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News: Bullies Cheered Jamey's Death
Member Since: 7/22/2010
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Originally posted by Chunk
I still don't get why he killed himself in the first place. I mean, that may be harsh, but I will probably never understand how anybody can commit suicide, when there are millions of people out there who die by accident and have no choice. He had a choice. There is always something to live for. No matter how cruel people were to him, his family loved him. I think it's very selfish what he did, because there are always situations in life where you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, but that's life. Destiny decides when you're going to die. Bullying is just human nature, it will always be there.
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That doesn't mean we should stop trying.
What breaks my heart is that there's some evidence Jamey did this JUST SO he would start a national conversation about bullying and suicide. If you read his tumblr and twitter, he wonders out loud many times, "What do I have to do to get people to notice I'm being bullied?" and "No one at my school cares about preventing suicide."
He may have realized that the only way to get people to realize what they were doing was to make himself a martyr.
The kid was 14...
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Member Since: 12/10/2010
Posts: 23,117
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This is disgusting. They pushed him to suicide and now there making fun of him. Karma better get these biches.
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Member Since: 6/20/2011
Posts: 6,575
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Originally posted by Vertigo Stick
I believe in karma, and these people will get it. Whether their parents die tomorrow, or whether their own kids end up being gay years from now.
Disgusting I don't care how old you are, there is no excuse. Where are their owners? Chain these kids to the tree outside until they learn home training.
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You know you just made yourself seem really...
Nevermind.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
Posts: 37,192
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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner
You know you just made yourself seem really...
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Hey, having a gay kid could be just what they need to learn some love and tolerance.
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Member Since: 4/24/2011
Posts: 17,221
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Originally posted by iBeyoncé.
Now wait a minute...
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Originally posted by ManDown
The irony...
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I was 100% sure someone will bring this up again
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 28,061
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Originally posted by Chunk
I still don't get why he killed himself in the first place. I mean, that may be harsh, but I will probably never understand how anybody can commit suicide, when there are millions of people out there who die by accident and have no choice. He had a choice. There is always something to live for. No matter how cruel people were to him, his family loved him. I think it's very selfish what he did, because there are always situations in life where you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, but that's life. Destiny decides when you're going to die. Bullying is just human nature, it will always be there.
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He was obviously not completely mentally sane, but those bullies took it TOO far.
They did a lot of twisted things to him.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
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Originally posted by Chunk
I still don't get why he killed himself in the first place. I mean, that may be harsh, but I will probably never understand how anybody can commit suicide, when there are millions of people out there who die by accident and have no choice. He had a choice. There is always something to live for. No matter how cruel people were to him, his family loved him. I think it's very selfish what he did, because there are always situations in life where you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, but that's life. Destiny decides when you're going to die. Bullying is just human nature, it will always be there.
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Because people who commit suicide aren't thinking rationally. They're usually depressed, or suffering from severe anxiety, or other things that mess up your regular though processes.
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Member Since: 12/1/2010
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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla
Hey, having a gay kid could be just what they need to learn some love and tolerance.
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Exactly.
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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner
You know you just made yourself seem really...
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Member Since: 10/29/2010
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Whoever they are, they are DISGUSTING.
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Member Since: 12/21/2010
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Originally posted by ManDown
They think they're so ~edgy and ~hardcore for bullying somebody to the point where they end their life.
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Sounds like several people on this site, actually.
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner
You know you just made yourself seem really...
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I don't think he meant it that way.
I think he meant that if one of their kids were to become gay, how would they look back at this incident? It would leave a scar on their minds. Trust.
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Member Since: 6/20/2011
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Originally posted by Vertigo Stick
Exactly.
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I knew what you trying to communicate, but the fashion in which you communicated it actually implied that having a gay child is a punishment/curse.
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Member Since: 6/20/2011
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Originally posted by m-m-m-monster
Sounds like several people on this site, actually.
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Spilling your own tea there I see
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Member Since: 1/1/2011
Posts: 10,372
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Originally posted by Twai
That doesn't mean we should stop trying.
What breaks my heart is that there's some evidence Jamey did this JUST SO he would start a national conversation about bullying and suicide. If you read his tumblr and twitter, he wonders out loud many times, "What do I have to do to get people to notice I'm being bullied?" and "No one at my school cares about preventing suicide."
He may have realized that the only way to get people to realize what they were doing was to make himself a martyr.
The kid was 14...
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We should be happy we're not living in World War III right now. Humans are their own worst enemies. That sounds stupid, but makes actually sense.
The only thing we can do in life is living it and clearly he couldn't. Nobody needed him to be a martyr for bullied kids, because two weeks later they will get bullied again anyways. In the end he will still be dead. That's the sad thing about it. But to each his own.
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Member Since: 12/1/2010
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Originally posted by Chunk
I still don't get why he killed himself in the first place. I mean, that may be harsh, but I will probably never understand how anybody can commit suicide, when there are millions of people out there who die by accident and have no choice. He had a choice. There is always something to live for. No matter how cruel people were to him, his family loved him. I think it's very selfish what he did, because there are always situations in life where you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, but that's life. Destiny decides when you're going to die. Bullying is just human nature, it will always be there.
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Obviously he was depressed and feeling of rejected. People who do not feel they have a place in the world are likely to kill themselves. He was getting tormented at school, to the point where he couldn't take it. Depression is also more chemical than it is irrational.
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Member Since: 10/5/2010
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Originally posted by Chunk
I still don't get why he killed himself in the first place. I mean, that may be harsh, but I will probably never understand how anybody can commit suicide, when there are millions of people out there who die by accident and have no choice. He had a choice. There is always something to live for. No matter how cruel people were to him, his family loved him. I think it's very selfish what he did, because there are always situations in life where you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, but that's life. Destiny decides when you're going to die. Bullying is just human nature, it will always be there.
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He was just 14. He was just looking for a way to get out of all the harm and suffering he's been thru and for him suicide was the only way out. Even though it isn't the right choice, bully victims get to the point where they just can't handle it and just want it to stop, and since it's so hard to achieve that, especially in the society that we're living today and with people saying that homosexuality is a sin and a abomanation, the victim wants it to stop.
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
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I do think his age makes a slight difference.
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 28,061
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Originally posted by Twai
That doesn't mean we should stop trying.
What breaks my heart is that there's some evidence Jamey did this JUST SO he would start a national conversation about bullying and suicide. If you read his tumblr and twitter, he wonders out loud many times, "What do I have to do to get people to notice I'm being bullied?" and "No one at my school cares about preventing suicide."
He may have realized that the only way to get people to realize what they were doing was to make himself a martyr.
The kid was 14...
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Member Since: 1/1/2011
Posts: 10,372
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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla
Because people who commit suicide aren't thinking rationally. They're usually depressed, or suffering from severe anxiety, or other things that mess up your regular though processes.
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Only proves my point further. Depression is nothing temporary. Once you had a depression in your life, it will always be there. So even if they would've stopped bullying him, he would've still had complications.
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