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Originally posted by SkanK0r
I'm with Halx. I could've done without the melodrama.
In response to Bermuda: Saying suicide is a selfish act is a selfish act. While it's obvious that this kid was troubled and needed help, I don't understand how you can call her selfish. You're right, it DOES make you insensitive. It shows just how little you must know about what anyone in that situation might be going through.
What kind of society do we live in, today? The kind of society where people are too cowardly to admit that there are problems that they don't want to deal with, so they choose to blame the victim.
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Well put SkanKor. Bermuda, we all applaud how you overcame your hardships of youth. There was probably some outlet that allowed you to vent your frustrations to enable you get past the emotional rollercoaster we call "growing up". Perhaps this girl didn't have the same options you had. Perhaps she tried to reach out in her own way she knew how and no one saw the signs. Were you that wise at 12 years old? I wasn't. I can bet most people will agree that they still had quite to learn about life at 12 years old. I went through quite a troubled childhood as well....thought about suicide quite a bit. Told a counselor I wanted to kill myself because people thought I was ugly. I went through it from about the second grade all the way through high school. I overcame the thoughts of suicide, but I also had a lot of people that saw the signs and took it into their own hands to help a young guy out. You can't blame her for being selfish. If she had the proper outlets to turn to, I am sure she would have tried another route. She was at a dead-end and WE couldn't see the roadsigns.