Anti-bullying law gives Jeffrey Johnston's grieving mom hope

[yernogood-]

annonymous to you idots wrote:

A boy killed himself and you people are sitting her making arrogant remarks on how its stupid and making fun of sexualities?! First of all: This is America. What happened to all our freedoms?! You can sit here making hurtful remarks that would send his family into more mourning, and on the internet where everyone can see it no less. But something that you ******* don't approve is just not acceptable is it?? That poor boy was not gay first off all, I've been able to meet his mother. Do you not get that he took his life because of years of pain due to people most likely just like, YOU. Do you feel good about yourselves making stupid comments on a FIFTEEN YEAR OLDS DEATH?! Are you some stupid little kid sitting at home with nothing to do but taunt something like someone's death! Or are you a stupid ADULT who's just alone and angry at the world who maybe just has no heartt. How do you people live with yourselves! That's down pathetic!

In this post you ask ;
“What happened to all our freedoms?”
Well HELLO!!! In this case bad parenting. This woman is a fcking nut. I don’t know about anyone here laughing about the kid killing himself but for fk sake stop pointing the finger at everyone and everything else. LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!!!

[Eleanor]

I knew Jeff (the boy who died, nobody seems to have the respect to address him by name). I will not lie and say I was close with him or that I was friends with him but I went to school with him from 3rd grade until his tragic suicide in freshman year.

It doesn't matter if you agree with the law or not, it doesn't change the fact that a human being has died at the hands of a boy named Robert. Sure he may not have tied the noose for him but he drove him to it leaving him feeling worthless, helpless, lost, scared, alone, and out of options.(Intentionally I might add) A person who to this day shows no remorse for how he treated this young boy for years until he reached his breaking point.

I say to you "Alan", you are right; kids are always going to pick on each other, it is a part of life. I agree you should educate your children and empower them, encourage them. But there is a fine line between being a "bully" and being a cruel hateful person. Where do we draw the line?

I'll end this by saying, rather than criticizing this young boy for being "week" I think we should commend him for being kind and considerate. Have we forgotten about Columbine? At least he had the decency not to take vengeance on those who made his life miserable for so long before ultimately taking his own.