14-year-old shoots himself after bullying

af_thefragile

I wasn't exactly bullied at school but there was this bully guy in my class who used to go around bullying everyone and we never got on well. I just kept away from him cuz he was a worthless piece of ****.

Though it was sad how half the class used to suck up to him because he was the biggest and strongest of us all. I would have loved to have punched his face in some day but I'm just a wee lad so all I could do was stay away from him and his friend which meant there was one point in school when I barely had any friends because almost everyone in my class were sucking upto this bully guy and I wasn't one of them.

Worse was the many teachers knew this kid was a big bully and used to keep picking on weaker guys and bullying them but they didn't do anything cuz maybe they were waiting for something serious to happen...

/slightly pointless story.


Anyway, bullying is a horrible thing. My ex had told me that said she dropped out of school because she hated school as she used to be bullied there. Other girls used to pick on her and even hit her, kick her etc. It was pretty horrible...

Gumbi

I'm genuinely surprised how much immaturity, insensitivity and ignorance still preside in some Irish mindsets, as portrayed in this thread. I really thought we'd moved onwards. Some of the opinions here worry me.

Degsy

Gumbi wrote: »

I'm genuinely surprised how much immaturity, insensitivity and ignorance still preside in some Irish mindsets, as portrayed in this thread. I really thought we'd moved onwards. Some of the opinions here worry me.

What worries me is what a nation of ponces we seem to have become..rearing "sensitive" children who are afraid of thier own shadow and calling on the gardai to deal with schoolyard bullies.

grindle

Degsy wrote: »

Gumbi wrote: »

What worries me is what a nation of ponces we seem to have become..rearing "sensitive" children who are afraid of thier own shadow and calling on the gardai to deal with schoolyard bullies.

You're right, it's much better we lower ourselves to the level of savages than hope scum and their enablers should aspire to being human.
But not too much, because the bullied child, after years of torment, should know when enough is enough, not go too far... Just far enough, because that's how people behave when they're presented with the opportunity to rob their bully of their safety and pride. Especially wildly emotional teens.
You pleb.

Snowie

Degsy wrote: »

What worries me is what a nation of ponces we seem to have become..rearing "sensitive" children who are afraid of thier own shadow and calling on the gardai to deal with schoolyard bullies.

whats your experience with bullying ?

Max Power1

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Do you think that makes it acceptable?

Acceptable, no, but it makes this kid an attention seeking drama queen. We all get bullied in school (myself included). Its part and parcel of society. We dont all kill ourselves.

malachyscott wrote: »

I think thats incredibly insensitive. You have no idea what type to bullying the 14 year old was being tormented. We have no info about his family situation or background. How can you honestly say he should have just gotten over it when you don't know the truth behind the case.

Bullying is commonplace in schools but it is not commonplace for every child to be bullied. I think a lot of posters need to learn the difference between teasing that might take place and the everyday torment that some kids go through.

I, like a lot of schoolgoing children, was bullied at school. "Teasing" is not the same as bullying

Coeurdepirate

Max Power1 wrote: »

Acceptable, no, but it makes this kid an attention seeking drama queen. We all get bullied in school (myself included). Its part and parcel of society. We dont all kill ourselves.



I, like a lot of schoolgoing children, was bullied at school. "Teasing" is not the same as bullying

Calling a 14 year old who was driven to suicide an attention seeking drama queen. I'm going to have to ignore that lest I get banned. You are absolutely disgusting.

Tombo2000

This discussion is redundant.

It should never have been in After Hours in the first place, it should have been moved by Mods.

Some of the comments made have been absolutely disgraceful.

I can only imagine what the family of the child would think if they were to read this thread and see some of the comments made about their son.

At this stage I really dont blame to posters who have made these comments, as everyone knows their is no shortage of nuts out there.

But that the comments should remain unchallenged by the site is just unacceptable to me as a site member.

Gumbi

Degsy wrote: »

What worries me is what a nation of ponces we seem to have become..rearing "sensitive" children who are afraid of thier own shadow and calling on the gardai to deal with schoolyard bullies.

If you are insinuating that what happened "back in the day" was better, then you are wrong. When children and teenagers are getting to the point of suicide, then I think the situation is volatile enough to warrant the interventions of the guards.

Degsy

Gumbi wrote: »

If you are insinuating that what happened "back in the day" was better, then you are wrong. When children and teenagers are getting to the point of suicide, then I think the situation is volatile enough to warrant the interventions of the guards.

Crap and nonsense..the guards are there to investigate criminal matters not intervene in the playground coz some kid wont stick up for himself.:rolleyes:


Parents who are wimps are bringing children up to be wimps but guess what? Its still survival of teh fittest out there no matter how "moderate" your views.

If a kid wont defend himself in the playground,what chance does he have later in life?

GoldFour4

Degsy wrote: »

Crap and nonsense..the guards are there to investigate criminal matters not intervene in the playground coz some kid wont stick up for himself.:rolleyes:


Parents who are wimps are bringing children up to be wimps but guess what? Its still survival of teh fittest out there no matter how "moderate" your views.

If a kid wont defend himself in the playground,what chance does he have later in life?

So basically you think that its okay that a innocent 14 year old commits suicide because you think he wouldn't have survived the real world. Don't understand how you can think that to be honest.

Max Power1

Degsy wrote: »

Crap and nonsense..the guards are there to investigate criminal matters not intervene in the playground coz some kid wont stick up for himself.:rolleyes:


Parents who are wimps are bringing children up to be wimps but guess what? Its still survival of teh fittest out there no matter how "moderate" your views.

If a kid wont defend himself in the playground,what chance does he have later in life?

Exactly.
And in true darwinian style, the "less fittest" has not survived

biko

Ok, this had gone beyond good discussion now and thus I lock it for review. Will probably not be opened again.