An 18 year old boy has killed himself due to a live feed of a sexual encounter he had, with a guy, being broadcast live by his roommate. I am astounded! Absolutely gobsmacked!
How does this even come into someone’s head? How does broadcasting someone else’s intimate moment even resemble a good idea?!? Does anyone know how that seems like a good idea? Those “friends” need their brains rewired.
And no, I am not angry about this just because the victim was gay. I am appalled and angered by this because it is an invasion of privacy; it is wrong AND because of this next bit. The boy who committed suicide was in the closet, his sexuality was a secret. He asked to have the room to himself until midnight so he could have some privacy. Now, the two people that set of the broadcast were his friends, so when they saw that this boy was kissing a guy they would have realised that he is gay and the thought should have entered their brain “he never told us, so it’s a secret and we should respect that” but did they think that? Did they fuck! Instead of the “respect our friend” thought they had the “let’s out him by setting up a live broadcast for the whole world to see”. Fucking idiots!
How can they call themselves friends after doing that?
People say suicide is selfish and cowardly. I couldn’t disagree more! If a person has been pushed to an extent where death seems like the only option, they are anything but cowardly. If you know anyone that has considered committing suicide but changed their minds at the last minute, you might find that they didn’t go through with it as they were too scared to jump, tie that knot, pick up the knife or pop those pills.
The people that do commit suicide are not cowards and they are not selfish. They have been pushed to their limit and feel as though they have no way out. They are depressed and in a lot of mental and/or physical pain and they do not deserve to be thought of as the bad ones. Why not look at the people that pushed them to suicide? Why do people look at the victims and say “oh that’s just selfish. Why didn’t they think about their family and friends??? Piss off you ignorant pricks! These people are VICTIMS. Come on say it with me, sound it out V-I-C-T-I-M-S!!! Their family and friends are the least of their worries at this point. They are stressed about what’s going to happen to them next time they go to school or work or just out in public. They have been verbally/physically attacked regularly for a long time yet you hear about them killing themselves and the first thing you think is “selfish”. First thing I think of when I hear a suicide story is “Oh My God! Poor Boy/Girl”.
Anyone out there that knows of someone that is considering suicide or maybe you are thinking about it yourself. I am begging you. Please don’t! I know how you feel. Trust me, I know. But I have it on good authority that it gets better! Please don’t miss out on your chance to be happy and in 10 years the people that attack you, will be fat, bald and living a life of loneliness and heartbreak. You are so much better than them. The only thing they have going on in their heads is a limited supply of offensive bullshit and when that runs out they have nothing whereas you have everything going for you. You know that people deserve love and equality, you know that education, love and acceptance are the ways we will improve this world. You know this and if you do commit suicide that is one more brilliant person gone while those bastards are still around. The good guys always win. Those are the rules and you are a good-guy (or girl).
I’ll be honest, I don’t know if it does get better but I’ll let you in on a little secret. The thing that keeps me going is curiosity. I want to find out if it does get better. I mean surely if so many people make videos and ads for it then there has to be some truth to it...so why don’t you stick around and we can find out together?
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I can't agree with the comment about it not being cowardly. Though I can still understand the "no other option", however, there is always another option, and killing yourself doesn't deal with the problem, it just leaves your family and friends to shoulder the pain instead. And often this stops people, no the fear of doing it, but the realisation that there is more to it than just themselves, there are far more people who would suffer far more. Death is an easy way out, once you're dead, you're gone, you don't have to deal with it, but all those around you do.
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