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I tend to agree somewhat with Infinite_Loser. It is a sad story, and I feel bad for the girl and her friends and family, but her choice to take her own life placed grief onto her survivors.
I depart from Infinite_Loser's thoughts on this when I feel sympathy for the girl (remorse isn't quite the word, I don't think, since it is normally reserved for one's own actions). She was suffering greatly and had ultimately succumbed to it. Being angry at her or thinking she was too weak to deal with her problems isn't constructive, especially for her friends and family. Although we cannot logically blame her rapist for her death, he should certainly be held accountable for causing her suffering and should face the consequences of his actions.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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