The video above by Kelly Rowland, tells the story a young man who was alienated by his peers at school and decided to take his life with a gun in the bathroom. This video also highlights how the life of a fellow classmate was changed after she found him. I really think this video is important because it allows us to see how a teenager whose life is isolated and lonely could cause them to take drastic measures to end their life. This video also shows us the effects our words or actions may have on some who is vulnerable.
When I think back on all the school shootings there seems to be a reoccurring theme; the perpetrator is often someone who was isolated and an outcast from their peers. I also noticed that the perpetrator often male, kills them self in a violent rage after taking the lives of many. School shootings have become a popular trend among troubled youth and this is partly because of the media's glamorized image of the perpetrator. We often hear more about the shooter and their life as oppose to the victim. More disturbing are signs that we as educator and fellow peers ignore.
In class we discussed the shocking rate of teens who commit suicide, what was even more shocking were the number of websites that promoted the successful efforts of teens who desire to kill them self. These websites are appalling and do nothing for teens that are in a bad place, they turn to these sites as a form of crying out, seeking solitude in finding someone desolate like them, but instead they find sick minded individuals encouraging them to kill themselves rather than deal with life.
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