9 Charged after girl kills herself over bullying

[UofM-TKE]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Let's please not forget that Phoebe Prince wasn't an American, and didn't really know the culture. She was an Irish teen whose parents wanted to give her a chance to learn about America.

I used to live in Ireland and I know that they take bullying very seriously there. I have seen bullying cases reported on the national news and often covered in the national newspapers.

When bullying is reported, the school administration is required to act and if it is serious enough, Social Welfare and the Police will become involved.

I can imaging Phoebe and her parents being completely confused by the situation. The problem had been reported to the authorities and it was the authorities duty to act - at least in Ireland, but nothing happened.

I don't think that they knew what to do next, so they did nothing.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by srmom

Wow, we have had many sane and tolerant discussions and I'm frankly a bit shocked that you are being so cruel.

I am using my parents and my experience as a discussion tool, perhaps I should have just used an anonymous person. I feel that I have insight and understanding of an interesting topic and used personal experience as my basis of understanding, just as many on GC do in countless discussions.

I'm not going to flounce away, but the personal attacks are definitely unsettling, I think I'll move along quietly.

Sometimes people have a profound ability to communicate for the most part through put downs and have astonishingly high opinions of themselves.

Interesting, in a topic about bullies.

Your personal insight having dealt with an experience is certainly relevant and you didn't act like it applied across the board. Which is the only time I, personally, find personal stories irrelevant in threads like this.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Sometimes people have a profound ability to communicate for the most part through put downs and have astonishingly high opinions of themselves.

Interesting, in a topic about bullies.

Your personal insight having dealt with an experience is certainly relevant and you didn't act like it applied across the board. Which is the only time I, personally, find personal stories irrelevant in threads like this.

GOOOOOOO Alumiyum! Feel better now?

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

GOOOOOOO Alumiyum! Feel better now?

Nope, but I win a cookie. I bet myself you couldn't resist.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Nope, but I win a cookie. I bet myself you couldn't resist.

In a reverse psychology world.

[Kappamd]

deepimpact, I am appalled and disgusted that anyone could possibly believe that violence is the best answer to bullying. That is the most ignorant and naive thing I've heard since someone said those being bullied just need to "man up."

Oh wait, that was you too.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

deepimpact, I am appalled and disgusted that anyone could possibly believe that violence is the best answer to bullying

She did NOT say it was the best and only answer to bullying.

Originally Posted by Kappamd

That is the most ignorant and naive thing I've heard since someone said those being bullied just need to "man up."

Oh wait, that was you too.

As long as you're aware of the tone that you're adopting just because you disagree with her. GCers have a tendency to adopt a tone for ANY reason and then act shocked and holier than thou when people hand the tone back to them.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

She did NOT say it was the best and only answer to bullying.




As long as you're aware of the tone that you're adopting just because you disagree with her. GCers have a tendency to adopt a tone for ANY reason and then act shocked and holier than thou when people hand the tone back to them.

I am FULLY aware of my tone.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I am FULLY aware of my tone.

As am I.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

deepimpact, I am appalled and disgusted that anyone could possibly believe that violence is the best answer to bullying. That is the most ignorant and naive thing I've heard since someone said those being bullied just need to "man up."

Oh wait, that was you too.

I don't much care whether you are appalled and disgusted. get over it.

There's nothing naive about what I said. It is naive to think that going in and complaining to school officials is always going to solve the problem.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't much care whether you are appalled and disgusted. get over it.

There's nothing naive about what I said. It is naive to think that going in and complaining to school officials is always going to solve the problem.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Because that's what I said.

[Kappamd]

^^^Amen. Bullying now is not about shoving people into lockers and calling them names on the playground. It's about intentionally setting people on fire as was the case in Florida, or rape like in this case. Sorry, but an "ass whooping" would be foolish and feeble as a response to a lot of the bullying that goes on in schools today.

[i <3 myself]

she hanged herself? thats sooo sad lol
this is y the bullying should stop AHEM MEAN GCERS

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by i <3 myself

she hanged herself? thats sooo sad lol
this is y the bullying should stop AHEM MEAN GCERS

Q F and P!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Ch2tf

Beer at 5:50pm. I'm sooooo jealous, at 5:50 I was rushing to class I'd make a drink now, but I'm out of my fav mixer

Sadly, I started at 1pm lol

Originally Posted by i <3 myself

she hanged herself? thats sooo sad lol
this is y the bullying should stop AHEM MEAN GCERS

OMG YOU'RE RIGHT LOL SAD LOL <3 HAHAHA SAD!

Getcho ass outta here...