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• woodyee

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:24pm

  Poor girl…she had nobody, and now that she’s dead, 30,000 Twitter “look-at-me’s” got her attention…frgn two-faced mother(shut-your-mouth!)…

  That’s one reason why I told Mrs. Woodyee long ago, that when I die, I don’t want anybody speaking up and saying all their colorful garbage that I should have been hearing when I was alive. I know someone else who doesn’t want flowers for the same reason.

  Poor girl…

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  • USAMama

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:15am

    Definitely sad. If my kid was going through something like that I would not let her on the computer. As an adult sometimes I have to take a break from it all because faceless commenters can be nasty. And kids are nasty sometimes anyway, then they emboldened when they can hide behind a keyboard. If my child was attempting suicide and cutting themselves the 1st thing I would do is unplug the computer.

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  • resme

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:27am

    Wow, Just wow. Such a sad story, I feel for this young girl… First song that popped in my head after reading this article http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk

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  • honor007

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:51am

    @resme….same song that played through my head while watching this. Poor girl, when will people start to pay attention to the signs of our neighbors in pain, physical and emotional? It is just so sad :(
    This girl died thinking she had noone in the World :/

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  • Bush Hating Conervatives make me sick

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:29am

    That’s funny you should say that. When you’re gone you don’t want people saying good things about you.. That should be said while your alive..

    I told a buddy of mine, if I should die, and it makes the news where they interview people.. I want them to say he was a no good SOB, Piece of **** ect..

    You always get the neighbor that knew so and so, or so and so’s friend. The reporter interviews them, and they say oh he was a great guy, he’d help people move, he’d give you the shirt off his back. ect

    God bless this girl, at last she can rest in peace!

    May God deal with the Bullies!!

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  • TexasHunter

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:15am

    I am sorry for this young lady’s life first and foremost. Now my mother was murdered when I was 7. I had to live with an abusive “step mother” and a drunk of a father because he couldn’t handle my mothers death. So living in this new household and glasses etc were not as cool. I had the coke bottle glasses we all remember those ones which leads to major bullies. First one was Doug in 7th grade . Now I am a farm boy. I will and always have been country. So he decided to talk about my mother and i told him go to the bathroom. Last thing I remember before the teachers came in was me hitting his head into the stall like a ram cattle. He never talked smack to me afterwards. Second was I was getting bullied on the bus once I moved from IN to FL so I told Them if you want to fight meet me at my uncles and we will go to the park, Door bell rings and there he is. I go. He has two friends there waiting. I tell them okay if this is the case then have the balls to go one on one. I kicked there assas so ended up me wrestling all 3 trying to push me in a lake before some lady see’s this and calls cops. They never got me into the lake.. And they never messed with me again.. I wish this young lady would have fought for her life. She was a beautiful rose. Now I am a father of two. Guess what my directions are?

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  • PATTY HENRY

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:01am

    LIFE is the most precious gift we’ve been GIVEN. Satan wants us to de-value it; discount it; Abort it; bully it; ignore it; abuse it; drug it; drown it in booze; stuff it with fat; Satan loves SUICIDE.

    The world is falling apart all around us. We now have to drop all of the shallow thoughts and we have to totally turn to GOD and seek HIS guidance. I would say 1. GET GOD BACK in our SCHOOLS 2. TALK ABOUT SUICIDE and BULLYING and LACK OF HOPE 3. GET ACTIVE in your schools locally. READ the bloody text book these COMMUNISTS are trying to shove down our kids throats. 4. VOLUNTEER at your Church TEENS group. JUST, damnit, be there. Don’t preach…just BE THERE.
    5. TALK ABOUT GOD in PUBLIC.

    I’m so sorry for this Child of GOD. This has to stop. This is the devil having a field day. WE have to fight back. LIFE simply has to be PRECIOUS again. It’s not about money or success. It’s about Character. Here’s a clue: There isn’t enough money to ever satisfy us, but one day with GOD, one hour is enough for days. Focusing on HIM is the ONLY answer. WHATEVER talent you have, sewing, painting, playing the piano… any sports, anything… take it to your schools and offer to help.

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:48am

    I don’t want a funeral. I aim on continuing to push my limits on alpine climbing that I’d prefer to die in an avalanche or, better yet, in a long fall (minimum 200 feet, preferably 5 times that). I’d prefer that my body never be found in the mountains after the fall. And I wouldn’t want a funeral or wake thrown for me – they’re just depressing. You’re gonna die, so die doing what you love – extreme sports!!

     

  • karen162

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 7:23am

    She had nobody? Then who got her counseling? Her parents got her into a different school, it seems they were being as supportive as possible.

    Yes, this is sad. I’m sorry she chose to end her life rather than let it die. I wish she had not chosen to bare her breasts for a stranger. But she did, and the consequences of that action were more than she could handle. When I was in elementary school, I had glasses and braces and was the tallest kid in school and very skinny. I endured taunts and name calling all day, everyday. I endured a pair of twins whom I simply called the Dodge girls (their last name) beating me up at least twice per week. I fought back and held my ground. Not once did I consider suicide an option. What is the matter with our kids today they can’t make good choices, they can’t handle the consequences of those choices and they think of suicide 1st? We need God back in our lives.

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  • ToddH

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 7:40am

    Statutoryape,
    I don’t know how old you are but judging by your comments and pic, I’m guessing it’s young. The guy who first did this to this girl was likely way older than you are now. I read about this. These predators get into kids’ chat rooms and they find some curious 12 yr old who knows skype who loves to talk to her little girl friends on her webcam. He then plays “truth or dare” with these kids & gets 1 of them or more to flash the screen really quick, with the kids assuming he can’t get a pic from that, but he’s recording them the whole time. He grabs a frame where they are flashing their preteen breasts, and then he threatens to send that to every other kid they know if they don’t put on a more extreme performance. So the kid goes out a little more to keep him from sexting the first photo everywhere, but he then he grabs more explicit photos to blackmail the kids with. And if they don’t “put out” (on webcam that is) then he does exactly what this stranger did to this little girl: mass sends the photo to everyone she knows. Forces her to have to change schools, forces her to move to a new city, but the photo(s) keep following her because they live online.
    What the bastard did was nothing short of child pornography & exploitation, which resulted in her suicide. That may seem cool to you if he’s just a *little* punk who is your age but I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt here: this predator is probably older.

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  • Machtyn

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 8:36am

    She had her parents, her family. But sometimes that is not enough for a teenager. We all got bullied as teens, in one way or another. That’s just how it is. Unfortunately, some get it worse than others.

    Teach your children self respect. They do not need to give their bodies for sexual pleasures until they are married. And we MUST be a Christian society.

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  • Miami

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 8:56am

    statutoryape
    Why is it you Atheist types are so full of hate?

