I honestly don't know what would be a worse nightmare, as a parent - losing a child in this way, or realizing that your child is a murderous psychopath and there's nothing you can do about it.
It's obvious she knew what she was doing in admitting that those texts would send her to jail and even asking him to delete the texts before he went through with it. What a straight up psychopath. Then to become a self-proclaimed mental health advocate. Sickening.
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
Post by miniroller on Aug 31, 2015 16:41:13 GMT -5
I hate so much when I feel satisfied that someone's going to get her retribution burning in hell. (Not very Christian of me & all that) This bitch right here makes afterlife punishment seem inadequate
I also feel physically sick. This boy didn't want to die. What the fuck was she getting from this?
Considering she became an advocate for mental health and organized a fundraiser in his honor, I think she wanted notoriety from being a suicide victim's girlfriend. Sociopath for sure.
Considering she became an advocate for mental health and organized a fundraiser in his honor, I think she wanted notoriety from being a suicide victim's girlfriend. Sociopath for sure.
Yes, this reminds me a bit of Munchausen by Proxy, whereby she wanted to gain attention by being the long-suffering, miraculously-rebounded survivor of his death and hero to others. It's like she had the outcome in her head and went at creating the situation to achieve it.
In this teen culture of becoming Facebook famous, I also think she wanted not just the short term notoriety of being a suicide victim's girlfriend, but also probably saw herself getting MORE than her 15 minutes, in a "rise from the ashes" author/speaker sort of way. Like, "I overcome this, and now I can make a name for myself helping other people." So gross. No one needs your help, child. The only person who needs help is you, and too bad you didn't get it before you basically killed someone.
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
Post by downtoearth on Aug 31, 2015 18:05:00 GMT -5
This is super sad! He got out of the truck and stopped his suicide attempt and she told him to get back in? Yup, I can't see how'll she'll avoid jail. His poor parents - as to her mom's response, yuck.
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
What kind of parents take their murdering little shit of a child to Disney?! I'd be horrified that I raised a monster.
Post by phdprocrastinator on Aug 31, 2015 19:12:12 GMT -5
Whenever I read the word "nauseating" in a news story, my devil's advocate gets on board trying to see the other side of the story. Because sensationalism gets readers and sometimes that overrides true journalism.
With this story there's... just... no other side. If anything describing the texts as "nauseating" demonstrates journalistic restraint in relaying the facts of the case. And the family's reaction. What?! Even if she was "brainwashed into pressuring him to commit suicide" (this is the defense? Really?), I just can't imagine being so insensitive to the suffering of his family.
After his death, Carter became a self-proclaimed advocate for mental health.
She organized a fundraising tournament in Roy’s memory and posted on Facebook and Twitter about her attempts to save her boyfriend’s life.
“Even though I could not save my boyfriend’s life, I want to put myself out here to try to save as many other lives as possible,” she wrote on Facebook.
What a disgusting piece of garbage this person is.
They have been showing clips from her trial on the Pvd news including quotes from the texts and it's horrific. The 10 pm news.
Post by lexxasaurus on Aug 31, 2015 23:38:16 GMT -5
This makes me sick to his stomach. My first thought was also something like Munchausen by Proxy - she gets to play the hero role for "trying to save him", the victim role for being the one to "lose" her boyfriend. The fact that she pressured him only to immediately make herself the center of the tragedy after his death is telling.
This girl is broken beyond repair, and I'm glad they're trying her for this. I hope she spends her life in prison, and I hope her worthless parents lead miserable, empty lives.
TL;DR: even though there's a court-ordered ban on her being on social media, the girl's mom is posting photos of her at Disney, at prom, etc. Her response to the victim's family saying how painful it is and not to post these: "Well, Michelle has to get on with her life."
What kind of parents take their murdering little shit of a child to Disney?! I'd be horrified that I raised a monster.
Seriously.
I don't expect them to stop loving her or to condemn her. I can't imagine how painful that would be, to realize your child is a monster, and how it would be hard to accept that. But to defend her and to act like she didn't do anything wrong and shove it in the face of the victim's family....JFC.