Originally Posted By: chiks
Here is another fact. All you sympathizers are blind, unable to even accept the alternative that Amanda "might" have called this harassment upon herself.
I don't want to get too deeply into this, but you do have a point, only if it is "half" the point. We tend to forget that kids can take things differently than adults would, and differently than how other kids do. What might have bugged this girl might be laughed off by other kids. Kids also, at least on occasion, are known to do irrational things for irrational reasons. When I was younger, I got bullied, but I survived. I also saw people get bullied far, far more than me, and I'm surprised they didn't act out in some fashion.
We also must not forget that kids can suffer mental illness, too. Suicide isn't the answer, but for those in that position, it might be all they see.
If she "called this harassment upon herself," how would we react if she went on a shooting rampage instead? Or if she didn't call this harassment down upon herself, how would we react if she did that?
Where I think it's justifiable to blindly sympathize is that it's extremely unfortunate that someone this young was so troubled, regardless of the cause.