Conn. Woman Convicted in Son's Suicide: "A woman was convicted Monday of contributing to the suicide of her 12-year-old son, who hanged himself in his closet with a necktie after being picked on for months at school over his bad breath and body odor."

What a sad story. If she did indeed try to get him to clean himself up, is she guilty of contributing to his death? Could she in reality have forced him to bathe? I suppose the answer is different, depending on the kid. And, based only on what they said in the article, I'd have to say that she should have made more of an effort to get him some kind of counseling. Soiling your pants in the morning so you won't have to go to school? The alarm bells should have been clanging.