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Beatty's responsibility for Seymour's treatment

A brief judgment faults Beatty for failing to support Seymour while blame accumulated.

Question

Can Beatty be blamed for Seymour's suicide?

Short answer

Some responsibility is assigned to Beatty because he failed to support Seymour and allowed the blame to fall on him.

Notes

Some responsibility is assigned to Beatty for failing to support Seymour as blame accumulated on him. This is a brief judgment about his treatment of a subordinate, without a developed account of the circumstances of Seymour's death.