Family Wants Tougher Laws After Daughter Commits Suicide

[NappyOne]

Simple fact is, we didn’t. Oh, wait...

I sure grew up without it. I am in a high profile technical career, won’t pay for a cell phone (don’t need the leash) and only carry what the boss puts in my hand... at this moment a text pager I’ve had for 10 years.

It never occurred to me that mine was a life lacking the necessaries. The boss knows where to find me if I am needed.

The NappyOne

[infidel29]

The Logan's daughter hung herself after she sent a naked photo of herself to her boyfriend.

"I'm just devastated by these parents that allow their children to do and say anything they want."

Physician heal thyself. Make new laws because I'll never..., I can't..., I won't..., I'm devastated... maybe if YOU taught her not to send naked pictures of herself over the internet, she'd be around.

Sorry for your loss, but I won't share in your blame.

[a fool in paradise]

Does that include mothers who’ve gotten into car accidents while talking on a cellphone?

[swarthyguy]

Completely symptomatic of the Modern America mindset.

A real tragedy, engendered by modern technology, current social mores and the apocalyptic nature of life as experienced by a teenager.

Answer, more laws.

Well, we do have bicycle helmets required for kids.....

[mplsconservative]

Thanks. If our family was still in Minneapolis, I’d consider him having a phone.

In the little community we’re in now, eyes and ears are everywhere. People know each other and that’s a very good thing.

[DYngbld]

I bet cell phones have saved more kids lives than have been taken by them

Agreed.

[ex-snook]

There must be cell phones without a camera.

[a fool in paradise]

There are. There are also kids without cellphones.

Texting is replacing voice talking for teens and twentysomethings.

[al baby]

I forgot about that one

[beandog]

I don’t know, why don’t you tell us. How many children have died while their mother’s were talking on a cellphone?

[ignorancerunsrampant]

My wife has made our oldest take a drug test. And she told him that he will lose ALL priviledges if he tests positive. There are four in the pantry. She told both boys anytime she wants to she will hand them a cup, and it won't have any OJ in it.

I told them it will take all of the pressure off of them if any friends try to get them to smoke. All they have to say is my parents test me. Everyone of their friends know that we have the test.

You know what? I get the sense that some of their friends wish their parents cared as much.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I don’t think I’ve ever read a story of a cell phone saving a kid’s life. Please share some...

[a fool in paradise]

What’s your tally of teens who were being saved by cellphones?

What were the circumstances?
Abductions? Gang activity? Bully beatings? Random acts of violence like bank robberies?

Yours was a silly argument. If you are going to venture the point, you should post the first statistics.

[ex-snook]

"Texting is replacing voice talking for teens and twentysomethings.

any ideas on why?

[ignorancerunsrampant]

Daddy was there. He is supporting mom in blaming every other kid but their own.

[MattinNJ]

My son is 7. I will use a football analogy. My job as a father is like an offensive lineman's job. Make sure he doesn't get hit in the pocket (adolescence)and clear as big of a hole as I can so he can blow through the line of scrimmage untouched (make sure he does nothing stupid, instill good conservative values, teach him liberals are wrong on every issue- while excelling at school and a sport-goes to a top prep school and gets into a good college). Once he gets beyond the line of scrimmage it's up to him to get the most yards as possible.

Of course I will always be there to throw as many many downfield blocks as I can, but my old legs may not carry me that far.

Despite my best intentions, he may not choose to follow my lead block, but I will make it damn clear in the huddle that the reason he got pummelled is because he did not follow my lead.

[erkyl]

So there should be no blame for the boys circulating the photos?

Seriously? What teenage boy would get a naked picture of his girlfriend and NOT show it to his buddies? I suspect that's been going on as long as there's been an ability to capture pictures on film. That's like saying the taxpayer is going to trust that the government isn't going to waste our tax dollars when we send it to them. (Except that we have no choice but to send the government our tax dollars--this girl had a choice.) It was her choice to take off all her clothes, position a camera remotely to photograph herself, and forward it (likely over the telephone airwaves) to her boyfriend. Shoot, anyone with some technological expertise could've intercepted the photo and circulated it.

It's the girl's fault. She created the picture that brought her shame...but I suspect there's more to this story than what we're reading.

[Eva]

I think that you are missing a major part of the thinking behind what happened. This young lady thought that her body was her most important asset. She was essentially giving herself to this young man, who did not value her the way she hoped.

That is the sad part.

[tiki]

My grandchildren’s cousin sent a picture of her breasts to a boy!!! The boy is the son of a principal and after he had shown everyone of the boys on the basketball team, including my grandson his father found it. Yikes, that girl is stupid.

I told both of my grandchildren that if they get any messages like that they are to delete them ASAP and there is no question about sending them, I will tar their rear ends and take their phones away and then they will have to deal with whatever their parents do to them and their parents are way tougher than I am.

[mamelukesabre]

I think you are the one not understanding. That is not something that requires suicide.