13 year old girl commits suicide after 'sexting'

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Very sad story to read. It breaks my heart to think that this kind of bullying goes on in schools. This is the result of the sexual revolution, misguided technology, and a pathetic school system all wrapped in one.

May her soul rest in peace.
 
I think that it’s really unfair for you to blame the girl in this situation, as your rhetoric suggests. 12 to 13 is an unbelievably vulnerable age in which peer acceptance is one of the most important things imaginable. Also, kids are very prone to depression at this age.

Existence for this girl, with the daily taunting inside and outside of school, must have been miserable. It’s unimaginable to me that the school did not contact the parents after there was a concern raised Hope might be trying to harm herself. While suicide was obviously not the right option, it doesn’t seem like very many people were reaching out to her in a way to help re-build her morale. I’m sure she felt like an awful, worthless person.

All of this aside, she was just a CHILD, and cannot be held to the same moral standards as an adult. She did not yet have the skills or maturity to cope with such backlash after taking a picture meant for only one person’s eyes.

If God is compassionate and forgiving, I’m sure she is in heaven finally at peace and happy. May God bless her soul.
 
Also, what is the point in posting something like this? So we can all point our moral fingers at her and the “state of technology?”

Have some respect. This was a little girl.
 
bhall0689 said:
I think that it’s really unfair for you to blame the girl in this situation, as your rhetoric suggests. 12 to 13 is an unbelievably vulnerable age in which peer acceptance is one of the most important things imaginable. Also, kids are very prone to depression at this age.

Existence for this girl, with the daily taunting inside and outside of school, must have been miserable. It’s unimaginable to me that the school did not contact the parents after there was a concern raised Hope might be trying to harm herself. While suicide was obviously not the right option, it doesn’t seem like very many people were reaching out to her in a way to help re-build her morale. I’m sure she felt like an awful, worthless person.

All of this aside, she was just a CHILD, and cannot be held to the same moral standards as an adult. She did not yet have the skills or maturity to cope with such backlash after taking a picture meant for only one person’s eyes.

If God is compassionate and forgiving, I’m sure she is in heaven finally at peace and happy. May God bless her soul.
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I agree 100%. So sad 😦
 
Similar incidents have happened in my school, except there was not too much bullying and no suicide.

Regardless of how wrong and, to be blunt, stupid it is to sext someone pictures of your privates or of your (in a girl’s case) breasts, she still didn’t deserve to be bullied and the school definitely dropped the ball here.
 
bhall0689 said:
Also, what is the point in posting something like this? So we can all point our moral fingers at her and the “state of technology?”

Have some respect. This was a little girl.
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I have a moral finger? Interesting.

The point of posting this is so we can all have a good old sigh about how much evil there is in the world, obviously.

(Evil 1: hyper-sexualization of everything;
Evil 2: hateful brats;
Evil 3: people being driven to suicide.)

Stabat Mater dolorosa…

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May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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(I notice how I become progressively less cynical as this post progresses. :o)
 
I know Catholics like to sigh about that a lot. It seems like using the example of a 13-year-old girl’s suicide is a little brash.
 
I think that it’s really unfair for you to blame the girl in this situation, as your rhetoric suggests. 12 to 13 is an unbelievably vulnerable age in which peer acceptance is one of the most important things imaginable. Also, kids are very prone to depression at this age.
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Existence for this girl, with the daily taunting inside and outside of school, must have been miserable. It’s unimaginable to me that the school did not contact the parents after there was a concern raised Hope might be trying to harm herself. While suicide was obviously not the right option, it doesn’t seem like very many people were reaching out to her in a way to help re-build her morale. I’m sure she felt like an awful, worthless person.
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All of this aside, she was just a CHILD, and cannot be held to the same moral standards as an adult. She did not yet have the skills or maturity to cope with such backlash after taking a picture meant for only one person’s eyes.
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If God is compassionate and forgiving, I’m sure she is in heaven finally at peace and happy. May God bless her soul.
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Believe me Im in no way reproaching, or rebuking her. All I did, was say that what she did was immoral, but I am in no way blaming her for for this

I know 13 is an extremely stressful time in one’s life believe me Im 16, and I endure alot of temptation.

