http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...e-online-1-500-people-watch-video-stream.html Wow, what a horrible world we're living in... I can't believe people egged him on to do it.
Some people are just fucked up :smt009. I'm sad that the guy felt he had nothing to live for. It's a tragedy
Yeah, sadly there's a lot of teens that believe they have nothing to live for I just can't believe that people could be so callaous (sp) as to egg him on and tell him to "just f**king do it.". I'm guessing they're feeling pretty shitty right about now. I know they thoguht it was a prank but still, it's disgusting.
Im not surprised by people egging him on to top himself, unfortunately the internet offers people anonymity and that makes people change, similar has been noted in crowds that gather when people threaten to or actually chuck themselves off buildings, Crowds offer Anonymity. Also knowing that other people are watching diminishes responsibility of reporting it ie (the someone else will do it attitude) this is all just a sad fact of human nature that is not uncommon. I feel so terrible that anyone needs to resort to these measures, i feel for his family not just for the loss but also that they wont be able to grieve privately now, as every time something similar happens his story will resurface also and cause further pain.
I think the people who were egging him on really need to take a hard look at themselves in the mirror. Maybe they didn't think he would actually go through with it, like you said. I don't know.
The boy probably cried wolf many times before, and people stopped taking him seriously. But serioulsy, you cant blame the people who urged him to do it any more than you can blame him for doing it.
Selfish, selfish, selfish. I feel for the surviving family. There are few experiences in the world more difficult for a person to endure than having a loved one take their own life.
I agree, but I also wonder what was going on in his brain that he had to go that far, I saw on the news that he was on anti-depressants, and they are know to cause suicidal tendencies in young people. The whole internet thing is crazy. I know I can put my foot in my mouth a lot of times, and have upset some of you, but I'm just mouthy enough to have engaged this young man in a dialog about his life issues, rather than just watch it happen or worse encourage it. Even anger is better than depression. I have experienced 2 close family members take their own lives, and if I had any kind of an inkling that someone might, I would NEVER keep silent.
I was on anti depressants when I was 15 till I was 18. Like you said, suicide is a "side affect" but they said the end result would out weigh the risk or something. I personally hated the drugs I was on... I don't think they did anything although I was dependant on them. The only time that I started to feel happy was when circumstances changed in my life to make things easier. I had depression before I had my kid and then afterwards but then after that things got better when I got my house sorted. I was struggling at school doing exams whilst I was still breastfeeding so it wasn't easy. But I know I had it easier than a lot of people. Now, now I'm happy, things are good. I understand why you say he was selfish, I've seen people who've had famillies never get over their kids/family members suicide. Sorry, and my heart goes out to you guys who have had to experience it first hand I know my sisters won't get over their brothers suicide (my half sisters, her half brother - no relation to me) and my brother will never get over his best friends suicide either.
