Friday, December 10, 2010

Two 14-year-olds commit suicide

The name of the writer is Caroline Alphonso and the name of the article is Bullies push their victims to suicide. The main idea is that bulling is a life or death situation. Dawn Marie was from Mission B.C. Dawn Marie Wessley was afraid of being beaten up that suicide seemed like her only escape. She said in her suicide note "If I try to get help, it will only get worse, they are the toughest girls and are always looking for a new person to beat up, but if I ratted they would get suspended and there would be no stopping them." She killed herself on Nov. 10 by hanging herself with a dog leash. Her younger brother found her in her bedroom. The two girls that bulled her were charged and one was found guilty. They were sentenced by the sentencing circle/ justice circle to 18 months probation. Ms. Wesley has found some comfort with another mother who lost her 14 year old son in March.