1) his lawyer and his closest family seem to agree that the lawsuit was the driving force
2) he did it on the anniversary of the start of the lawsuit
3) the actual trial was to start shortly
4) So far when under outside pressure he held up pretty good, but this was pressure far exceeding his previous exposure
Now, none of that is conclusive proof. But I don't see any reason brought forward other than the lawsuit why he killed himself. Absent such proof I tend to believe strongly that this was the reason why he did it.
If you don't want to believe that then that's fine with me but it does mean that you are ignoring some evidence right in front of your eyes.
It's a lot easier to blame the attorney prosecuting your child for his suicide than to point to his chronic depression (which I've not really seen acknowledged by them)...
It's a lot easier to blame a defendants suicide on his mental state than on your prosecution.
Aarons parents are under no obligation to acknowledge their sons mental state because he has acknowledged so himself in lots of places. That does not mean that this absolves everybody else from blame.
He may well have done so, but it comes across as disingenuous to mention one very pertinent detail (a /highly/ aggressive prosecution), and leave out another (chronic depression going on for many years).
No-one is saying anyone is absolved of 'blame' or being a factor in Aaron's decision.
2) he did it on the anniversary of the start of the lawsuit
3) the actual trial was to start shortly
4) So far when under outside pressure he held up pretty good, but this was pressure far exceeding his previous exposure
Now, none of that is conclusive proof. But I don't see any reason brought forward other than the lawsuit why he killed himself. Absent such proof I tend to believe strongly that this was the reason why he did it.
If you don't want to believe that then that's fine with me but it does mean that you are ignoring some evidence right in front of your eyes.