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Hacker group Anonymous claims to have a confession from a suspect who allegedly raped Canadian teen Rehtaeh Parsons. The announcement comes just days after the 17-year-old girl was taken off life support following a suicide attempt.
The hacktivists threatened to reveal the identity of the teenaged suspect and three other boys accused of the gang rape of Parsons in 2011 if the Royal Canadian Mounted Police doesn't make arrests.
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Originally posted by DarKPenguiN
Originally posted by 123143
reply to post by DarKPenguiN
Right. People kill themselves for posthumous attention.
Glad we agree.
Most of these recent teenage suicides are exactly that...Not speaking of the average suicide which has been going on since time began- But the rash of suicides among teens in the last 10 or so years .
-Like the girl with the Video of her holding cue cards, sad because she showed her breasts online and blah...blah...
I High School I knew 1 person (a fellow student) who killed himself in the 4 years I was there. My son knows 4 already and he a sophomore- What has changed? Now its "National/World" news with an outpouring of sympathy for a selfish and stupid act. These kids are so self centered they cannot see past HIGH SCHOOL.
These kids are not killing themselves for reasons beyond being embarrassed and being picked on. These are not "real problems" and they do not deserve national/world attention or this will SPREAD... Why are so many "Cutters" around today when I knew ZERO in High school? Same reason- After School Special bulll# making it a "fad" and now a HUGE amount of teens are "cutters", apathetic and filled with "woe is me" over non issues.
I see it (having High School age kids) and am glad my kids and their friends (for the most part) are n ot so self absorbed that they think being teased is a reason to kill ones self.
EDIT: Also to note- The person I knew in High School who killed himself wasnt even from my High School .It was a rival school- My Son knows 4 from HIS HIGH SCHOOL. This is becoming an epidemic that wasnt around 20 years ago- When we died it was generally from a car accident...Now its "suicide" (so much more dramatic for the diva generation)
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Originally posted by Happy1
reply to post by DarKPenguiN
I wonder how many of these kids were fed psychiatric drugs since they were 5 - 10 years old. I'm a psychiatric nurse and I can't believe how they hand these drugs out like candy. Kids have rough spots growing up - a pill isn't going to fix it. I wonder about the parents who want their kids on drugs - who are probably taking some kind of anti-depressant, or anti-anxiety drug themselves.
The end of high school is the beginning of your life.
Originally posted by elrem48
Originally posted by Happy1
reply to post by DarKPenguiN
I wonder how many of these kids were fed psychiatric drugs since they were 5 - 10 years old. I'm a psychiatric nurse and I can't believe how they hand these drugs out like candy. Kids have rough spots growing up - a pill isn't going to fix it. I wonder about the parents who want their kids on drugs - who are probably taking some kind of anti-depressant, or anti-anxiety drug themselves.
The end of high school is the beginning of your life.
I quickly responded to the post above yours before reading this...Thank You for saying what I have been saying...DRUGS, DRUGS, and more DRUGS. They are unfortunately an integral part of many peoples' existence! Where we once had so many commercials for laundry detergent, or soda pop, is now for the latest prescription drug that will soothe your every ache, pain,tear and fear....