    Every time I read any of your post, it’s the same spew of hate. Have you ever known Love? Been Loved? Or given Love? Have you ever truly opened yourself up?

    It’s not a weakness but a strength

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  • NOTAMUSHROOM

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:13am

    The reality is that “#bullying” which used to be just plain old bullying, is a fact of life. Happens to us all as young people. We learn to survive and thrive or we become a Democrat.

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  • Detroit paperboy

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:20am

    This goes deeper than the posting of a topless photo, she had some severe psychological issues, still very sad, cute girl, she would have been a beautiful woman……….”sad.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:25am

    Without Jesus Christ none of us have real true hope.
    Without Gods forgiveness none of us have true forgiveness.
    Without God no one has a real lasting friend who loves us unconditionally at all times.
    Without God there is nothing lasting on earth really worth living for.

    I wonder if this beautiful girls knew Jesus Christ?
    I wonder where God was in this families life.
    I wonder was Jesus Christ taught in her public school?

    Take your loved ones to church this Sunday.
    Honor the Lord with your living.
    The world and mankind are being crushed by satan.

    THERE IS ONLY ONE HOPE, ONE SALVATION.

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  • GlennaBeckski

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:28am

    @STAT ~ “”If your daughter is a slut then you have failed as a parent”".

    Wth does that mean??? It sure sounds to me like you’re referring to this beautiful young girl as such.
    You have no idea what she had to deal with in her young life. No doubt she has been through hell beyond the bullying.

    I really resent that comment. How dare you!!!!! She was a child and made some bad choices. That hardly deserves a comment so calloused as yours. It was this very same mentality that caused her to made the choice she did.

    How sad when someone is so desperate to be loved and they find only heartache.

    Rest in Peace baby girl… I’m praying you are in the Arms of God Himself.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:56am

    Readers go to Youtube. There are many many more girls like this using cards to reach out. Girls with no hope. No self appreciation.
    Everyone of these girls are beautiful.
    EVERYONE OF THESE GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
    EVERYONE OF THESE GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL. A GEM.

    Jesus Christ offers unconditional love, friendship, eternal hope, and thinks each person is worth dying for. We have all sinned. We all need forgiveness. We all need the hope Jesus Christ provides.

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  • Want our country back

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:04am

    @statutoryape – Your comments are disturbing to say the least. I don’t think you’ll have to worry about anybody having a wake for you…. you sound weird… BTW, I LOVE Patty Henry’s comments, typical Liberal, STOP telling us what’s good for us because you always know better.

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  • The Giver

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:53am

    There will ALWAYS be bullies. This will be used to censor the internet. People need to stand up to obnoxious people on the internet. Stand up for each other. We don’t need more government intrusion into our lives.
    She felt alone. God has been taken out of the conversation. She was never really alone. She didn’t know it. Every harsh and painful word was observed by God. She needs prayers now in addition to”likes”on Facebook. May she feel true love now.

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  • The_Jerk

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:07pm

    This is not about bullying. This is about drugs and alcohol mixed with psychiatry. All substance abusers, at one time or another, give excuses for their abuse. Mix that with depression and it’s often times fatal.
    Bullies are not the problem. Words are not the problem. The problem rests with the individual.

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  • Hugh Williams

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:24pm

    SATUTORYAPE
    You are a perfect example of what is happening to our society. You show no empathy or compassion that another human being was so lost and troubled that suicide seems like her only option. I hope that someday when you grow up you learn to care about other people.

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  • Taquoshi

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:42pm

    @ statutoryape

    A childhood friend of mine killed herself three years ago with a gun. Two weeks later, another woman that was good friends with a couple I know shot her young daughter and then killed herself. Four months later, a friend’s finance committed suicide by drowning. All three situations were pretty tramatic for those of us involved. I don’t think looking “pretty” in the casket had anything to do it with.

    I say all this simply to say, to some, it’s just ending the pain they feel, but the devastation goes on for those left behind for years and sometimes, decades. We’re all still picking up the pieces from the tragedy. I don’t think it would have been any better if any of them had died by overdose. We still lost them. The holes in our lives are still there.

    Whatever the family did or didn’t do doesn’t really matter now because, trust me, the survivors are saying, “If only….” and they will continue to say that for many years to come.

    And to those slick students who were so cool, congratulations. You get to carry this around for the rest of your life.

    Rest in peace, Amanda. My prayers and most heartfelt sympathy are with the family at this devastating time.

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  • The Gooch

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:58pm

    I suspect this kid had more pervasive problems than just this Internet experience.
    I know for a fact if you want to keep your privacy (and avoid the scrutiny of the unwashed masses) you don’t post video of yourself showing your body… or shooting a computer to prove a point, or engaging with your adulterous partner in conversation on Facebook.
    Is this sad? Well, sure it is. Could it have been avoided? Hmmm… sure, personal choice matters.
    Be careful what you wish for; there are clamoring busybodies ready to limit our rights and activities… for the good of the collective, of course. Don’t let this story make you say and agree to idiocy folks want to impose on those of us who have no desire to expose ourselves in such a base fashion to the parasites who troll the ether.
    Lesson: Don’t be a freakin’ spectacle… unless you’re ready & willing to be critiqued & exposed. One of my work buddies (big into social media) says the suicide rate amongst teams has increased due to social media. I’ve not bothered to check his claim, but exposure, hypersensitivity and impulsiveness don’t mix.
    Feel free to be ruled by your emotions and tell me I’m a bastard because I’m not showing the requisite pity. Just trying to put this in perspective. I’m a staunch free speech advocate and this is exactly the type of behavior authoritarian goons will pounce upon to figuratively shackle and limit us all. This girl could do harm beyond the grave. Ban kids, eh?

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  • The Gooch

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:23pm

    The Jerk makes a good point. Yes, I realize one then gets into the ol’ “chicken and the egg” argument, but I suspect this kid was both predisposed and a quick study in the ways of self-destructive behavior. That likely doesn’t make her loss any less painful for friends and family, but it also puts her martyrdom into serious question.
    Let me ask you this? Do you think it is wise to set an example with this child by fawning over her? Remember, her peers ACROSS THE GLOBE are watching and listening.

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:54pm

    @TODDH – Yeah, that sexual predator is probably older than me….so what? I agree that what this guy did to Amanda was pretty messed up. It ****** me off that there are guys out there downloading, taking pictures of, and exploiting child porn. Not cool. This falls back to what I said earlier: Her parents are complete failures. I have a feeling though that even if this guy left her alone, she still would have been into drugs and sleeping around with dudes that have girlfriends.

    @MIAMI – You’re reading too much into my posts. The reason I jump on the Christians here is because many of them are complete bigots. I guess since they assume they’re “saved” already that they can be hateful to everyone else. They’ll use Bible quotes as “evidence” even though the Bible also advocates genocide, incest, rape, slavery, etc.

