I don't get what's wrong with this.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm just saying, why do they make a bigger deal if he was gay? Does that mean gays are more important than normal people?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If he was bullied for being gay so he committed suicide then yes, this deserves national attention. It's just like a couple years ago when a couple of kids committed suicide because they were bullied for their music taste. The nation needs to be aware so they can stop discrimination.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well there have been like seven suicides of gay people in the past month. And if you remember Phoebe Prince made national news. Plus if this is how some homosexuals feel then it should be brought to people's attention so they know to open their minds.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, but I though gays wanted equal rights? By paying more attention to gays, they are no longer equal.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This has nothing to do with their rights. It's the fact that people are so close minded that they can't accept someone for who they are and they must continuosly torment them until they are brought to the very edge. Unfortunately, it's becoming a lot more common, therefore it's going to have media attention.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To be fair. Straight people don't get bullied because of their sexuality. You don't see preachers and adults and generally people who should know better condemning straight people to Hell, and heckling them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No one commits suicide because they were being bullied about being straight.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you for being who you are.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And thank you for being an anonymous pussy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It was mainly why, and that this problem needed to be brought to the attention of the nation. I think it was just made nationwide because 1. It was because of bullying/they were videotaped which is wrong. 2. Because this is getting increasingly common for gays to commit suicide because they are simply gay. (Not saying that every other gay is doing it, but that it's popping up more and more in gay teens/college aged gays)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So it's our fault that they gays commit suicide.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you are being ignorant and closed minded and making them feel like being gay is a burden, then yes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, so I'm writing a paper for school, and I misspell a word, is it my fault? Or the pencils?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It would be yours. However, to push someone to the point where they have to take a PERMANENT solution to a temporary problem is definitely your fault. I can safely say if those boys were never bullied, they wouldn't have committed suicide and there would be a few more lives still in the world. I mean WHY do people feel the need to bully? Even if they weren't gay, and people bullied them, why did those actions against them need to be taken? It's just wrong to bully someone, no matter what.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The bully didn't make him commit suicide. Nobody can make you do anything.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Of course, no one makes anyone do anything. But like above says, if you push them that far to the point where they feel like this is the only way out, that's just horrible, and wrong. Honestly, when people commit suicide because of bullying, I believe the bully is at fault for wrongful death. It wasn't intentional, but still their fault.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's the kid's fault for commiting suicide not the bully... That's just dumb.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't know. I don't know what went on in these kids minds... but if someone feels so hated and jut unloved, they will honestly consider it. We don't know these kids home lives either. They may have been hated at home for being gay also. I guess the pressure just builds up until they find the "only way out".

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, but it doesn't make it the bully's fault. And just so you know, I'm not saying the bully did nothing wrong.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Just reasently a girl comitted suicide because she was bullied at work (she was straight, and not bullied for her sexuality). The people bullying her were charged and convicted because they were so horrible to her that it pushed her to suicide. If it was't for their actions she would have been fine. This happens all the time to gay people, they are targeted because of their sexuality. The awareness to this issue is trying to stop people bullying people because of that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Dude, those are two entirely different things. Think about it, maybe people choose to commit suicide, but people also choose to bully. If people did not CHOOSE to bully, these people would not CHOOSE to commit suicide.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, not at all. It's the bully's faults. But it's just nationwide because of the increasing amount of gays committing suicide due to ignorant people.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Its the bully's fault? Look at the post below yours.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Many miserable people see death as the only way out, bullies are responsible for making their lives so awful. If you can't see that bullying = misery = suicidal thoughts/actions then I think you need to try and become more empathic. Still, to get back to the question I think all suicide stories are equally sad, but homosexuality is a hot topic at the moment so the media picks up on stories as such. I hope in time all stories of discrimination will be equally reported.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think either way it's wrong to bully anyone, and lots of people are getting bullied no matter their sexuality. But since gays are getting bullied BECAUSE they're gay, then it should be on the news. People need to open their minds because if you torment them about being gay it's really wrong, it's not like the victims did anything to them. Yes, I'm pretty sure it is the bully's fault because they're the ones who drive them to kill themselves. Same with racism, some people torment other people because of their skin colour, no matter what their personality is like. No, the bully didn't actually kill them, but if the bully picks on them so much that they feel like they're alone and have no reason to live, it is their fault. It's a shame some people don't see that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

maybe they should have gotten some balls and stood up for themselves. PUN TIME: They have twice as many balls as the other guy

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree with the first part of your post.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not daying bullying is right but if the person being bullied doesn't try to get any help and just keeps it insde and then commits suicide, then it is not entirely the bully's fault because people can't play mind reader..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow, I never thought I would find anybody that made sense on this site...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

People don't commit suicide because they were bullied. It doesn't happen. They commit suicide because they had underlying mental problems like depression, which is not caused by bullying. It is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The bullying just makes it worse. If someone has lung cancer, but doesn't know it, nd is standing outside and someone they are talking to lights a cigarette, and they die from lack of oxygen because they start coughing so hard, would they be responsible for the persons

by Anonymous 13 years ago