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Originally Posted by RetroGunslinger
I have a couple of opinions on this which shouldn't hopefully start a debate:
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Don't apologize for starting a debate. You started a very interesting conversation yesterday. It may have been unintentional and not based on what you really meant, but that's the meat and potatos of this place.
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Originally Posted by RetroGunslinger
The parents of the girl needed to be more strict. Once a child is--arguably--15-years-old, the can start having some Internet freedom, but should still have an eye kept on and (especially in the case of a girl or a fat, emo guy) the parents should do so until about 17, when they should be intelligent enough (partly thanks to the parents, I would hope) to discern what's tragic and what is complete bullshit. The hormones are raging, sure, but the world is a lot less cloudy.
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Just like any teen suicide, there were failures by multiple adults here. The girl's parents could have done a better job. Obviously the woman who did the harrassing failed spectacularly. But there's lots of blame to go around here.