tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22818602.post2826645534926991039..comments2023-10-05T15:30:04.143-04:00Comments on Repeal the 17th Amendment: NJ senator calls for anti-bully law after suicideBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043279868308825316noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22818602.post-5189694628746505282010-10-08T11:02:51.494-04:002010-10-08T11:02:51.494-04:00Just to be clear, the kid that committed suicide w...Just to be clear, the kid that committed suicide was openly gay and wasn't bothered by people knowing about it. He was a little ticked off by the invasion of his privacy, but there's absolutely no evidence that the invasion of his privacy was the motivating factor for his suicide. It seems that the privacy invasion was merely coincidental, and that his suicide was motivated by something else altogether. I'm bothered by the fact that there's been so little investigation into what was really motivating this kid. The media has settled on the most sensationalist storyline, even though it's not supported by the evidence. People are really bothered by this story, and it's a shame that there's so little understanding involving something people seem to care so much about. This seems to me like another media failure, compounding the tragedy already in place by distorting what really happened for the sake of attention-grabbing headlines.JohnJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266279598834981249noreply@blogger.com