Suicide is For Wimps: Amanda Todd and Whitney Kropp
Lately, not a day goes by that I don't think of Amanda Todd and Whitney Kropp. One teen committed suicide. The other thought about it, but did not do it.
Whitney Kropp was hailed by the media as a hero. She thought about taking her life but she decided that it wasn't worth it. She faced her bullies and became a better person for it. There were many that made ignorant comments, mostly wondering why it was news. That shouldn't be too hard to figure out. She looked death in the face and she said, "No." Not only did she say no to suicide, she turned her circumstances around in the most uplifting and inspirational way.
Amanda Todd was also considering suicide. Because of a few bad judgment calls, the moral police decided to harangue and harass this poor girl calling her a "slut". Amanda Todd's family moved to get away from her tormentors. She even posted a Youtube video telling the world her story but still determined to fight.
Sadly, she committed suicide just weeks later after she posted the video.
What is so different about these girls? They were teens that were fighting the pressures of being a teenager. Their circumstances were totally different, as many could point out. There isn't any evidence that Whitney Kropp engaged in inappropriate behavior to bring negative attention to her. But Amanda Todd did.
So is Amanda Todd a wimp? Is she a coward? Did she deserve to be harassed for doing an imperfect thing by other imperfect people?
NO. NO. and a resounding NO!
When we celebrate the life of Amanda Todd, we're not celebrating suicide. We're not suddenly giving her all the attention that she so "desperately craved" like some people have suggested.
Amanda Todd is a warning. We need to stop bullying other people, pretending that we are the Morality Police. Would you even pass the moral yardstick that you hold others to?
Why are religious leaders condemning homosexuality around the world and yet, engaging in the same behaviors? Why is it so wrong for a woman to picket abortion clinics and yet privately arrange her own abortion? Why do we continue to condemn other people for being "imperfect" when we are imperfect?
By doing the video, Amanda Todd was making peace for what she did. Flashing herself on social media sites is something that many children have done. She owned up to it.
You can't possibly believe that Amanda Todd is alone do you?
Furthermore, I found a community of children on FACEBOOK that share sexually graphic pictures with each other just to get LIKES!!!! I found the website one day while searching through my daughter's computer. (YES, I check what my daughter does on FB and other sites) She told me that she received an invite to the group and got curious. The things that I found were truly disgusting.
There was a young girl (face obscured) showing pictures of her just wearing underwear, posing in graphic poses. Underneath the photo, there were comments posted by MEN, encouraging her to post more pictures.
Amanda Todd followed in the footsteps of thousands of children across the country. They post pictures on the internet for a few hundred likes to boost their self-esteem or gain some sort of self-confidence from it.
Is it right to continue to demonize children who don't have the right to engage in that behavior in the first place?
Of course not. So why are thousands of people still posting their irrelevant opinions on why they think that she deserved what she got? She's no longer here and you continue to judge her.
Imperfect people should not judge imperfect people These are children that were involved in a very adult game. Any person caught passing her pictures on need to be convicted of child pornography charges.
Children do dumb things all the time. So did you. I know I did. Your children are probably doing something dumb right now. Instead of pointing the finger at Amanda, poke your heads in YOUR children's bedroom and see what's on their computers.
Learn from her mistakes. Learn from her story. By doing so, you could help prevent another tragedy happening in your own backyard. When you save one person, it's another step towards saving the world.
Whitney Kropp was hailed by the media as a hero. She thought about taking her life but she decided that it wasn't worth it. She faced her bullies and became a better person for it. There were many that made ignorant comments, mostly wondering why it was news. That shouldn't be too hard to figure out. She looked death in the face and she said, "No." Not only did she say no to suicide, she turned her circumstances around in the most uplifting and inspirational way.
Amanda Todd was also considering suicide. Because of a few bad judgment calls, the moral police decided to harangue and harass this poor girl calling her a "slut". Amanda Todd's family moved to get away from her tormentors. She even posted a Youtube video telling the world her story but still determined to fight.
Sadly, she committed suicide just weeks later after she posted the video.
What is so different about these girls? They were teens that were fighting the pressures of being a teenager. Their circumstances were totally different, as many could point out. There isn't any evidence that Whitney Kropp engaged in inappropriate behavior to bring negative attention to her. But Amanda Todd did.
So is Amanda Todd a wimp? Is she a coward? Did she deserve to be harassed for doing an imperfect thing by other imperfect people?
NO. NO. and a resounding NO!
When we celebrate the life of Amanda Todd, we're not celebrating suicide. We're not suddenly giving her all the attention that she so "desperately craved" like some people have suggested.
Amanda Todd is a warning. We need to stop bullying other people, pretending that we are the Morality Police. Would you even pass the moral yardstick that you hold others to?
Why are religious leaders condemning homosexuality around the world and yet, engaging in the same behaviors? Why is it so wrong for a woman to picket abortion clinics and yet privately arrange her own abortion? Why do we continue to condemn other people for being "imperfect" when we are imperfect?
By doing the video, Amanda Todd was making peace for what she did. Flashing herself on social media sites is something that many children have done. She owned up to it.
You can't possibly believe that Amanda Todd is alone do you?
Furthermore, I found a community of children on FACEBOOK that share sexually graphic pictures with each other just to get LIKES!!!! I found the website one day while searching through my daughter's computer. (YES, I check what my daughter does on FB and other sites) She told me that she received an invite to the group and got curious. The things that I found were truly disgusting.
There was a young girl (face obscured) showing pictures of her just wearing underwear, posing in graphic poses. Underneath the photo, there were comments posted by MEN, encouraging her to post more pictures.
Amanda Todd followed in the footsteps of thousands of children across the country. They post pictures on the internet for a few hundred likes to boost their self-esteem or gain some sort of self-confidence from it.
Is it right to continue to demonize children who don't have the right to engage in that behavior in the first place?
Of course not. So why are thousands of people still posting their irrelevant opinions on why they think that she deserved what she got? She's no longer here and you continue to judge her.
Imperfect people should not judge imperfect people These are children that were involved in a very adult game. Any person caught passing her pictures on need to be convicted of child pornography charges.
Children do dumb things all the time. So did you. I know I did. Your children are probably doing something dumb right now. Instead of pointing the finger at Amanda, poke your heads in YOUR children's bedroom and see what's on their computers.
Learn from her mistakes. Learn from her story. By doing so, you could help prevent another tragedy happening in your own backyard. When you save one person, it's another step towards saving the world.
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