When does free speech become a criminal act? In today’s episode, we explore the case of Michelle Carter, in which a seventeen year old girl encourages her boyfriend to end his life through thousands of manipulative text messages exchanged over several months. Your hosts, Neama Rahmani and Liana Khachatryan, attorneys at West Coast Trial Lawyers, discuss the ramifications of exploiting someone’s mental health struggles and how the law adjusts to the way we communicate today. If you’re dealing with severe depression, please dial the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline for help.