Bullied Canadian Teen Commits Suicide After Posting Last-Ditch Cry for Help on YouTube

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AMANDA TODD
Bullied Canadian Teen Commits Suicide After Posting Last-Ditch Cry for Help on YouTube

By Neetzan Zimmerman, Oct 11, 2012 6:35 PM

A 15-year-old girl from Metro Vancouver reportedly committed suicide last night, just over a month after posting a YouTube video recounting how bullying forced her to switch schools and drove her to drugs, alcohol, and self-harm.

In the video, Amanda Todd describes on cue cards her experiences with both real-world and online bullying. She says she recalls being severely beaten by classmates and having nude photos of her circulated on the web.

"I'm struggling to stay in this world, because everything just touches me so deeply," Todd says. "I'm not doing this for attention. I'm doing this to be an inspiration and to show that I can be strong."

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On Facebook, a page called "Rest in paradise Amanda Michelle Todd" had over 5,500 likes at the time of writing. The Twitter hashtags #RIPAmanda and #RIPAmandaTodd were both trending in Canada. And YouTuber users were asked to repost Todd's video in order to raise awareness and keep her memory alive.

[Melinda]

1. ...

I have no words.

[RebelOne]

2. The 15-year-old son of a friend of mine killed himself

because he was bullied about his weight. He took his father's gun to school, stood up in class, said he was not going to take it anymore and shot himself in the head. This happened in the early '90s in North Georgia. His parents have appeared on various daytime talk shows including Oprah Winfrey in their campaign against bullying in schools.