The news of the tragic death of a Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd is a heart-breaking story who died as a result of repeated bullying.
Amanda's story began in Grade 7 when she and her friends used a webcam to go online to meet new people, after she was being flattered that she was beautiful, she agreed to pose for topless "flash". These topless photos went online and were used over and over on Facebook profile to torment her and humiliate her till her death.
Just five days before she resorted to suicide Wednesday night, Amanda tells the story on YouTube video, of her repeated harassment by bullies and years of enduring bullying on a stacks of notecards held up against her.
One of the notecards read: "Cried every night, lost all my friends and respect". Clearly it was her last move to be heard and helped, her heart-wrenching video is a prove that bullying is still very prevalent in our society, bullying a sickening evil crime that should be combatted by 'standing up' for peers and not just be passive onlookers.
Amanda's mother, Carol Todd doesn't know what caused her daughter's final blow, but Amanda may have left her last card to Carol in a private video. "She left me a video message on her phone. I'm not ready to look at it yet," said Carol.
More than 400,000 Facebook users had liked and left messages at Todd's memorial page on the social media website by Saturday afternoon, the wall features countless messages of condolence. Some of the messages read:
"You can all tweet and Facebook about bullying but that doesn't change anything. Standing up for people changes things. #RIPAmanda"
"RIP Amanda,now nobody can hurt you ever again. On the same note, we are sad, because the ones that loved you can never hug or kiss you again. Thank you for leaving such a powerful message behind, even though it wasn't on time to help you, hoping it can help others out there. RIP."
Amanda was a student in Grade 10 at the Coquitlam Basic Alternative Education school and just one month shy from her 16th birthday.
RCMP continue its investigations and will be conducting interviews, monitoring social media and reviewing contributing factors into Todd's death.
According to British Columbia RCMP's public statement, bullying ranks second, behind substance abuse, for youth issues identified as concerns. Police have also set up an email account AmandaTODDinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca for the public to email tips on the case.
Amanda's unjust death has triggered us to question the true essence of humanity in our society today that has turn a blind eye to evil at work in various forms and bullying is one of them, bullying is a heinous crime. Combat bullying by standing up for those who are bullied and save one more life.
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