“Your Better Off Dead!” Bullied Even After Jamey Rodemeyers Suicide | Fox 35
15 Oct
Read Entire Article: “You’re Better Off Dead!” as students chanted the night of his wake at a homecoming dance. Jamey Rodemeyer was found dead in his yard September 18, 2011. Over the past year his mother reports he was questioning his sexuality. He was a victim of gay bashing, hateful slurs, and bullied at school and online through social media because he was gay. On the Today show his parents told Ann Curry, Jamey did not talk much about the bullying with his family
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@Miztammik I agree, it’s been a problem for me over the years to make friends and when I finally got to high school, I would sit at a lunch table by myself and never have anyone to talk to. Slowly it’s gotten better but there are still moments when I feel really lonely. I’ve also had thoughts of suicide, but never could actually kill myself. I also feel really sorry for this kid Jamey, kids are just WAY too mean these days.
May he rest in peace.
God I wish reporters would know their facts… He wasn’t questioning, he had identified himself as gay. He was going through the always painful process of coming out… Don’t blame America for this, happens EVERYWHERE you have religious right wing, preaching that your going to hell, evil, etc.
Kids who can socalise with gay teens and adults and can make up their own minds, normally never have an issue with people being gay.
@RCSVirginia See, I never knew that. That’s why I tried throwing in the words ‘not all’ and ‘most’. I’m glad you stated that.
@CaffyJ
Be careful not to make claims for all Christians. The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church, the Metropolitan Community Church, the Universalist Unitarian Church, the United Church of Christ, the Church of Scotland and the United Church of Canada all accept and support gays, have them as members of their congregations and ordain them as clergy.
WTF is wrong with America..straight,gay,bi,transgender whatever who give’s a fuck?
so sorry to see this
RIP
@DevilWomanCake Yeah right, Fox News murdered some random kid that no one previously gave a shit about until now. Please. Shut the hell up.
People have the right to insult others, tough shit. It’s someone’s choice how they take it. Most people who get bullied don’t kill themselves. If this Jamey kid was too weak that he had to take his own life then he has no one to blame but himself.
@77777computerperson
I could not say this better myself. This is a great comment, and you are absolutely right!
its disgusting how teenagers can be so cruel
@roey22 It is not just in the US, It is a world wide epidemic!
@abzedoo89 i hope it gets better for you.oh my gosh dont kill yourself because of other people,just fuck them and be you,show confidence.with most ppl when they see you dont giva shit,then there most likely to get bored and leave you alone
Its not because i dont like USA…
But what the hell?? why does this happen alot more in USA than in Europe?
This is pretty messed up. And the schools doesnt even have bullying laws. Why dont the schools take any act in the problem?
Im really sorry for you Jamey, you surely did’nt deserve this.
Stop bullying. OK?
@Grooveraider Totally agree. A lot of Christians in America are total hypocritical bigoted idiots. Those Christians whom endorse this behavior or look the other way are just disgusting human beings and don’t practice what they subscribe to. They’re the lowest of the low, the vilest of the vile!
@Grooveraider Don’t completely discourage the Christians. Yeah, most of them are the ones that encourage this hateful act but honestly, not all are like that – real Christians aren’t like that. Here’s how I see it: Gays aren’t allowed to get married in a Christian church because of our beliefs of the be fruitful and multiply stuff. Some crazy people for some reason think that it’s necessary to incorporate that rule into everyone’s lives which is absolutely pathetic and useless. Why should…
This boy, I’m pretty sure, was gay and was taunted for it. He wasn’t ‘questioning’. These dumb ass Fox ‘news reporters’ cant even say the fucking word gay. The things they say on that news channel towards gay people, they should also be to blame for what happened to him; because they are just as hateful and hurtful as those bullies.
@CaffyJ
I left out the Methodist church below. It should, also, be noted that Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative temples and synagogues all have gays as full members and have them as Rabbis. Therefore, many Jewish religious sects are accepting of homosexuality just as many Christian ones are.
…Christans hate thing and so maybe a few people who read these comments will see we’re not all like that! I’m Catholic, I don’t really have an opinion on gay marriage in my church because hey, it’s something that will never be touched. But I do believe that every LGBT person should have the right to marriage and better yet, to stay on topic of what this video is about, no one should ever discriminate against someone so much that one has to end their own life. No matter what your beliefs may be
Fox news are responsible for this person’s death, for all the hate they spew on a daily basis. They have the fucking nerve to pretend to give a shit!? FUCK YOU! take your mock sympathy and shove it up your ass, you’re no better than the bullies who chanted those awful things about him.
…anyone have to follow the religious practise that that specific religion follows? And honestly, it’s not even just Christians. Most religions don’t allow the practise of same-sex marriage either. Some just keep it to themselves while others just aren’t caught doing crazy acts that misrepresent the entire faith. For example: Westboro Baptist Church claim to be Christians which is an EMBARRASEMENT.. just saying lol. Anyway to sum it up, I just wanted to post a mini rant to defend the whole..
@evanstoler they certainly helped.
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