    @GLENNABESKI – This sounds like you took what I said personally – maybe you acted just like Amanda when you were her age. What would you call a girl that takes her clothes off for a webcam and then sleeps with another girl’s boyfriend? I call her a slut because of failed parenting. Speaking of god and hell – doesn’t Christianity teach that people who commit suicide go to hell? I believe it does.

    @WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK – If bipolar is weird then, yeah, I’m weird. Yes, I don’t want anyone to cry when I die. Live in the present, not the past. Patty Henry is an angry bigot like most of the other Christians on here.

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:24pm

    @The Jerk, I have manic depression and had substance abuse issues. You nailed it. The problem is not the rest of the world. The problem does rest with the individual. (I’m glad someone finally was able to reason this one out and state of the truth). Ultimately, we are the only thing that stands in the way of our own personal happiness. Awesome post!!

    @Hugh Williams – You really don’t know me well enough to jump to that conclusion. I’ve dealt with substance abuse myself and I see my psychiatrist for my other problems. But I don’t go around blaming other people for my mistakes. I also have friends with similar issues and the root cause is them, not the world. **** the world. I can empathize with this girl on the substance abuse issues but I’m a dude so not everything else she did. I feel bad for her but she could have lived and gotten past this if she wanted. She was a ticking timebomb long before she ever flashed that dude on the internet.

    @Taquoshi – drowing, murder, and suicide? You’ve got some messed up friends and family but I agree with you that suicide is a tempting option to many just because they want to put themselves out of their own misery. I wish this didn’t happen, but it did.

    Btw, if any of you are angry at the people that bullied this girl and you also want them to suffer and die for it, then I can’t call you my brothers and sisters. Stop the violence. Want an eye for an eye? Join Islam then.

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  • guns-an-bibles

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:33pm

    statutoryape

    YOU ARE AN IDIOT!!!! What the he!! are you thinking?!?!?!?
    Just because she made an irresponsible decision to show her breasts in a stupid video does not mean she was a slut!!! She was 15!!! A KID!!! Kids do silly things. Kids get sucked into dumb situations, even dangerous situations because most of them are naive enough to believe everything they are told.
    You need to go away!

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  • Drahcir

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:38pm

    Blame Hollywood, Saturday Night Live, TV sitcoms,

    Jerry Springer, Howard Stern, Maury Povich, and all

    the rest of the entertainment-entrenched LEFTISTS

    who make a living on THE PUBLIC HUMILIATION of

    others, as they TEACH THAT BULLYING is fun and

    profitable. Recall that cabal of Hollywood/TV

    actors going about mocking – funny BULLYING! -

    people who’ve written autobiographical books–finding/

    creating humor out of otherwise serious/painful

    disclosures in them.

    Leftists have built this culture of

    make-’em-commit-suicide bullying.

    America once (( pre-Sixties America ))

    had focussd on raising up gentlemen and

    ladies, but the New Left progressives

    had desired a nation of lechers and whores

    hell-bent on attacking any goodness

    and truth; i.e., hell-bent on bullying us all

    towards national suicide.

    Blame LEFTISM’s leftists.

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  • PutMoreOnMyPlate

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:40pm

    @Stat
    1: You’re so quick to blame the parents and if God is good you won’t ever be in those shoes because you apparently don’t know God’s love. Once you understand God’s love you understand love. Even The_Jerk shows more compassion than you. The parents did what they could and it’s no one’s place to judge them. She apparently reached the age of accountability when she started making the decisions she did. What she did or anyone else for that matter is between them and God.
    2: I’m not even going to defend Christianity on this site any more than to say that it would be lost on you.
    3: You’re confusing Catholics with Christians. There is only one unforgivable sin and that’s to reject the Holy Spirit and it’s no one’s place to claim whether or not she did that. Again between her and God. I’m not saying all Catholics are not Christian but not all Christians are Catholic ;) Again not to judge.
    4: I have a best friend that’s bipolar and she called me up at 4 am because she wanted to end it. This was the millionth time since we’ve been friends for fifteen years. I love her dearly and I stand up to her every time she does it. She survived abuse at a young age and I told her with all the crap she went through that she’s still here and she’s talking to me so that I’m not going to give up on her. People like you would blow her off and do that enough times then… I never blow her off. Ever. So if undying love is bigotry then I’m guilty.

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  • yiska8

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:21pm

    The day will come when parents remove computers from their home and bring back the land line telephone or plain word processor. Social media will hopefully be for adults and people just disconnect for a while. It’s not worth it.Kids cannot handle social media and the pressures of normal adolescence combined. It’s too much for them and not fair to them.In my day not that long ago, if you tripped and fell at the mall, it was forgotten aside from those strangers who saw it happen. Now cameras upload everything instantly the second it happens. And the teasing and bullying BEGINS. Maybe if parents get off their facebook page long enough to pay attention to their child’s upbringing instead of leaving it to the schools, kids might have a better chance and strengthening their self-worth. Suicide should not cross their minds with so much potential ahead of them. All those world wide anti-bullying campaigns are BS, and don’t matter one bit. Kids are mean. The day will come when kids will have to defend themselves and assert their place in the teenage realm of junior high and high school and in the world. Shut off the PC,Mac, and Iphone parents, they’re not babysitters, and look more closely at your babies who might be suffering in silence like this young girl. Give them a chance and remove your kids social media pages. Enough already.

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  • GlennaBeckski

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:24pm

    @STAT Re: @GLENNABESKI – This sounds like you took what I said personally – maybe you acted just like Amanda when you were her age. What would you call a girl that takes her clothes off for a webcam and then sleeps with another girl’s boyfriend? I call her a slut because of failed parenting. Speaking of god and hell – doesn’t Christianity teach that people who commit suicide go to hell? I believe it does.

    You bet I took it personally. My husband lost a son to suicide 4 years ago.

    I would suggest you do some soul searching and try to find a way to connect with the Lord. Repent and ask Him into your heart. If you are serious He will manifest Himself to you.

    Should you prefer to continue on the path you are on.. You will have an eternity to mull over the comments you have heard regarding accepting Jesus as Lord of your life and the words with which you chose to dismiss Him with. Imagine … hearing your own words speaking derogatory against the Savior of mankind forever and forever and forever.

    Your words have no effect on me … Sadly you will not be able to say the same unless you have a change of heart.

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  • zman173rd

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:38pm

    @statutoryrape;
    I lived in Denver when the high school murders happened . I remember all the “we are the world” and Peace and Love your brother” crap came out. Scholl kids were never EVER going to bully again. Right. I bet you’re a product of that time frame. You justify your inadequacies by giving us a “that’s life” perspective. You think her parents failed her. I’m thinking you have inward anxieties about how your parents weren’t there for you when you have your trials. Is this your way of being okay with it? Sad to think this is what our (and your) world has come to. I am of the belief that it’s too late for most. You’re one of those “most”. Pretty bitter about life, just want to do something risky so you think others wil claim it wasn’t suicide. Take the fast track, join the service and get your a$$ killed for a good reason. Do it while saving a life of a fellow soldier instead of feeding us all this crap.

