teen in usa punished - suspended - for taking razor away from self harming friend

[tootsie_turtle]

Remind me of that time I told on girls smoking E-cigs in the bathroom and I got suspended for "participating in situation."
That's like a cop arresting someone that reported a drug deal.

[brainiac3397]

Actually I've heard such things happening, where a person reports a crime but gets arrested for being involved in said crime simply because they saw it happen.

Stupid cops. If I was God-Emperor, I'd have such fools executed for failure to institute justice.

[Ky]

(04-11-2014 09:14 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote:  Actually I've heard such things happening, where a person reports a crime but gets arrested for being involved in said crime simply because they saw it happen.

Whistleblowers seem to have fewer rights than those they report.

[vonunov]

We should value personal freedom, but let's not make the mistake of thinking that suicide is a rational choice. A person wanting to commit suicide (out of emotional pain) is at a point where they can't see an alternative; they're not just saying, oh, I just feel like dying, don't take away my freedoms. We would be bereft in our duties to each other if we didn't intervene and get the person some help to get to a more stable place where they can better consider some healing options.

The same goes for self-harm. People don't just do this for funsies. They need help finding a healthy way to cope with the root cause, and in steering them away from the destructive ways, infringing on their personal liberty should be the least of our concerns.

As for the story, it's ridiculous but not surprising. This is only one of the reasons about nobody in our generation trusts authority anymore.

It's not just here, though. Things like this are why people are afraid to do the right thing in China: http://www.chinasmack.com/2013/stories/g...derly.html

[rockstarjim22]

I have a very personal story to share with you all. This might be a long post, be warned.

I have made a person in my life so much happier. When i had first met her, she was depressed and she cut almost every night. She had tried suicide many times in the past. I was going through the death of my mother at the time and needed some support. We met in school and exchanged numbers. We texted each other every once in a while and i checked up on her every once in a while. Few times she had texted me that she was thinking about suicide. I successfully stopped her all of those times. I texted her stuff like "please don't do this, if i lost you, i don't know what i would do without you." and "you're beautiful, you don't need to do this". I also (sort of) stopped her from cutting. It was on and off. She threw out her blades. but she returned to cutting after her aunt died. But now, shes so much happier. I'm happy that she's happy now.

That was my little story. I just felt like sharing this. Thanks for listening everyone.

[brainiac3397]

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