Amanda Todd

[Jake]

why the **** are people complaining about the video and calling her famous?

When people commit suicide, it's either because they're overcome with sadness/depression, or with that and in addition, wanting to make a change. She obviously made the video to raise awareness about cyberbullying, and people calling her "famous" is disgusting and makes you look like a selfish ****.

And wtf why are people even saying she shouldn't have flashed her boobs? Boobs are just a ****ing body part?? It's because of people like you, who treat them as "sexual" and not like any other regular body part is why this is such a big problem. THEY'RE ****ING BOOBS, THEY'RE ALL OVER GOOGLE IMAGES, YOU WERE PROBABLY FED BY THEM AS A CHILD, GET OVER IT. If everyone who saw her pic just treated them like ****ING BOOBS and not like something she should be ashamed of then this wouldn't have been an issue... It's how society treats nudity as something we should be ashamed and embarrassed about. Wtf seriously "she shouldn't have shown her boobs"??????/ no. (I do get where people are coming from with this, but still, no..)

Someone killed herself because she was being cyber-bullied, and even though her story gained a lot media attention, doesn't make it any more, or any less important than those who didn't gain attention. Each suicide is as serious as another... So don't ****ing degrade her just because hers got more attention, because she didn't do it to become "popular" she did it to try stop what happened to her happening to other people.

 

[Kitsuragi]

why the **** are people complaining about the video and calling her famous?

When people commit suicide, it's either because they're overcome with sadness/depression, or with that and in addition, wanting to make a change. She obviously made the video to raise awareness about cyberbullying, and people calling her "famous" is disgusting and makes you look like a selfish ****.

And wtf why are people even saying she shouldn't have flashed her boobs? Boobs are just a ****ing body part?? It's because of people like you, who treat them as "sexual" and not like any other regular body part is why this is such a big problem. THEY'RE ****ING BOOBS, THEY'RE ALL OVER GOOGLE IMAGES, YOU WERE PROBABLY FED BY THEM AS A CHILD, GET OVER IT. If everyone who saw her pic just treated them like ****ING BOOBS and not like something she should be ashamed of then this wouldn't have been an issue... It's how society treats nudity as something we should be ashamed and embarrassed about. Wtf seriously "she shouldn't have shown her boobs"??????/ no. (I do get where people are coming from with this, but still, no..)

Someone killed herself because she was being cyber-bullied, and even though her story gained a lot media attention, doesn't make it any more, or any less important than those who didn't gain attention. Each suicide is as serious as another... So don't ****ing degrade her just because hers got more attention, because she didn't do it to become "popular" she did it to try stop what happened to her happening to other people.

"why are people even saying she shouldn't have flashed her boobs?"
yes, its part of the body, but, yknow, ITS ILLEGAL. it'd be okay if she were an adult but she wasnt.

 

[ThomasNLD]

I heard the story quite a while ago. Its a sad story. One of many. I can`t stand the hate she is getting on youtube, it shows to me what I just stated in a different thread, that people think to little about what they say and the impact it can have on others, as well as the problem that the world is littered with superficial, uneducated people. Uneducated in the sense of morals, of how you treat other people (hell, even animals really).

I also hate that they make her story as a starting point for the whole suicide is selfish discussion. She died because she was treated like crap, she felt she had no way out and couldn`t carry her burdens and grievance anymore. All that says to me is that we lost a child in this world with a whole life ahead of her. It depresses and angers me.

I can understand her choice and I`m happy it can raise awareness now. In fact, this case did a lot for awareness when it comes to the harsh consequences that bullying can have. How can you not atleast be a little grateful for that? No one should be objected to it. I have been and it nearly killed me as well.

Don`t give me the "she did something illegal" crap. Who the hell didn`t do something illegal in his/her life? What right does that give someone to abuse the situation? She was bullied to the point of suicide for goodness sake. Seriously, if thats all you get out of this tragic case, your complaining about the smoke from the neighbours bbq getting in your yard, while your house is on fire.

 

[Brackets]

she didn't even do anything illegal.. she was the child being exploited

 

[cIementine]

Personally, I disagree with anyone who says 'oh well she shouldn't have flashed dem *******' because firstly, people make mistakes all the time and flashing is something that can be related to pressure and force. She was quite young and vulnerable at the time and a suicide is a suicide, what happened to her beforehand doesn't make her a disgrace to humanity who deserved to die. If someone was to tell you that someone shoplifted a store nearby, or got into a fight with say a policeman, you wouldn't say 'oh **** I hope they go kill themselves, they deserve to die' and I don't see how Amanda's actions were any more serious than the crimes above. Also, nobody deserves to die. In the end, what is worse; bullying someone until they kill themselves or flashing? While flashing is irresponsible, it isn't a good enough reason to put someone through what she did.

 

[ThomasNLD]

she didn't even do anything illegal.. she was the child being exploited

You are right.

