Horrific Bullying Ends in Death

A Canadian teenage girl, Amanda Todd, was found dead in her house on Wednesday. She took her own life after intense bullying for a very long time. She posted a video on YouTube that is black and white, and it simply shows her holding up cards to the camera that tell her story. She had started doing webcam shows, and eventually showed herself topless to one man. That man had taken a picture and had shared it with 'everyone'. She was bullied excessively and she moved from school to school. She eventually became friendly with one boy and he invited her to his house while his girlfriend was on vacation. The girlfriend was told about this and attacker her at school. She was beaten and made fun of in front of a large crowd. When she went home, she was so upset and distraught, she drank bleach. It severally hurt her insides and she was rushed to hospital to get the bleach out of her system. People started sending her pictures of bleach, and posting on Facebook saying that she should die. Eventually, Amanda posted this dramatic video on YouTube. As I said earlier, it tells her story through cards that she holds to the camera. Then, on Wednesday, she was found dead in her house after committing suicide.

This is one of the most horrible and terribly tragic stories I've heard in recent years. Bullying is an evil thing, and it has never died out. Despite countless campaigns to end it, and great response's to the problem, it is still here and going strong. I believe everyone has experienced bullying in one way or another. Either they were being bullied, they were the bullying, or they have seen it and either done nothing to stop it or maybe they stepped in. I have experienced bullying and depression, again, most people have in their lives. This problem is not going away, and it needs to. This is obviously not the first time bullying has ended in suicide. There have been countless situations where people have killed themselves due to bullying. And people are being bullied for the most stupid things, such as their race, their sexuality, the way they dress or act. Its stupid.

Original Article:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/americas/canada-teen-bullying/index.html?hpt=wo_c2