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  • Bluefish49

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:42pm

    There is nothing…and I mean nothing more hateful, deceitful and cruel as a teenage girl. This poor thing found out the hard way and I bet the other girl in the fight has absolutely no remorse. Also to all teenage girls who post because of my statement teenage boys don’t hold a candle to your cruelty they are better at lying though.

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  • Bluefish49

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:44pm

    If Karma does her thing the person who posted the poor girls photo’s has a special place in hell waiting for him/her.

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  • Hugh Williams

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:58pm

    STATUTORYAPE
    You wrote @Hugh Williams – “You really don’t know me well enough to jump to that conclusion.” You are correct I don’t know anything about you and your life. But you also wrote “This falls back to what I said earlier: Her parents are complete failures.” This is my point you don’t know anything about these parents except their daughter killed herself. Yet you think it is your place to tell everyone that reads your comment her parents are to blame for her death. I am lucky because I have never lost a child. I can’t think of anything worse than the death of one of my children or grandchildren. I can’t imagine the grief and agony her parents are going thru. Now after reading this article you think you should tell everyone what miserable failures her parents are even thou you don’t know hardly any details of what happened.

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  • Want our country back

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 6:13pm

    The article said she was 15 and that this had been going for over 2 years. It also said that she was an outgoing cheerleader before. She made a dumb mistake as a 13 yr old and LOST RESPECT FOR HERSELF, LOST HER FRIENDS AND THEN turned to drugs and alcohol. Then fell into a DEEP DEPRESSION….

    STATUTORYRAPE you say you are bi-polar so you should understand above all how deep depression might affect somebody between 13-15…. you blame her parents – do you blame yours?

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 7:31pm

    You people are awesome! :)

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 12:53am

    @GunsNbibles – I’ll put it another way: She was promiscuous.

    @PutMoreOnMyPlate – Yeah, that’s what people keep saying – that things will be alright if I submit to God or whatever. Been there, tried that, no significant results. only gave me a guilt complex. Thanks for supporting your bipolar friend.

    @Glennabeski – That sucks to hear about your husband’s son. So will I see him when I’m burning in a lake of fire and brimstone? btw I’ve turned to god before and nothing happened. If he exists, then he hates me. Google “praying to a jug of milk” and you’ll get where I’m coming from.

    @zman173rd – You bet I’m bitter. When Christians hear what I’m going through they say it’s cuz of sin and I should turn to God. it’s indoctrination and total bs. maybe even child abuse to force religion on kids. that’s what’s been happening and why suicide rate is up.

    @Hugh Williams – It sounds like she came from a broken home, that she was predisposed to mental illness, and she didn’t have full support from her parents. so when kids do well, it’s cuz of good parents but when they kill themselves the parents are exempt?

    @wantourcountryback -yes, I know what it’s like to be deeply depressed with no one to turn to. maybe if her parents indoctrinated her with religion from day 1 she would have chosen a different path. lol threatening damnation turns ppl off

    meds kicked in, chill now, sedated. ain’t looking for a fight. we just disagree. maybe i’ll pray to my milk j

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  • Lt_Scrounge

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 1:12am

    My experiences with bullies were much like Texashunter’s. I took a lot of crap because I was tall and gawky. I was always told that I wasn’t allowed to hit anyone unless they swung first, but could beat them like a rented mule afterwards. Much verbal bullying hurt my feelings, but when the bullies got physical, I returned the pain in spades. All of the rage came out and bullies learned their lessons in a very short amount of time, with none of them coming back for a second round. When another girl started to bully my daughter on the school bus, my wife tried all of the usual cry and whine to the teacher nonsense, including having me write a letter to the principal that the teacher really did not appreciate. Still nothing was done as the teacher was quick to excuse the little bully’s behavior. So I taught my daughter how to put the girl into a thumb lock. That was the last time that the little bully laid a hand on her. She put the cretin on her knees in the main aisle on the bus, in a lot of pain and under her total control. END OF BULLYING. Bullies understand little but force, they do understand that very well.

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  • Kenszen

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 1:39am

    Her story tears my heart apart. She made poor choices, which she realizes in hindsight—so where were her parents in all this? I know it’s tough to parent a teenager at times (I’ve parented four.) I will not judge them, but it does leave me wondering why, after all this time that they knew this was going on to pull the plug on the computer at home at least. And to allow her to see this guy? I’m not accusing the parents, but I am wondering where they were in all this. And let’s not excuse the real criminals in this—the bullies. They are the ones who made the decisions that were criminal and immoral. If they are laughing now that they contributed to her death, I shudder to think of the justice they will receive at the judgment bar before the Perfect Judge unless they repent. Their punishment will be horrendous.

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  • Thevoice

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 6:08am

    Sorry I know I come from the stone age .and am cold and mean ..But see what this ..Look at me..look at me . world got this kid …and what the H** …She just threw that ..I hooked up …crap out there …Like if these “kids” at what 14 are on Jersey shore. Come on..Be real here. But what do you want, mom dad split up kid confused ..typical modern nonsense ..Ever hear of the phrase you reap what you sow ..The mom and dad might what to give it some thought…But it’s too late for that..Now they can live with the pain of her loss ..very sad ..Was much better in the day getting by with patches sown in your pants knees because that’s what you had to get by..Than this crap ..

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  • johnjamison

    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:53pm

    Why aren’t kids being taught to railed against the dying of the light, to shove that middle finger in the air and that standing tall alone for whats right is better than cowaring among the sheep for what popular. That everything worth doing isn’t alway popular and that it’s our differences that make us great. Kids today are so weak mentally at least here in America it shameful what is happening.

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• The-Monk

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:18pm

  Her stalker sounds just like the nasty trolls here on The Blaze.

  You know who you are but, you don’t know what lies ahead for you.

  I do…. and you should re-think your Lives.

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  • TexasHunter

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:36am

    Monk November… November. Until then let the sleeping giant Lie.. They bury there own graves. Democrats that is..

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:00am

    TexasHunter: “They bury there own graves. Democrats that is..”

    I’ve never heard that expression before.

