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(34,195 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2018, 07:27 PM Apr 2018

San Diego teen commits suicide after bullying over embarrassing video [View all]

14-year-old Matthew Burdette committed suicide after classmates tormented him over an embarrassing video of him in the bathroom. His family is considering legal action against the school. Vinita Nair reports.

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San Diego teen commits suicide after bullying over embarrassing video [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 OP

If only we had a champion against cyber bullying of some kind... flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #1

Well considering her husband is the biggest cyber bully on the planet... Initech Apr 2018 #4

This poor child. Damn. Control-Z Apr 2018 #2

Maybe its time society open its eyes unto itself... Civic Justice Apr 2018 #3

Wait... gay texan Apr 2018 #10

Huh? blue-wave Apr 2018 #11

No.. that's not the message. Civic Justice Apr 2018 #13

Well said Civic! wolfie001 Apr 2018 #14

OMG. I don't understand WHY the teachers or principal didn't intervene or call the parents.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #5

The question is Lokilooney Apr 2018 #6

As the school stated...the welfare of the children is a high priority. It doesn't matter where it Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #9

Jezebel has an article on this: inanna Apr 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #8

taking a video of him secretly like that is just sooooo fucked up JI7 Apr 2018 #12

It's time to punish bullying with corporal punisment. Le Gaucher Apr 2018 #15

Poor kid. This is just so awful. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #16