You're a douche ass-hat!

Jeez, what a load of bullshit.

Seriously, I doubt anybody kills themselves because of IMs and messages they've received from "bullies". Much less "Cyberbullies". I don't think anybody's that hypersensitive to what other people say, and I certainly don't think people are that ridiculous as to take such drastic measures.

I think it's clear and safe to say that the parents must not have been very good at all to let this go on for so long. Either that or the child is unbelievably quiet and didn't bring up a word about it. Either way, the parents should have figured that something was up.

Seriously, this kid reeks of "emo-ism". Who the hell in their right mind takes death willingly?

Douche indeed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Bullying Physically and Bullying on the internet are COMPLETELY different. Physical Bullying can only go so far, but come on, if you get agitated easily over bullying online through IM or MySpace, you already have problems to begin with. First of all, you're taking the world online WAY too seriously. What

Sounds like the kid took it into his own hands anyway since nobody else seemed to be aware. The most logical thing to do would be to talk to somebody about it. I assume this kid had some friends or something. Talk to them, parents, teachers, counselors, whatever. I'm sure it would have avoided suicide.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Devoxycontin

I think it's obvious by now the kid had multiple name changes, and it didn't matter. It's not like it was just cyber-bullying. As many have said, imagine getting shit at school, then come home and chillax on the internet, only you can't chillax because the same assholes are hounding you. And for every time you block someone, they register a new name. Or for every new name you register they find out about it.

Those who proclaim he could have just ignored it are probably ignorant to his age, the amount of harrassment and the degree. It's so easy to sit here on GFF of all places (the bastion of negativity) and say "oh just ignore it." Anyone who is going to sit here and tell me that they were secure in their identity as a person at 13, is frankly full of shit.

That may be so, but still, to contemplate suicide because of it is definitely not natural. Maybe I too, don't understand the degree to which this kid was harassed and bullied, but still, suicide is not a common solution among 13-year olds. There was certainly something else that also contributed. Most kids by this time have usually fit into a group of friends somewhere at school, which, personally, for me, was refuge from wherever bullies may have struck. And if nothing else, the parents should have been there or, if it struck at school, the staff surely would have done something about it.

This is assuming that the kid had the courage to talk to somebody about his problem. Now if he didn't, then I don't know. I also have to wonder how long he put up with the shit thrown at him already before he finally snapped.

As for being secure in my identity at a young age, I'll admit I wasn't, but I was still able to shrug off verbal punishment thrown my way by bullies. If you just ignore them, bullies lose interest and find another victim. To be bullied for an extended period of time means they got a kick out of it and continue to do it, which usually boils down to the kid attempting to argue with the bully.

Whether or not that's played a part in my current state of introversion, I don't know, but still, bullies bully others because they find enjoyment in doing it, or they're getting something out of it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.