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starslight · Feb 21, 2007, 12:25 PM

Dad's in some serious denial if he thinks his son killed himself because some kids called him gay on AIM.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

starslight · Feb 21, 2007, 08:43 PM

Nobody kills themselves to escape bullying, whether at school or on the computer. This kid did not kill himself because some assholes he knew were calling him gay. There is undoubtedly much more going on with this kid, just like there was with the kids who shot up their schools.

I'm not saying that bullying doesn't make things worse, but anyone who kills his or herself, or someone else for that matter, is dealing with bigger problems.

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starslight · Feb 21, 2007, 10:04 PM

Right, if his school life was hostile (and following him home in the form of "cyberbullying"), then his home life (his parents) should have been there to help him cope with it. Or maybe he had some mental health problems that went untreated. Who knows?

My point was that he didn't kill himself solely because of bullying, as people who accuse him of "emoness" or whatever ridiculous shit are suggesting. No one who actually goes through with suicide does so because they got dumped or because someone made fun of them. This whole "kill yourself, emo kid" thing is a load of bullshit that gives people an excuse to trivialize suicide.

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

starslight · Feb 22, 2007, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Leknaat

Really? How about a few examples?

http://www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/cases.htm

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...28/ai_17382263

I've said this more than once: yes, bullying makes things harder for kids. Most kids get bullied at some point in their lives, and VERY few kids known to be bullied kill themselves. My point, again, is that bullying is not the sole reason for their suicide. It is absolutely a problem, but if a child is mentally unstable enough to commit suicide then it is not their biggest problem.

Every kid gets bullied, and every kid needs a support system (their family) to help them deal with that. The children that kill themselves either lack that support system or have some serious mental health problems that go unnoticed or untreated.

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