10 year old suicide

OldCoals said:
I would say the traditional playground bullying has given way to MSN, text messages and the internet as a medium for bullying.

I wonder if in some ways it makes it easier to bully as there is a level of anonymity granted.
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+1 could even say it's worse if they don't do it to your face. Such a shame about him.:(
 
That poor kid, RIP. I was bullied as a child for around 3 years, so I know first hand the kind of effects it can have on the mind, although I never contemplated suicide I certainly felt very trapped as most people in that situation do.

My eldest son (10) was recently bullied by four slightly older boys at school, after speaking to his teachers they took less than adequate measures. After trying the softly softly approach, I told him to use his Muay Thai on the ringleader next time they approach him, they haven't touched him since.

It is a massive worry for me as a parent though, I've got two others swiftly approaching school age and hope they will be open enough about bullying to get the problem sorted quickly.
 
R.I.P :(

I really hope the bullies are found out. Not for a punishment really, just for the fact they're gonna live with that guilt for the rest of their lives.
 
If the bullie(s) were of a similar age to the poor lad I doubt they will be able to fully realise and understand what they have done, due to being of a young age. In time...that's when the consequences of their actions will hit him / her / them.

RIP fella. :(
 
Von Smallhausen said:
One word wouldn't go away for weeks afterwards .... why ?
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Because other kids at school can be cruel on an epic scale, making you feel like your life is worthless.

I wonder how the bullies feel now? Maybe they are laughing about it, but they should feel lucky that he didn't choose to go postal on them. I got hassled a lot at school after a bereavement and know how it feels to be on the receiving end.

Disproportionate retaliation sorted out for me. Sad that the kid felt the need to take his own life in this case :(
 
When I was about 12 a lad hanged himself after being bullied for a long time. Still to this day I don't understand how someone of that age can even think of suicide being an answer. My sons almost three years old and it scares me to death thinking about him going to school one day. Kids can be horrible.
 
OldCoals said:
The modern media.

There are websites deducted to the subject, you have pro anorexia websites, and pro bulimia websites too.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/couple-met-hours-before-suicide-pact-2086148.html

Slightly different but I think it touches on what i said earlier.

Police believe a couple found dead in a suspected chemical suicide pact met only hours before after making contact on the internet.

Stephen Lumb, 35, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, and Joanne Lee, 34, from Great Notley, near Braintree, Essex, were found in a car parked near an industrial estate on Monday.

It is understood the pair made contact on an internet suicide forum.

Truck driver Mr Lumb then drove 200 miles to Braintree to meet Ms Lee.

The Sun reported that Ms Lee wrote on the forum on September 4 that she was "desperate" and wanted to "do it ASAP".

She wrote: "I haven't the strength to do this alone. I'm not a cop, a cannibal or a murderer, just desperate. I have all the ingredients and want to do it ASAP."

The bodies were found in the fume-filled car, which had notes placed on the windows warning of the toxic chemicals inside.

The Sun said Ms Lee, who reportedly had a severe eating disorder, had used the forum to ask advice on concocting a toxic mix to take her own life.

A source close to the investigation said: "We believe they met a few hours before this tragedy."
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