If anyone should be blamed it should not be the school nor the parents because if they knew it would have been too late (Besides the mother herself warned her of the dangers of technology). They real culprits behind this hellish story are the idiot(s) who exposed her like that. Seriously in my own words he/she (they) should be ‘drop kicked’ for exposing this poor girl like that.

And finally let’s all pray for the repose of her soul, and for all victims of this horrific attack.
 
I honestly think there were deeper issues here. Sending nude photos of yourself and then committing suicide after being called a slut and whore really can’t be blamed on bullying alone,
 
SamTheNewfie said:
I honestly think there were deeper issues here. Sending nude photos of yourself and then committing suicide after being called a slut and whore really can’t be blamed on bullying alone,
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The poor kid picked the wrong way to try to fit in and be liked - that’s probably all she ever wanted.
 
bhall0689 said:
I think that it’s really unfair for you to blame the girl in this situation, as your rhetoric suggests. 12 to 13 is an unbelievably vulnerable age in which peer acceptance is one of the most important things imaginable. Also, kids are very prone to depression at this age.

Existence for this girl, with the daily taunting inside and outside of school, must have been miserable. It’s unimaginable to me that the school did not contact the parents after there was a concern raised Hope might be trying to harm herself. While suicide was obviously not the right option, it doesn’t seem like very many people were reaching out to her in a way to help re-build her morale. I’m sure she felt like an awful, worthless person.

All of this aside, she was just a CHILD, and cannot be held to the same moral standards as an adult. She did not yet have the skills or maturity to cope with such backlash after taking a picture meant for only one person’s eyes.

If God is compassionate and forgiving, I’m sure she is in heaven finally at peace and happy. May God bless her soul.
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Nevertheless, suicide is gravely wrong. Nobody is judging this poor girl. We pray that she committed no sin in what she did as that would be a terrible ending to something that is already tragic.

I strongly agree that her age and position almost certainly removed any culpability form her actions.
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I honestly think there were deeper issues here. Sending nude photos of yourself and then committing suicide after being called a slut and whore really can’t be blamed on bullying alone,
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I disagree. I have a young sister who I imagine would be completely devastated if something like this happened to her. Not everyone can shed insults. It’s not just being called these names sometimes, it’s every day, at school and online. That’s almost impossible to live with for someone who is only 13 years old. Also, going viral means it was transmitted to a LOT of people. That means the naked images of her were seen by a large number of her schoolmates. I can’t imagine dealing with something like that.
 
Parents…

PLEASE READ Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Agression in Girls.

The methods are different… the problem is the SAME as it has been for decades. This book was written I think in the 70’s.

Girls CAN be absolutely vicious. You wouldn’t believe what I’ve witnessed. In Catholic schools none the less.

This poor girl, I can almost guarantee would have been a target regardless of her text. And, plenty of people witnessed it. She had friends guarding her. No one told. I guarantee adults witnessed it, and did nothing.

Don’t assume your child does not have a facebook page, or a myspace page. LOOK for it… Friend them.

What a terrible loss. I’m so sorry for her family!
 
Alexander_Smith said:
Very sad story to read. It breaks my heart to think that this kind of bullying goes on in schools. This is the result of the sexual revolution, misguided technology, and a pathetic school system all wrapped in one.

May her soul rest in peace.
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Wouldn’t the sexual revolution have her behavior be normal and therefore not a social transgression worthy of bullying?
 
