I'm sure by now we have all heard the name "Michelle Carter" throughout the news. She is a 20-year-old girl who has been recently charged with involuntary manslaughter of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III. Here is my perspective on the charges and case as a whole.

In the time leading up to Roy's suicide, Carter had been encouraging him to seek help for his depression. They were said to both struggle with depression but in the few weeks before Roy took his own life, Carter seemed to flip.

The conversation happened through text message at first in the few days leading up to his death. According to Boston.com, Carter was encouraging him to finally take his life and saying things such as, "You can't think about it, you just have to do it. You said you were gonna do it like I don't get why you aren't." After Roy finally agreed, he took his truck to a remote K-Mart parking lot and filled his truck with carbon monoxide. When Roy could feel the fumes working against him, he stepped out of the truck when Carter, who was speaking to him on the phone, instructed him to get back in.

An article from The New York Times states, "'He breaks that chain of self-causation by exiting the vehicle,” Judge Moniz said. “He takes himself out of that toxic environment that it has become.” That, the judge said, was a clear indication that Mr. Roy — as on his previous suicide attempts — wanted to save himself.'" This shows reason enough that Carter was guilty of this crime. Roy wanted to be saved, but Carter forcefully gave him that push to continue on his attempt.

Carter's case has finally come to a conclusion with the charge of involuntary manslaughter for her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III. Her sentencing will take place on August 3, and could result in up to 20 years in prison (NY Times).

People all over the internet are going back and forth on the case and whether she deserved to be found guilty or not. Many people argue that a text message or phone call is not enough to charge her with manslaughter. Others find her completely guilty for her actions and words she sent.

I am in agreement that Carter should have been found guilty. I lost someone very close to me to suicide a few years back, and don't know how anyone would be okay with themselves sending those messages encouraging another person to take their own life. If Carter also struggled with depression, or was affected by the medications she was taking, it still doesn't excuse the fact that Roy is no longer here with the help of her actions. She has most likely broken a family's hearts, as well as Roy's friends/relatives etc. just by her simple texts. Instead of being encouraging about getting help, Carter helped Roy in this task in a large way.

Maybe, if Carter hadn't instructed Roy to get back into the truck when he stepped out, he could still be here today. Either way, Michelle Carter is rightfully guilty in my opinion.