>>>FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD HE WAS BULLIED. SO WHAT? HOW CAN THAT EVER, EVER JUSTIFY WHAT HE DID.
A bit naive now are you? FACT, repeated exposure to a hostile environment that results in persistent stress can very often leads to suicide. That is a statistical
FACT
, not conjecture. Let me give you an example, in the UK an average of 16 children commit suicide each year to escape constant harassment and bullying. Researchers say in each of these cases, such bullying was never stopped nor was it dealt with by school officials.
In fact according to the UK government, the suicide rate amongst male youths has doubled in the last decade or so. France, Japan and many other nations also have very high suicide rates due to constant bullying in schools, work environments, etc.
http://www.bullyonline.org/stress/suicide.htm
Here is yet another source that confirms that bullying plays a major role in instigating suicide amongst youths. This source is from the Globe and Mail (A source that is much much more credible than you, by the way):
http://fact.on.ca/news/news0011/gm001127.htm
Ahh and how about this next source below. It talks about the suicide of a young girl named Tempest Smith, who had taken her own life because she couldn't endure the stresses of bullying. The source below also reports that an estimated 2000 + students (19 years or younger) commit suicide each year within many parts of the U.S.
This disturbing fact was documented by the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. From 1998 and beyond, the suicide rate continues to increase. According to health officials (yes that's right - experts, unlike you) confirm that bullying is one of the major consistent factors in driving a troubled child to commit suicide.
In addition, another child named Jean Vasquez has been found to attempt commit suicide, although she had failed in both attempts. She says that schooly bullying by her classmates almost pushed her to the brink. In her own words she says,
"If you're a little different, some kids can make your life an absolute h-ell."
In fact, many schools have been sued by families because they failed miserably in overseeing and stopping the bullying activities that run rampant in their classrooms and complex.
http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/teasetaunt.html
Below is a source from the London Free Press which addresses a case of suicide at the hands of persistent bullying. It talks about one Joshua Melo taking his own life on a Friday. His father told the schools that such bullying activities should be stopped or more children will end up killing themselves to escape the constant harassment:
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/12/03/763183.html
Well look at this --
http://thedailystar.net/2003/08/03/d30803011314.htm
(source is Daily Star) -- in August 2003, an 18-year old woman named Umme Habiba Rumi took her own life in Bangladesh because she was found to be a constant victim to bullying. This time, the perpetrators were not from the school but rather, were her neighbours and her brothers. She was deeply traumatized by their taunts and harassments that she could no longer endure it, so she took her life to escape said horror.
In addition, bullying is not just rampant in schools, but also in the workplace as well. For instance, an adult woman named Marlene Braun (she was a manager at the U.S. Federal Agency called the Bureau of Land Management) had commited suicide.
Reports say that she took her own life because she was the constant target of ridicule and bullying that went on in her workplace. It was a case of an abusive work environment. Her tormentor was found to be her boss, Ron Huntsinger. Source --
http://www.bullyinginstitute.org/braun/marlenebraun.html
Still standing? Still think that you can defend your conjecture? Concede now, it would save you the embarassment of looking stupid in this thread. Here is yet another source that confirms that bullying is a serious threat to someone's life.
This source --
http://www.bullyingawarenessnetwork.ca/site.php?page=news#Tragedy%20in%20Spain
-- finds that a boy in Spain had killed himself because he was severely traumatized by a bullying incident in which he was the central target of. He was the constant target of humiliation and this played a huge role in driving him to take his own life.
Furthermore the American Medical Association (APA) also confirms that bullying is a serious threat to mental health problems that often lead to suicide (statistical fact). Again, the American Medical Association has confirmed this fact.
Please do the research first before giving an opinion in which you cannot even backup with substantial documented evidence. It will save you the embarassment of looking stupid. If you have not researched this stuff, you should really learn to listen to someone who does.
Hate to break it out to you Suit, but you got this one wrong. I would actually respect you more if you stopped trying to defend yourself because you clearly have no clue as to what you are posting in this thread. Also, please quit using caps, it would make your posts more appealing to read, not that your points have any trace of credibility to them anyways.
Still not convinced? Still not ready to concede your weak conjecture to undebatable FACTS? Keep reading. Below is yet another source that confirms such a disturbing fact as well. It states that suicide is
"generally considered to be the second or third most common cause of death among adolescents, even though it is seriously underreported."
Oh by the way, those statements were made by Dr. Richard O' Connor (He is a PH.D, how about you Suit?). Professional research finds that bullying often creates a traumatic which in turn, drive people to take their own lives.
Source:
http://www.focusas.com/Suicide.html
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