• 10 year old commits suicide
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[quote]A 10-year-old boy died Monday. Authorities think he took his own life. His parents found him in his closet. It appeared he had used the cord of a gaming system to hang himself. Police told the public but had few answers to share. Until this week, authorities knew of no reason to visit the boy. Not child protection workers, not the police. He was not known to be in danger. He wasn't taking medications and had not previously tried to kill himself, a Medical Examiner's report said. The boy, in fact, was a survivor. At 5, he battled Burkitts lymphoma, a rare type of cancer that often affects children. It was in full remission, the report said. Sometimes there are no answers, not the traditional ones at least. In a sense, young children who take their own lives may do so accidentally, said Dr. David Shaffer, a professor of child psychiatry at Columbia University. "The kids don't have a full understanding," said Shaffer, who has extensively studied child suicide. The very young are much less likely than teens to kill themselves, he said. They may not understand death, let alone suicide. School officials in Tampa know other children may learn what happened. Grown-ups are preparing for difficult questions. The district spokesman did not name the boy's school. He lived on Sligh Avenue, on Tampa's east side. The Times is not naming the boy, or his family. They were too distraught to speak with a detective right away. On Tuesday, children's notes decorated their door. "We love you so much. Get well soon." "Sorry for your los(s). Why did it have to be him?" One card had a heart drawn in pencil. "R.I.P.," it said. "Peace, love and happiness."[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.tampabay.com/news/in-a-tampa-bedroom-a-boy-so-young-ends-his-own-life/1164794[/url] :smith:
i dont even understand how a 10 year old comes to the decision to hang himself with a cord when i was 10 i was humping the couch
When my sister was in sixth grade one of her friends shot himself in the face. He was a good kid too, took care of his brother when his mom worked late. :smith: [quote]It appeared he had used the cord of a gaming system to hang himself.[/quote] insert inappropriate joke about consoles not having cords here.
sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.
What kind of fucked up shit has to happen to a kid to even consider suicide at age 10?
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] I started gaming at like 5 and I'm perfectly fine though?
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] Happy third month of gaming bro
[QUOTE=Chickens!;29308309]What kind of fucked up shit has to happen to a kid to even consider suicide at age 10?[/QUOTE] Cancer, apparently. This is fucking sad.
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6VlUBK0SoHo/TXflJ_4mrNI/AAAAAAAAAEg/gCF7FUdfNBU/s1600/Are_You_Fucking_Kidding_Me_HD_by_CrusierPL.png[/img]
My great uncle died in a similar event.
Ban gaming systems.
this is really sad :(
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] Heh. Heh. Heh. Kill him.
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] You are such a shitty troll
[quote]he had used the cord of a gaming system to hang himself.[/quote] [img]http://www.next-gen.biz/files/imagecache/article_content_360x270/thompson_0.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] I first started gaming at 5 and I help old ladies cross the street. Your logic is flawed. Everyone is open to influence a young age and those who "are" affecting by fictional stories already had a fragile concept of reality. Most kids believe in Santa (not that he doesn't exist =P) until they are 9-11. Games don't make children want to kill themselves. Xbox Live does. :v:
[quote]It appeared he had used the cord of a gaming system to hang himself.[/quote] Wow, hanging is generally pretty rare for kids. Suicide is obviously rare in general for kids, but hanging? At 10 years old, your body doesn't physically have enough mass to snap your neck. Even for adults many hangings are botched and require two or three attempts. For a kid, you basically can't do it no matter how many times you try. Basically it was total strangulation that killed him. EDIT: Oh wait, news section, gotta add in a heartless comment here. Achievement unlocked: Shitty way to go.
Who even knows about suicide at this age?
That kid must've gone through some huge ass depression to do some shit like that to himself.
My money's on auto-erotic asphyxiation.
this is the only thread in the entire time I have ever been on Facepunch that has actually made me sad
I really, [i]really[/i] wonder what could have caused this. A 10 year old is a bit young to have depression issues that strong.
[QUOTE=Erebus.;29309561]I really, [i]really[/i] wonder what could have caused this. A 10 year old is a bit young to have depression issues that strong.[/QUOTE] Maybe he was dumb and hanged himself by accident?
[QUOTE=john_frohman;29309588]Maybe he was dumb and hanged himself by accident?[/QUOTE] Wait a second that reminds me of something. Wasn't there a kid who accidentally hanged himself with a game controller a while back?
[quote]On Tuesday, children's notes decorated their door. "We love you so much. Get well soon."[/quote] :smithicide:
[QUOTE=john_frohman;29309588]Maybe he was dumb and hanged himself by accident?[/QUOTE] I honestly have no idea how you can "accidentally" hang yourself in a closet.
[QUOTE=qaffai;29308292]sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old.[/QUOTE] [img]http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/files/2010/10/blog-tester1.jpg[/img] [I]"sad yes, but that's what gaming does to you. he was young and weak, and couldn't handle it. thank god i started my gaming career when i was 14 years old."[/I]
You live by the cord you die by the cord.
[QUOTE=DemonDog;29309709]I honestly have no idea how you can "accidentally" hang yourself in a closet.[/QUOTE] Kids can experiment with all kinds of shit they saw in any kind of medium (Book, TV, Game, you name it). But indeed the fact that he did it inside a closet makes me doubt it was an accident.
Sorry to bring in politics here, but, guess what's relevant: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1080266-Study-More-teen-suicide-attempts-in-conservative-Oregon[/url] Seriously, why the hell would he kill himself. He's 10. He hasn't even hit puberty.
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