Simple cases are becoming too public

I read several articles and was debating which one to respond to, however, one did catch my eye. I read and article titled "Teen held for manslaughter after giving shotgun to suicidal roomie". It is about two men, 18 and 19, who had been drinking and discussing suicide. One of them had a shotgun and he gave it to the other one, who then killed himself with it. I think that people are very sensitive about topics like this, so I'm hesitant to share my response but I feel that it is only right and I hope not to be judged but only heard. In all honesty, I think that the charges are ridiculous. The older man, Jacob Weiss, is being held accountable for the fault of this death. My first thought was that they were both intoxicated and neither of them were in any condition to make smart choices. Adding to that, I wondered why people put the blame on him when the other man was the who made the choice and actually pulled the trigger. I don't really think that Weiss should be imprisoned because in this situation it is unknown if he had any influence on the mans decision to take his own life. All that the public was told was that they had been "talking" about suicide. Everyone is just pointing fingers, that is what has become of America. He was only an assist to suicide at the least. In my opinion, people are blaming the alcohol, the talk, Weiss giving him the gun, what have you, just because no one will step up and admit that maybe this man wanted to die. People would rather blame a nearly innocent man then listen to the truth. If they don't like it, they don't hear it. If they don't want to see it, they are blind. Our society has become too pertinacious and arrogant that they only believe what they think is true. Everyone has there own opinion and to them that is all that matters. They are the only person who is right. People won't open their eyes to the truth. Everything is a competition to be the best, the smartest, the most popular, etc. Our pretentious ways have changed the natural way people think, everyone has to be on top. Whether it be socially, economically, politically, whatever, all that matters is that people are losing sight of normality. They have to blame this man because they can't accept the fact that it's not his fault. Things are changing but laws aren't. If this had happened in, let's say, the 70s. People wouldn't blame him then would they? Maybe he thought that he was helping his friend, but I don't want to make any assumptions, but this case has been blown way out of proportion. It shouldn't be this public, and I would think for the sake of the families the press would at least show some common courtesy and let it go instead of making it a big deal and making it seem like it is all Jacob Weiss' s fault. When in fact, manslaughter is killing a human being, in a manner less culpable than murder. Did Weiss KILL this man? No! This man killed himself, the only charges that should apply are: assisted suicide, under aged possession of alcohol, and under aged public intoxication.