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• ZaphodsPlanet

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:15pm

  Where was her F-ing FATHER? This is the second or third article I’ve read on this girl and so far I’ve heard NOTHING about her F-ing Father who I’m assuming was completely absent from the picture. I don’t know why but this story ticks me off. A beautiful young girl screws up and pays the price. Yes… she did take her own life, that wasn’t someone else’s fault. But had a “Father” been doing his freaking job by loving and caring about his daughter I don’t think this girl would have first allowed someone to take a picture of her breasts over the net, and two…. would have had some kind of back up mentally. The mother is apparently no better creating another child who’s fully been subjected and brainwashed to the idiocy of a society who thinks fame is, above all else. As a still single guy trying to find the right girl, I have dated a good few completely screwed up women. And I don’t give a crap what anyone else says; the common denominator among all these screwed up women was the absence of the stinking father. If you’re blessed with a daughter SPEND TIME WITH HER …. let her know you care. Don’t be some uptight, dumb-ass who allows another poor girl to become another statistic like this. The victim of a crappy upbringing by crappy, godless, superficial parents!

  This story breaks my heart but IT IS NOT THE BULLYING people… it’s the child’s upbringing and the ability to cope and make good or bad decisions. Amanda was a child of socialism. God t

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  • anothercomment

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:42pm

    @Zaphodsplant
    Your facts have merit, but it is not always the issue. A local boy, 14 years old, walked to a deserted area near the train tracks. He killed himself because of bullies – unrelenting bullying. His parents, loving and attentive were devastated, and the bullies were well known. Only now the school system is addressing the issue. No principle, no teacher, no other students came forward. So who ultimately gets the blame? Children this age want to fit into their peer group so desperately, and the more they try the more bullies will target them. We have created a ‘lost generation’ to cell phones, social media, online gaming and poor education. We have to take the responsibility for priorities we’ve selected. And for the idiot that came up with the phrase that “children are resilient” should be the first dink to be held responsible.

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  • Pouncing Porcupine

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:47pm

    DING!

    Absolutely the parents’ fault. If my kids want to be on facebook or twit-ster, they can do it when they are grown and pay their own internet bill. I may be an unhip doofus of a dad, but my daughter will never go through what this poor girl did while she’s under my care.

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  • Wolf

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:15am

    Your ideals are worthy of a perfect world, Zap, but your ducks aren’t all lined up.
    A father and mother in a child’s life make a lot of difference and influence, but not all that influences them. Peer pressure is strong in adults, let alone children.
    Stories like this break my heart and I wish I could hug all the children who feel alone, lost and hungry for love/attention, but I can’t. I couldn’t reach a family member who felt the same as this young lady- and his problems weren’t near as deep as hers, and he had loving, doting parents as well as other family.
    So, before you blame the parents, think about the society that is really the cause.

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  • Totally Domestic

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:22am

    ZPlanet,
    You are right about that Father. The Father is to be the protector, I have to ask where was he?
    The parents were divorced I believe. But these parents are going through a difficult time right
    now, and we don’t know all the facts. So, I will withhold judgment. You are so right about spending time with your children. If not they become vulnerable. Hope you find a wonderful lady, because sounds like you will make a great dad some day!

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  • CatB

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:33am

    Trust me .. even in if he is in the house .. doesn’t mean the father is the protector .. or the mother cares about the child .. just saying .. sometimes it takes years to realize that you should NOT have to face the world without backup .. on the other hand if you do survive you are one STRONG person.

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  • TexasHunter

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:02am

    Being bullied is BS !! The only way is meeting them and STANDING UP for your man woman. Just they need to keep guns and knives out of it.. Fight like MEN

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  • tajloc

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:19am

    Well said. It’s like the “Father of Lies” was following her around. To her mom…if you are going to change schools and move then GET RID OF THE NET! Duh.
    Do you expect anything else from this fallen world. Gee there’s sin out there.
    But Rom 8:28

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  • The Giver

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 11:38am

    From this story, her FATHER is the one who comes to rescue her while she was in the ditch. Only at the end does it say she moves in with her mom. We don’t know the details and not it’s not up to us to judge them. Only God can judge us. Many “good” people lose loved ones to suicide. The person makes the choice no matter how bad things are. We all have stories, ours or someone we know, where death might have seemed a better place at the time. Most people don’t end their lives. God determines when we will die for a reason. Had she been involved in doing something to help others, she would have realized that our life here is not about us but what we can do for others. We are God’s hands and feet here on earth. This poor child didn’t see any future. Let’s pray for her and for all the people that feel alone. Invite God in and you will never be alone. May God give us wisdom.

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  • Tractorboy

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:22pm

    Zap- The state is the father in the secular world the evil one is creating.

    This is a horrible story, becoming all too common, I pray she is in the arms of our heavenly father who will pour his love on her like no other can in this world. It is too bad she didn’t have the love of her brothers keeper to life her up, to help her through her struggles while she was here….. This secular world that is being created is POISON, all it does is destroy, destroys life, destroys families, destroys communities, destroys mans soul….. I agree with some of the other posters here, take your family to church, get your kids involved in the church youth programs, teach them about God, learn more yourself, join a bible study group, be your bothers keeper. Let God be in the center of your lives, it will help them and you stay on the right path, because the wickedness of secular world is more than happy to destroy you and everything you hold dear. God Bless

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• denkat56

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:11pm

  bulleying effects peoples lives forever, the people who do the bulleying think its a joke. and they never give it a second thought. poor girl.

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• Patriot Z

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:08pm

  such a waste!

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  • dutchy

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:41am

    Yes, this story just breaks my heart! What a horrible time she must have had. FB can be used in a harmful way if perverts get their way, and they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law (in Canada). This minor young girl needed protection, and unfortunately didn’t get it. Hope all parents learn from this and the creep who posted these photos of her gets his punishment! May God now give her peace, and happiness in heaven. May God comfort these parents in their time of sorrow.

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  • Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:03am

    These girls don’t need protection. Satan will always be cruel. These girls need hope, unconditional love, and a true friend. These girls need to see themselves for what they are – BEAUTIFUL LIKE A SNOWFLAKE. Everyone unique and rare a creation of God. Trophies. These are trophy children. God never makes junk. If you doubt read your Bible.

    Readers go to Youtube. There are many many more girls like this using cards to reach out. Girls with no hope. No self appreciation.
    Everyone of these girls are beautiful.
    EVERYONE OF THESE GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
    EVERYONE OF THESE GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL. A GEM.

    Jesus Christ offers unconditional love, friendship, eternal hope, and thinks each person is worth dying for. We have all sinned. We all need forgiveness. We all need the hope Jesus Christ provides.

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  • netmail

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 11:19am

    Giving children unfettered access to the internet and social media is akin to “throwing them to the lions”. Saying and doing stupid things to get attention can easily lead to this….in a heartbeat.

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• Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:02pm

  It will be a welcomed day when cyber laws match the seriousness of cyber offenses. The guy who posted this may have just as well pulled a trigger. Hackers that trashed our computers around Raleigh and devestated lives only got 5 years for their crime.

