XCVG said:
firewire/1394 that. Beat the flux out of him.
I know, I feel that way too. But you gotta remember, the bully probably doesn't realize how much it actually affected the kid.
Think about it like this: The top-jock wants to keep his reputation among his peers, so he harasses the loners and geeks, or outcasts to look cool. Dylan's just playing out the role that always gets played out, every year in school. We all know it happens. It's not till the past decade that depression among teens has become so prevalent. (Especially to the point of suicide.) If Dylan had known how bad he'd hurt the poor kid, I'd bet he would've stopped.
For the rest of his life, Dylan will have the weight on him that he caused the suicide of a 14 year old boy. It's going to haunt him for a long time. He'll likely need some counseling or therapy himself. I don't want anyone to think I'm defending him, but the first thing everyone thinks is that Dylan should pay, burn in Heck, get the flax beaten out of him, or whatever.
I feel for Jeff. Depression can be a Sega. But tormenting his bully doesn't bring Jeff back to life, or honor his memory. Even as someone who was bullied throughout school, I stand by that. I do feel angry that bullying leads to this, but depression plays a huge part in it.
It saddens me as time passes by, that more and more of our generation is being swallowed by depression. Things like this will happen more often and will not stop unless somehow, we get it together about fighting against depression. I feel that that's what causes things like this to happen. Depression swallows you up, and it's hard to let go. The feeling is so rotten, cold and hopeless, it just makes you want to die sometimes.
So please, if anything comes from this, be aware what depression can cause. And if you feel like this, ever, find someone to talk to. Don't ever let that feeling make you think it's time to let everything go. Even if you don't think so, there is always someone out there who cares for you, or what happens to you. I would hate to lose anyone on these forums especially, so please, think of the pumpkin before you do something you might regret.