American Shame: another gay teen kills himself after bullying

[RyanPsych]

Anderson Cooper spoke out against bullying on Tuesday's "AC360," reflecting on the life of a teen who recently committed suicide after enduring gay bullying.

The CNN host began his program mourning the tragic suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year old who was bullied over his sexuality. Cooper, who has spoken out against bullying before, called the torment that Rodemeyer and other bullied children suffered "simply heartbreaking to imagine."

He replayed a Youtube clip of Rodemeyer's submission to the "It Gets Better Project," and remarked, "Even in his sadness, Jamey was reaching out to help others." Cooper solemnly acknowledged that the teenager killed himself months after submitting a message of hope to other bullied LGBT teens.

Cooper also called out Kentucky lawmaker Mike Harmon and other anti-gay activists who have downplayed bullying and opposed anti-bullying programs. He noted that gay slurs seem "to be the one derogatory term that teachers still kind of accept or just ignore."

keep reading at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/anderson-cooper-suicide-jamey-rodemeyer_n_974650.html#comments

[midnight]

1. K&R.

[bluestateguy]

2. Some way needs to be found to ruin the school bullies' prospects for getting into college

That way school bullies who cause people to die can be ensured of a lifetime of flipping burgers and cleaning toilets.

[reggie the dog]

4. or being a cop

you dont need a college degree to be a cop, bullies fit right in in today's police force..... :sarcasm:

[RyanPsych]

5. and the cops aren't too friendly to the gays in some parts

So that's never a good mix

[defendandprotect]

3. kr ---