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  • GoodStuff

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:57am

    “It will be a welcomed day when cyber laws match the seriousness of cyber offenses.”

    I don’t want the gov’t involved in regulating speech on the Internet. Instead, private organizations should track down cyber bullies and make em famous.

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  • The Gooch

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:15pm

    I don’t care how much of a bully anyone is, this kid made a choice. Some of the posts on this article amount to maudlin exhibitionism. Go figure. “I can wallow in grief and lament the state of the world better than you!”
    Funny how almost all of us can embrace progressivism and authoritarianism when the right strings are pulled. How about we deal with individuals and not, yet again, take another ‘zero tolerance’ approach to all matters emotional? If “cyber bullying” is sinful and not to be tolerated, The Blaze needs to lead by example and go off line. Today. Yeah, let’s see how that recommendation pans out. Know what’s really perverse? Now this kid is the much-loved superstar she wanted to be. Wacky.
    Yep. I think making policy decisions around the jumble of emotions and impulsiveness that defines some of the most immature human beings is a BRILLIANT proposition.
    A week from now, most of you won’t recall this kid’s name or place of origin.
    Who was that young gal shot down in the streets of Iran that we watched die via an Internet posting?
    Yeah, that’s what I thought.
    Take a moment, calm down, and realize you don’t have to slit your own throat to pay homage to this child.

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  • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 3:27am

    So Gooch…does this mean you aren’t for any laws that infringe on whatever it is you want to do? Should we take down stoplights bc I just don’t feel like stopping? Freedom!!! Just bc you can break the law in your living room doesn’t give you sanctuary to the crime. A kid dismembered a girl and stuffed her in a frig at Seymour Johnson but it didn’t give him the right to do it just bc it was done in his living room. I don’t even like an uninvited phone call that makes me get off my couch bc someone wants me to sell me something…to me its like breaking and entering. What gives you that right? And certainly, if a punk creeps across cyber space to entrap my dizzy little teenage daughter who’s trying to figure out life and hormones; then I’d have no problem stapling his manhood to a tree stump and setting the stump on fire while giving him a rusty butter knife. But I like to think the first line of defense is the threat of hard jail time and lots of it if he get caught creeping his eyeballs into her bedroom. But I gather you’d be like rest and not sit with this girl in the lunchroom who you’d call a whore? You think that’s your right to individual liberty? Congrats, the bad guy won.

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  • The Gooch

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 1:03pm

    Cape…,
    No, I’m not an anarchist or nihilist. I’m also not ignorant of bullying & its effects. I was a short dude (especially in elementary school… & was reminded of it a lot) & also worked in the school setting under a school-based mental health program.
    One should consider the argument that comes up with guns. Like guns, the Internet is a tool: It can be used in what may generally be deemed a responsible manner; it can also be used with callous disregard and malice. See, I do want some level of protection from the thieves and goons who either want to snoop around on my private machine or screw up my ability to access the Internet. Do I ever foresee a moment when I am compelled to take an action that I would normally refrain from as an individual? Nope. And do I believe my precious feelings warrant protection? Nope.
    My caveat is this kid could be plopped anywhere on our timeline & would have still self-destructed.
    All I’m asking you to consider are two thoughts:
    1) This child could’ve been the Native American princess who throws herself off the cliff or the Venetian ingenue who the cruel world ‘forces’ to imbibe poison. I suspect she would have found a reason to be different (and ‘damaged’) regardless of time and place. She had nothing? Yeah, I’m not buying that based on review of actions taken to protect her.
    2) Lots of political busybodies want to neuter the Internet. No need to let emotion run wild and hand it to them.

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  • The Gooch

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 1:18pm

    Cape…,
    I’m also quite certain there are laws (Internet or not) that address the sexual targeting of children. You force me to then address the all mighty feeling. The way I see it, I DO want to be left alone. I don’t intend to harm others in my day to day life & expect gubment to REASONABLY address those who would take action to physically or financially harm me. Do I give a p!ss about your feelings or this kids feelings? Not to the point that I believe this should be a state concern. Because I don’t expect you to give a p!ss about my feelings.
    The problem is we’re taking a VERY subjective topic (feelings & emotions) & basically empowering others to judge what is & isn’t appropriate out here in the ether. Child porn & sexual coercion are one thing; putting the wilting violets & grief-mongers in control is cultural suicide. And you want the gubment in control of such review? Think REAL hard about what you’re asking for. Hell, the way I’ve seen this progressivism play out in work settings, it allows emotional trip mines to rule the roost & folks who can manipulate thru tears & threats avoid culpability. You wanna talk about bullies, brother, this would be EXACTLY how you unleash them upon the great, unwashed mases.
    We see a kid in some pictures who looks relatively ‘normal’ & hear a tale of woe that is supposed to make us wanna protect our children. Uh, then go do it… & quit expecting others to do it or to care ’bout your feelings.

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  • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist

    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:57pm

    I hear ya Gooch. I too detest the take over of this tyrannical gubment. Thanks to good ole Janet N. I’m on the terrorist list myself. (I discovered that standing on the courthouse steps on April 15th.) I’m a vet, I’m pro life, and I sting cling to God and Christianity. I’m also well right of Limbaugh and Levine to where I’d join an effort to physically remove everything in Washington by any means necessary. But that isn’t what this girl’s story is about. She’s dead Gooch. A kid that was not protected. A kid!

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• The-Monk

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:01pm

  “Coroner Barb McLintock said Thursday night that preliminary indications suggest the British Columbia girl, Amanda Todd, killed herself.”

  Real Coroner’s don’t speculate. They wait for the facts and say nothing until then.

  Welcome to the Canadian Heath Care System….

  ‘Well… it looks like she killed herself so I’ll just go with that until further results prove otherwise.”

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  • American Soldier (Separated)

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 11:30am

    If you show up to a scene where a girl has 100 cut marks on her arm, blood drained and a blade in her hand, with 2 other suicide attempts on record… a video suicide note…. I bet it was safe to make a preliminary assessment that it was suicide.

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  • The-Monk

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:00pm

    Hi American Soldier (Separated),

    I stand corrected. I missed the word “preliminary”.

    Thanks for catching that. : )

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• sta

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:58pm

  Oh my goodness! I wish I would have seen this when she cried out. My daughter is her age and seriously, she could have come and lived with us.

  Parents, get your kids off Facebook. Don’t let them have computers in their rooms.
  The poor girl.

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  • The-Monk

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:08pm

    Hi STA,

    My old friend Mother Teresa would be proud of you.

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  • statutoryape

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:05am

    Sta: “Parents, get your kids off Facebook. Don’t let them have computers in their rooms.”

    Don’t be so extreme, Sta. Technology is not your enemy. Pop a Xanax and calm down.

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  • dixie63

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:11am

    I agree. Don’t let your children have computers in their rooms. There is too much filth, and too many perverts online. They can get in way over their heads quickly.

