A ten-year-old boy commits suicide and a Milwaukee town wonders if the cause of death was from bullying. His mom found him dead over the weekend. Now the public weighs in on what led to this tragedy.
Boy Commits Suicide Over Bullying? Details of the Ten-Year-Old Boy Found Dead
According to Today's TMJ 4 News in Wisconsin, a woman found her son unresponsive in their north side home on Saturday night. She called 911, and authorities arrived a short time later.
Unfortunately, paramedics were not able to revive the lifeless boy. After police and the Medical Examiner's Office conducted its first investigation, the cause of death was ruled a suicide.
Nevertheless a full post-mortem exam will be done to learn the official cause of death. When a ten-year-old boy commits suicide, the news causes a stir in the community.
Public Reacts to Suicide of the 10-Year-Old Boy Found Dead: Bullying in Schools Still a Concern
Today, when a child takes his or her own life, many questions are asked about what could have been done to prevent such a tragedy.
While bullying has always been part of the culture of growing up in developed societies, the impact and frequency is more prevalent than ever before. Here are just a few responses from the public on bullying and the tragedy after the boy committed suicide:
"This is horrible!!!! What would make a 10 year old want to commit suicide?? I pray for his family and friends that they may find some comfort." ~ Sabrina Sprouse
"What was the method used? How did this child have knowledge and accessibility to the method? Was this a bully or domestic violence victim? ineocortex." ~ Ineocortex
Other Bullying Stories in Schools and in the News
This story is similar to another involving the suicide of Jasmine McClain, a ten-year-old girl who hanged herself. Reportedly, bullying by her peers was too much to bear. In the end, the young child died, her mother holding her as she took her last breath. Check out the YouTube video of the news story.
Still, another story involving 11-year-old Mitchell Willis is just as chilling. Reportedly, the boy was beaten up by a group of his peers, who also stole his iPhone. After the incident, Willis committed suicide.
Undoubtedly, police will investigate thoroughly, not just because a ten-year-old boy commits suicide, but because the number of incidents from bullying are increasing. Hopefully, the investigation does not point to foul play; the family is already bearing the shock of the death of the ten-year-old boy found dead.
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Comments: 4
One thing that is different now than when I was growing up is that kids seem to have to grow up so much quicker because both parents work or because life is so impersonal anymore! These kids have access to internet (which we didn't have in the 70-80-90's) they can find anything they want to know on the internet. Also with parental units both working sometimes they don't realize their child has depression of some sort..
In the state of Missouri we have a no bullying rule in schools that they pride themselves on!! I can tell you that the adult figures tend to ignore it and don't stop bullying the way they should or they pick and chose who to punish for doing so.
My daughter who is 12 and has mild autism/bi-polar/adhd an a few other conditions wants to be LIKED by everyone and has kids that tease her or bully her daily and the schools do not do much about it besides telling the kids doing it to stop.. Telling a child to stop isn't going to help i can tell you that i was teased and bullied in school as well. Luckily
i have taught all my kids to know that other kids who bully and tease tend to be jealous or don't always have the best of home lives.. I have told my kids to brush it off and to turn the other cheek and to still be nice to the one who gives them troubles.. My daughter is so good at it the kids who tease her she tells asks them do they need a hug or is there something she can help them with to make themselves feel better about
themselves.. God love her... it truly breaks my heart knowing that a child thinks that taking their own life is going to make things ok.. What they need to realize is that they are letting the bully's /teasers win. and that its going to keep going on with other kids..
The other thing is that the media needs to stop feeding into it all :(