Helllooo,
I am writing this after watching a heart-breaking video on social media… In all honesty it truly hit a nerve. A young girl of age 14, took her life because of the effects of social media, such an innocent life. I almost find it hard to comprehend how this can happen, it is horrible and something that needs to be talked about a lot more. People clearly do not realise how their words can instil pain in someone, a person who does not deserve this pain, no one deserves to feel like this. How can people of this world think that they have the authority to use social media in a way that destroys someone. When it gets too far it is not only that person that you are affecting; you affect their families and all of the other relationships that this person has. People need to think about the way that their words are going to affect others, think before you send a message… these people who think that it is acceptable are actually cowards. Most would never dream of saying these things to someone face, but just because they are sat at the safety of a mobile or computer screen they think their words are not as relevant. It is beyond me why people would do this, I am honestly in shock… why? I keep asking this question over and over. What makes people think that they can do this? Why would people do this? What do they think that they will gain from causing someone to feel awful? Social media was not made for this. It was made to communicate positively with others; facebook to share life events, instagram to capture moments and the list goes on. Social media is powerful, and it can be used positively, to spread joy and inspiration.
What I would stress is that if you are a victim of bullying online (or any kind!), speak out. There will always be someone around you that can listen, even if you do not feel like there is. You matter! Your life is beautiful and it is valuable. You are going places, amazing places, places that you simply could not dream of right now. Although personally I have never experienced such an harrowing time I want to voice out that, although it is probably harder than I could ever imagine, you should never feel like you have to take your own life. These people deserve to be found out, so speak up. Tell someone you trust. You will not regret it! Because once you tell someone, you are going to feel a hundred times stronger, you are going to feel like you have the confidence to stand against this. Show these people that you are bigger than their horridness, stand proud with a smile on your face! What these people tell you is lies, they are trying to mess with your head, but be that beautiful person you are. You are NEVER alone!
Much love
Amelia-Jane ❤
hello amelia-jane 
U might want to research what happened – u just might find that the bullies were teen girls in her social group.
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I do not know the full story and I am just going off the video I watched from This Morning. But I think that whatever happened people need to speak out more about bullying online and people need to understand how beautiful they are and aren’t alone 😊
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There was a case in Florida a while like the one u described in which 2 teen girls were arrested
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That’s terribly upsetting. My prayers going out to families and people who have to experience this
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It is terrible but ultimately it’s the parents of the bullies who are to blame.
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I don’t feel like we can go out blaming people unless there is evidence in my opinion and certainly each case is very different. I believe in trying to create a positive message and encouraging people to stand against bullying and to encourage people to think about their words
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Bullies are created and enabled by those who look the other way. To prevent bullying it has to be “nipped in the bud” that means going after the parents of underage children and teenagers who refuse to properly parent their children.
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I agree that to prevent bullying we have to stand against it, but there are definitely more factors than that that cause bullying!
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To tackle the issue of bullying one has to start at the beginning otherwise any efforts would be wasted.
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I agree with you, but is that necessarily the only reason why it may happen? Maybe there are other reasons
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I did not say it was the only reason just that it is the first place to start.
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There was a case in Florida a while back in which 2 teen girls were arrested for bullying and encouraging one of their classmates to commit suicide.
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That’s terrible, so heart-breaking how this happens
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