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  • 4xeverything

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:28am

    Our computer monitor in our house is the only television in the house. We surf the web as a family or not at all. The internet can be fun…like watching outtakes of the news on youtube or looking up in an instant things you’ve always wondered about (ie: How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?) The internet can also be an extremely scary place and children should never be allowed to navigate it alone. In our family, it is together or not at all.

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  • THXll38

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 11:38am

    Parents that prevent their kids being kids are just as bad as the bullies. Instead, you are bulling them by not allowing them to use the Internet for social networking. That’s like being a parent in the 70s and not allowing your kid to go down to the park and hang out with their friends. Remember social con parents… kids and young adults will revolt against you if you prevent them from having fun and allowing them to do social activities. There needs to be a fine line between being the warden and the parent.

    A guy I work with (a social con), has screwed his daughters (15) window shut and put a security system on his house so she could not sneak out. It worked so good, that she is now a run away and apparently moved in with her biological father. She wants nothing to do wither her biological mother and her current husband (the step father).

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• Panchogun

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:57pm

  Not buying it.
  Cheerleader bullied ?
  One of the handful of most popular kids in the school, bullied?
  No. She was very troubled, unbalanced, needed help, likely neglected,
  but bullied? Doesn’t jibe. Poor kid.

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  • OutObamaOut

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:06pm

    Not all cheerleaders are popular. She had lewd pictures of her circulating on the web. I imagine that her peers were relentless about that.

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  • Daithi

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:22am

    I agree with you. It is a sad story, and it is understandable that society wants to hold someone responsible for this young girl’s death. Some of the posts here on the Blaze have singled out her father, some went after her parents, and most blamed the “bullies”. Maybe its not other peoples’ fault.

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  • ToddH

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:08am

    A cheerleader in my high school committed suicide. The parents and police called it an “accident” but she made it clear how miserable she was before she slowly tried to outrun (outjog is more like it) a train. It wasn’t an accident. She had a lot of problems at home.
    It’s too bad bc she was the only sweet cheerleader we had (the rest of them were total snots).

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• anothercomment

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:56pm

  Amanda, your video has touched so many, perhaps this is the purpose of your short and tragic life, God has mercy, but he will punish the guilty. Those who stalked you will be found and punished by the authorities here on earth and later by God in heaven. Sleep well in God’s loving and warm embrace. The gang of the dinks will live with this for the remainder of their mortal life, reminded of the harm they inflicted upon you. I hope it hurts until they die. And I sincerely hope they fear the day when they meet God…..

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  • Spyderco

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:23pm

    I wish I could agree with you, but I can not.

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  • anothercomment

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:48pm

    God or Justice?

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  • Lantern

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:58am

    Me too. I wish I cold saybthat I agree andcthtbthose peoplevsuffer, but they are not wired thatvway. They are self-centered piunks who have already putvthis girl’s death out of their minds, because they don’t think it was their fault. I know people like this. Self-absorbed, only worried hat they can or cannot get. By 14, if they were female, they were already very sexually active. No father in the house. Uncontrollable by he moher. If hey were boys, they only saw women for their “lady-parts” as the disgusting presidnts campaign would say. It is all a game to them. Movies like National Lampoon movies, American Pie, don’t help. The more you score, the bigger man on campus you become. Girls are just sex toys to them, and the girls who go along with it don’t live a normal, happy life, but one with father-issues. Trying to find the love that daddy should hve given them. One divorce after another.
    These people, will unfortunately have children in the first few years of a happy married life, but it soon falls apart and thy get divorced. The cycle continues.i blame he absence of God in their lives, the loose morals, Hollywood, FaceBook, absentee fathers, mothers who don’t have time or their children, but mostly the absence of religion in their lives. It needs to start early to help build up a base to help them make good decisions. Second mostly is the bsence of a father. Girls need fathers, boys need mothers, to help them understand and gain a perspective and respect the oppo

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  • adeleeeee

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:51am

    @AnotherComment
    I am sorry. I think you left your message here with good intention but wrong theology. The girl cannot be forgiven because she does not treasure her life and will face eternal punishment. No window of repent for anyone commit suicide. For those bullies her might still have a chance to repent and get saved.

    It might be her parents’ fault, school’s fault, bullies fault but she has her responsibility to take and she fail it fatally.

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  • GlennaBeckski

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:43am

    @ADELEEEE
    God and God alone knows where this beautiful child is. I am sure in His Wisdom He weighs the extraneous factors that no one on this forum is aware of.. and Judges accordingly.

    She may have known Jesus as her Lord and Savior but her faith became derailed.
    I don’t think the matter is as cut and dry as you seem to think.

    She was obviously mentally and emotionally unstable. Let God do the judging.

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  • anothercomment

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:34pm

    @ Adeleeeee
    I understand your beliefs, I had beautiful friend that felt the same way. We disagreed on this point. We cannot know the way of God. He is a merciful God, a jealous God and I believe he is in control ALL the time. This child’s message is the issue, not what others will call her ‘sin’. That’s between her and God. I pray for mercy and believe in her Salvation. Laus Deo

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• Berbel73

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:51pm

  Oh my what an unbelievable tragedy. My heart breaks to think how this lovely young girl must have felt. My prays go out to her family, and I hope that they can find solace.

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• KissMyAmericanFlag

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:51pm

  Teens have so much more to deal with these days than used to be the case. Extra hug for my teen tonight.

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• dealer@678

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:51pm

  We need a “Dexter” in these cases. Enough is enough. Find the bullies , knock their teeth out and post the video on the web.

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  • DexterMorgan

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:05am

    You Rang? All kidding aside such a terrible and sad experience this young lady went through.

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• sparkyrules

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:51pm

  Predetermined.NOBODY could do anything about it.Its a sad state of affairs..

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• sparkyrules

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:49pm

  Thanks Canada.we ‘ll; do better.:(

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• Spyderco

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:44pm

  Permanent solution to a temporary problem. Prayers for the family.

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• Zod Cranards

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:42pm

  What a sad, tragic story

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• GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:40pm

  Weak parenting with “modern” values and such = lost kids

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• c130herk

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:34pm

  Bullying is a learned act taught by people like Joe Biden the VP of bullying and the bully in chief Obama
  and who ever says biden wasn’t being a bully last night in the debate needs to seek help
  Lead by example and we as a country have lost our way big time
  JUST SAY NO TO BULLIES ON NOV 6 2012
  send the bully back to Chicago

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• slordax

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:34pm

  cyber bullies are cowards – what a needless waste of life. rip amanda. may karma pay visits to your tormentors …

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• nesmond

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:32pm

  Where were her parents during all this?

