alcohol vendors should all be charged in suicide cases."Rebuttal: This is nothing more than a slippery slope fallacy based on a false comparison fallacy. "A deceased loved one" has not committed a crime against you by being dead, unlike bullies who could sexually and physically abuse you. In the cases of suicide relevant to our discussion, bullying could involve components which violate established laws and are evaluated on that regard. That is to say, suicide because of a crime-free bankruptcy, the weather or a deceased loved one do not involve direct harassment and crimes against you like many cases of bullycide.Con remarks, "This type of policy would cause people to rethink perfectly legal actions."Rebuttal: Bullying is specifically punished for by specific violations. It's rather difficult to accuse someone of bullying, provided that you can only accuse him of specific violations and illegal practices substantiated with good evidence. That's why we have many bullies and not many convicted bullies.CITATIONS[1] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...[2] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...[3] http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...[4] http://www.examiner.com...