Editorial – Lessons from the death of an 18-year-old
January 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Alexandria Echo Press
Don’t believe everything you read on Facebook.
And don’t post things on the Internet that you’re not entirely sure of when it comes to someone else’s life. Continue Reading
http://topics.areavoices.com/2011/01/20/editorial-lessons-from-the-death-of-an-18-year-old/
The city pages says it right…the medical examiner has NOT put out an offical report.
Let us wait till that report comes out
but lets us also remember that this is a bullying issue, no matter how the Boy died, there is a Problem in Alexandria MN.
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Rahm Emanuel, … “Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste,â€
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I personally think whoever wrote that article is ignorant to what is really happening here. First, what would you do if a police officer told you that he committed suicide? Second, I saw this young man a LOT, and I’ll tell you this, he sure didn’t look or dress often like the picture portrays him. He was a very troubled young man, living with grandparents. People need to listen to what the young people are saying and not those that want to “look good” in the publics eyes. This was a sad story, of a young man who came from a dysfunctional family environment and was bullied and did take his own life, and the sad thing is that those that contributed to his demise, are quick to say he died of natural causes…just to save face. Nope, not gonna buy it today or tomorrow. Sorry, the young people of today NEED someone to talk to who”s going to listen to them and not strike them down with belittling words….tell me parents, when’s the last time you had a DEEP talk with any of your children????? I thought so. Nuff said.
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For further commentary on this tragic situation and how our local media has handled itself check out this link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2011/01/teen_death_story_igniting_medi.shtml
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