 

[Kitsuragi]

it was stupid for the other people to bully her like that, yeah.
did the authorities get involved much? i havent heard much of the story except for when it was big and that was years ago i think.
my standpoint is that it was really tragic for her to have died because of something that was, yes, stupid, but it IS illegal. of course people do illegal things.
also was she like, pressured into taking them or anything?
again i dont know much about the situation. maybe if someone explains it more then my opinion of it all might change.

 

[M O L K O]

"why are people even saying she shouldn't have flashed her boobs?"
yes, its part of the body, but, yknow, ITS ILLEGAL. it'd be okay if she were an adult but she wasnt.

and someone took advantage of the fact and took a screencap of her doing it (if my memory serves me right) just to be an ass
In the end she was nothing but a child who did something completely stupid and got exploited for it and its sick

 

[Kitsuragi]

and someone took advantage of the fact and took a screencap of her doing it (if my memory serves me right) just to be an ass
In the end she was nothing but a child who did something completely stupid and got exploited for it and its sick

did they ever catch the person who did it?

 

[Cory]

why would she be bullied for flashing, shouldn't she have been praised?

 

[M O L K O]

did they ever catch the person who did it?

I honestly dont know, I think it was a bunch of 4-chan'ers who did the intense bullying (finding out where she lived and the harassment) and if thats the case the cops probably didn't cuz 4chan is anonymous, or at least it was back then.

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why would she be bullied for flashing, shouldn't she have been praised?

bruh.....

 

[Mercedes]

Plesse don't make a sad thread like this. It was much much more than just a cyber bully. It was a sexual pedo. And he would not like ever leave her alone, and made fake Facebook accounts..its a really long sad story. I Cryed to hard..

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why would she be bullied for flashing, shouldn't she have been praised?

You make me sick. She was like 12 (if memory serves)
She was just a small child. That's just..

 

[Kitsuragi]

I honestly dont know, I think it was a bunch of 4-chan'ers who did the intense bullying (finding out where she lived and the harassment) and if thats the case the cops probably didn't cuz 4chan is anonymous, or at least it was back then.

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bruh.....

i would have assumed that people at her school would have done most of the cyber bullying. 4chan doesnt care about who flashes their boobs.
i'm gonna look up if they did catch the person though
"In January 2014, Dutch police had arrested a man in a case involving multiple victims in the Netherlands, UK, and Canada. In April 2014, it was reported that Dutch authorities charged a 35-year-old man with dual Dutch and Turkish citizenship, identified as "Aydin C."[28][2] in accordance with Dutch privacy laws, with indecent assault and child pornography.[2] That same month, the RCMP announced that the man had been charged with extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and the possession and distribution of child pornography for his alleged activities against Amanda Todd and other child victims, both male and female.[29] Todd's mother thanked police, but also said that she believed more than one person was involved.[30]"
from the wiki of her suicide.

so.. yes? i think so.

 

[Cory]

wait i thought she was 18

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oops

 

[oath2order]

"why are people even saying she shouldn't have flashed her boobs?"
yes, its part of the body, but, yknow, ITS ILLEGAL. it'd be okay if she were an adult but she wasnt.

it was stupid for the other people to bully her like that, yeah.
did the authorities get involved much? i havent heard much of the story except for when it was big and that was years ago i think.
my standpoint is that it was really tragic for her to have died because of something that was, yes, stupid, but it IS illegal. of course people do illegal things.
also was she like, pressured into taking them or anything?
again i dont know much about the situation. maybe if someone explains it more then my opinion of it all might change.

So, you think the act of a 12 year old taking her shirt off is illegal? I guess she should have be arrested every time she took a shower.

It's not illegal for her to take a picture of herself. It's illegal for the other person to have those pictures and ask for them.

Christ, the victim blaming is insane.

 

[Kitsuragi]

So, you think the act of a 12 year old taking her shirt off is illegal? I guess she should have be arrested every time she took a shower.

It's not illegal for her to take a picture of herself. It's illegal for the other person to have those pictures and ask for them.

Christ, the victim blaming is insane.

it IS illegal though. for both sides, the asker and the taker. at least in this state it is. laws tend to vary by state.

 

[oath2order]

it IS illegal though. for both sides, the asker and the taker. at least in this state it is. laws tend to vary by state.

Your state would actually prosecute the taker in this case?

 

[Kitsuragi]

Your state would actually prosecute the taker in this case?

if im correct the sender gets fined, and the reciever would be arrested and labeled a registered sex offender.
edit: or they'd both get arrested, idk.

 

[Beleated_Media]

She wanted people to know how she felt before everything and she asked for help but nothing came up for her so...

It still seemed a bit over the top.

 

[Brackets]

It still seemed a bit over the top.

Dude she committed suicide. That's a pretty big thing to do, so she might as well show why she did it. And also, if even just one cyberbully sees that video and it makes them stop and think about what they're doing, then that video is a good thing and is making a difference.