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I just read the most awful news that is splattered on AOL

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/town-shuns-family-over-hoax-suicide/20071207071409990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

I don't remember hearing about this in 2006 but I was shocked. This poor 13 year old girl hung herself because of a prank, after the prankster said to her on myspace that the world would be better off without her and she should go kill herself!

Now I want people on here to think about that because that same thing has been told to people posting about being suicidal. Nobody should ever tell someone to go kill themselves. Because whether you are a hateful person or just playing around (not fucking funny) that person just might take you seriously. So let's all be sensitive to individuals who are suffering and watch our words carefully!
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Amen.
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my friend killed his self.x.x.xx.
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someone posted this before. yeah,it is sad to hear
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I'm so glad I dont read or watch the news anymore. The world is a cold heartless disturbing place.
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I did hear about that. It was a sad, miserable thing. It's amazing how depression can take a perfectly reasonable person and push the over the edge with a single event/comment.

Bump for this. Everyone needs to keep it in mind. You never know how fragile someone might be.
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I must have missed the post,sorry...... and FallenAngel I am sorry that you lost your friend. xx
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Yea this ripped at my heart. What a tragedy!
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This is where I live and its a very sad story. Was on the local news and they have been trying to pass a law about harrassment on the internet but that's hard to do
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the Megan Meier thing is soooo wrong, I can't believe no one's going to jail over this.
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I don't think its so much that the world is a horrible place i think its that the news is. Think about it how many people have children, graduate, marry, open businesses, move into new houses, raise money for charity, save someone's life....and none of that is publicised even half so much as murder or cruelty. I think that cruelty still holds a sort of shock factor for this world is a good thing which really means that maybe the world isn't truly as universally cruel as the newscasters would have us believe.
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note NOTE saying THIS is a good thing just saying that it is very sad but whilst we still regret the things that happen like this whilst we are still horrified there is hope. the real cruelty is the price for such awareness.
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*NOT
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Thanks Arche good point!
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Well said Lotusblsm. Careless or malicious words can cost someone their life. Thanks for posting.
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I heard about this at the time, awful.
I thoughtful reminder of the power of words Lotus, thanks.x
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