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• causticwit

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:31pm

  Tragic!!! May Amanda rest in peace and God be with her family. To the person that started it all and posted her picture on Facebook, I hope someday, he/she pays three times what Amanda went through.

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• ThinkThenDo

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:28pm

  Very Sad. I wish people could learn to be more kind to each other.

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  • bustedupvet

    Posted on October 14, 2012 at 12:25pm

    Obamas fault

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• mont1414r

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:26pm

  this story breaks my heart.a beautiful young life lost please teach you children to just stop being bullys.

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  • Chet Hempstead

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:35pm

    It’s not nice to be a bully, but that’s not why kids die. Kids don’t kill themselves because they are hated; they kill themselves because they’re not liked. If you have even three good friends who love you, it won’t matter what anybody else thinks. If you don’t even have three good friends, then you really must be some kind of creep, and it’s your own damn fault.

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  • filiusdracul

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:39am

    Chet, kids kill themselves because of emotional disorders. I was an introvert in grade school, I didn’t have any friends and I was bullied for years, but I was emotionally stable so suicide didn’t even occur to me.

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  • Chet Hempstead

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 8:59am

    filiusdracul
    If you were emotionally stable when you were fifteen like this kid, that would make you the first emotionally stable 15-year old in the history of the human species. No wonder you didn’t have any friends. They probably thought you were a zombie.

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• WAKEUPUSA2012

  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:25pm

  Sometimes I dont understand the world.

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  • Kenszen

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:32pm

    Yes…It is very sad and tragic.

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  • Wool-Free Vision

    Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:14pm

    Seriously. Too many people are so thin-skinned nowadays.

    People should learn to accept that the world is not perfect and that there are lots of mean people in it who will often say and do mean things.

    I’m not saying that mean people don’t suck, because they absolutely do. But so do mean animals and rainy days and Mondays. Just because they get you down is no reason to let them make you take yourself out.

    Bullies are jerks, there’s no two ways about it. And they deserve to get their butts kicked until they learn not to be cruel to others, but that’s no reason to kill yourself. Contrarily, it is an opportunity to develop character, wisdom, strength, and courage.

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  • ToddH

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:29am

    Girls this age can be very sensitive and it is why they need the help of their parents to put some of these things into perspective. I’ve seen far too many cases where the parents just handled it all wrong: ” well it’s not a big deal to me so it shouldn’t be a big deal to you” sort of thing.
    This was the case with Megan Meier. She was interacting with a fake boy’s profile on MySpace, which was a prank set up by an adult. As 13-yr-old, she does not have the emotional capacity to deal with an adult playing such a cruel joke on her like that.
    She tells her parents that a cute boy who used to like her is now spreading ugly rumors about her online -inexplicably, and how do they handle that? They invite her to go grocery shopping with them to get her “mind off of it”. The parents are clearly tuned out. They are not emotionally invested like the girl and it’s easy to shrug this off because nobody is spreadying nasty stuff about THEM online. Parenting takes a little empathy. They gave the wrong response and their daughter hung herself. The person most to blame was the adult who played the cruel prank but the charges of internet harrassment towards this mystery guy (which would surely unravel that he does not even exist) should have been made that very day by the girl’s parents.
    It is difficult to wade through the rocky waters and growing pains of today’s teens, but an actively involved parent is much more help than a tuned-out parent.

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  • Schteveo

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:00pm

    I remember being a kid and we had our own way of taking care of bullies. But they teach kids to ‘talk’ about things, but only provide it after the fact in many cases. This kid had no one she trusted, but I’ll bet 25 grief councillors pounced on her school the day after. Well whoopedeedoo for them!

    Folks quit telling your kids to ‘talk’. Teach them to have enough self respect that they’ll fight for their very lives. And that fighting doesn’t have to be physical. The physical thing isn’t bad, but just knowing they SHOULD be fighting back when wronged would be a damned fine start!

    Maybe if she had been taught that taking nude pictures of a 13 y/o was illegal and prosecutable she would have made it. But again, that’s too much like fighting back for the limp wristed hand-wringers of the world. Well, here’s hoping they find the clown who took the pics and put him under the jail.

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  • Falessan

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:13pm

    Wool free vision,
    We need more empathy in this world. Just saying that people are too thin-skinned leads me to see that you have very little empathy for a girl that was chased from school to school, beaten, bullied relentlessly, and victimized and violated by predatory men.

    Saying that huge groups of people bullying and telling a girl to die is anywhere near the same as a Monday or a rainy day, along with the rest of your comment shows that you are a callus person. If we just see that the world is not perfect and not even try to do anything to work towards making it perfect, then we are giving up on ourselves and the world as a whole. We wouldn’t even try to make it better for us, or our prosperity.

    We all need to show sympathy and empathy for our fellow man if we are ever to make this world a better place. Only when we feel for others do we actually use our humanity and can benefit mankind.

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  • Wool-Free Vision

    Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:51pm

    Dear Falessan,

    Please come down off your high horse and comprehend what I said. My argument was obviously not that we should turn a blind eye to bad behavior. My argument is that committing suicide is EXACTLY the wrong response.

    Bullies are nothing new in this world, it just happens to be the cause of the moment. I was bullied when I was a kid, too. The difference is that I learned to stand up for myself or to laugh and ignore the bullies, depending on the situation. Being bullied and learning to cope with it accordingly made me a much better and stronger person. It helped shape the strong and independent man I have become.

    You say that we should all do our part to help make the world a better place, and I agree. So, where is your indignation at a girl who selfishly chose to give up instead of trying to fight back against the hate and actually make that difference, not only for the world, but for herself?

    It doesn’t really surprise me that you missed the point of my comment, though. It’s gotta be hard to read and comprehend through that cloud of self-righteousness way up there on your high horse.

    Let me help you with that. From my original comment: “Bullies are jerks, there’s no two ways about it. And they deserve to get their butts kicked until they learn not to be cruel to others, but that’s no reason to kill yourself.”

    A little more intestinal fortitude would have served this poor girl greatly.

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  • Falessan

    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:21am

    I believe that the main difference between you and I is that I don’t condemn her for her choices. I place most of the blame of what happened on those that led her into making that choice. I too don’t believe that suicide is ever the answer. I also know that I cannot judge her for her actions. I don’t know what her mental state was, and I never will. She told us about what happened to her, but I can’t even imagine what was going through her mind. I too was bullied, and overcame it, but my bullies never did anything anywhere near what happened to this girl. I feel sorry for her that she felt that suicide was a way out, but I will never be in a place that I can judge her for her choice.
    The main point of my comment, sorry I didn’t make it clear, was that if the people around her felt more for her and didn’t just accept what was happening, but helped stand up for her, then maybe things might have been different.
    I didn’t mean to claim that you are a callus person, I just wanted to let you know how your comment came across. I apologize that my own comment did not come across the way I meant it to be taken.

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