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Joshua wrote "I want my death to have meaning"
Well Joshua, you were so selfish and didn't care who else got hurt (the driver might have swerved and wrecked as well) I would say your death was selfish, cowardly and a waste of the life you were given.
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: Asktheanimals
Admittedly, I very much sympathize with the teen in this case, and defended his choice. I think we need to be better prepared to handle cases like these. However, I must agree that involving another person was a really bad choice, and could affect this driver for many years to come.
I have a friend who looked into a motorcyclists eyes on the highway, just before that same cyclist died underneath a tractor trailer right in front of him. He says he still sees and thinks about that day, many years later.
I do think we need to remember, that those who have been driven to suicide, whatever the cause may be, are not in their right minds at the time. This kid certainly wasn't.
originally posted by: superman2012
a reply to: Asktheanimals
Would it have been a spectacle that the media would have reported with such veracity if he had killed himself at home? I tend to think not so much. Also, what happened to the unspoken rule of not reporting on suicides in the media for fear of copycats? At least where I am from you don't hear about them...
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
We must consider how our actions will affect others even in our final moments. That's not a bad philosophy for living either because we all make ripples in the big pond that everyone can feel.