Alexander_Smith said:
I disagree. I have a young sister who I imagine would be completely devastated if something like this happened to her. Not everyone can shed insults. It’s not just being called these names sometimes, it’s every day, at school and online. That’s almost impossible to live with for someone who is only 13 years old. Also, going viral means it was transmitted to a LOT of people. That means the naked images of her were seen by a large number of her schoolmates. I can’t imagine dealing with something like that.
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The name calling doesn’t explain sending the nude photos to begin with. Doing something like that at 13 period indicates an underlying issue. At 13 most of us girls didn’t feel comfortable in two piece bathing suits. If anyone of us sent nude photos of ourselves we would know we would not be able to show our faces in school again. At 16, it wouldn’t have been so surprising to see some of the more rebellious students sending these photos, but at 13 even the kids smoking pot in the bathroom(which wasn’t uncommon) didn’t do this type of thing. It seems so self-destructive. I’m not saying bullying didn’t help push this girl over the edge, but its simplistic not to see issues like depression and low-self worth getting it to the tipping point.
 
Very sad.

When I used to go to school, I had this lass, who was very much overweight. She got bullied alot, tryed commiting suicide twice, not successful though, thank God.
She became good friends, with my mother. My mother helped her, let her stay in our house and showed her abit of love, something her Mother did not show.
The girl in question is now in University, 2 Part-Time Jobs, Lost alot of weight, feels happy and confident in life.
 
for Hope,

MEMORARE,
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen
 
faithfully said:
Parents…

PLEASE READ Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Agression in Girls.

The methods are different… the problem is the SAME as it has been for decades. This book was written I think in the 70’s.

Girls CAN be absolutely vicious. You wouldn’t believe what I’ve witnessed. In Catholic schools none the less.

This poor girl, I can almost guarantee would have been a target regardless of her text. And, plenty of people witnessed it. She had friends guarding her. No one told. I guarantee adults witnessed it, and did nothing.

Don’t assume your child does not have a facebook page, or a myspace page. LOOK for it… Friend them.

What a terrible loss. I’m so sorry for her family!
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You know what, if you didn’t tell me right now, I would never ever have guessed that girls can be just as vicious and aggressive as boys. 🤷

Honestly, I find what you said vaguely sexist. Not all women/girls are demure little creatures!

Also, I find it really sad that a lot of people are referring to her sin first and then the bullying last. Where was her “boyfriend” in all this bullying? Perhaps this boy bullied her into sending him explicit pictures, how else would he allow another girl to see the pictures and then send them from his phone to others? Not all sexual sins are done out of lust, she may have been emotionally blackmailed into posing for that photograph. We don’t know. She’s young. Yes it would be a sin for her to pose for those photos, but honestly… it’s a sad day when she’s attributed partial blame. From the sound of it, the bullying was already going on before this photo was sent around and that the photo was only the tipping point.
 
TheTrueCentrist said:
Wouldn’t the sexual revolution have her behavior be normal and therefore not a social transgression worthy of bullying?
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And I would ask you:
since when is bullying a fair or civilized way of dealing with “social transgression”?
Nothing is “worthy of bullying.”
No one is “worthy of bullying.”
Bullying is criminal behavior.
Bullies are worthy only of swift punishment, stern rebuke and hard time.
 
LemonAndLime said:
You know what, if you didn’t tell me right now, I would never ever have guessed that girls can be just as vicious and aggressive as boys. 🤷

Honestly, I find what you said vaguely sexist. Not all women/girls are demure little creatures!

Also, I find it really sad that a lot of people are referring to her sin first and then the bullying last. Where was her “boyfriend” in all this bullying? Perhaps this boy bullied her into sending him explicit pictures, how else would he allow another girl to see the pictures and then send them from his phone to others? Not all sexual sins are done out of lust, she may have been emotionally blackmailed into posing for that photograph. We don’t know. She’s young. Yes it would be a sin for her to pose for those photos, but honestly… it’s a sad day when she’s attributed partial blame. From the sound of it, the bullying was already going on before this photo was sent around and that the photo was only the tipping point.
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I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re saying to me. Are you being facetious in your first statement with shoulder shrug?

How is what I’m saying sexist?

Please help me figure out how not to offend…

I’m not even sure her suicide will be considered a sin. Well, only God can decide. I can’t imagine the pain this young girl was in. Mistake or not. I also wonder where the boyfriend is in this picture… and yes, good question… Was she being bullied previous to the picture incedent…

It’s just plain scary what’s going on with 11 and 12 year olds…
 
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