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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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 Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: Middle school year 2 boy - suicide (almost) |
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The vid is here - it happened in Gwangju on Saturday at 11:50am.
The boy was threatening to jump from the roof of the Seo-bu Office of education for about an hour.
http://www.ytn.co.kr/_comm/pop_mov.php?s_mcd=0103&s_hcd=&key=200903211449529207
these students are pushed too hard from too young an age...
its time Korean mummies and daddies realised that NOT everyone is destined to become a doctor, lawyer, dentist and scientist. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Anyone have any idea what happened? I can't tell if he jumped or what happened. Looked like some great paramedic work though.  |
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banillaq
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| From what I can gather, the student went to the education office to receive some counselling along with his mother. After the session, the boy told his mother that he would be right back (bathroom break or something) and ended up going to the roof. Then after some time his mother became concerned and went to look for him. She eventually talked him out of jumping and the paramedics came. The report says his is now in hospital. I hope this boy receives some good counselling. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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probably she promised him he could play video games if he'd come down and he said ok then she took him home and beat the crap outta him.
they'll probably have to move away to save face.
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nuthatch
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:02 am Post subject: |
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It is really sad that a child has such a denigrated ego to want to end it all
such despair and unhappiness
so many I saw in a boys middle school out in a rural town...many sad faces and loneliness...
peer treatment besides
and ignoramus ijeets who do nothing as corrupt school principals/viceprin./administrators - who ignore the behavior going on upstairs
and then the children see others jumping off a roof on TV as in "Boys Before Flowers" and can identify with it? |
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ryoga013
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| Was probably brought in for counseling because his grades weren't in the top 5% and was asking what other after school programs could be done so that he can be better than everybody else. Upon hearing that he'd be simply doubling up his hagwon schedule, he took the easy/smart way out (assuming this was his situation). |
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Ronald
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| Look like they shot him with a tranquilizer. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Middle school year 2 boy - suicide (almost) |
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| Yesterday wrote: |
these students are pushed too hard from too young an age...
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Then why aren't ALL the students who are "pushed too hard" trying to commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide over something like that, then there is very likely something ELSE wrong with them. The vast majority have it as hard as they do, yet they don't commit suicide or threaten to.
It's like some guy slashing his wrists over breaking up with his girlfriend. Is that she pushed him too hard, or was the guy screwed up to begin with? |
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Cerriowen
Joined: 03 Jun 2006
Location: Pocheon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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<sigh> It's just too socially acceptable, or at least kind of "normal" in a screwy way to commit suicide here.
Leading cause of death between 20-30 years old  Sad, sad, sad. |
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strange_brew
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:29 am Post subject: Re: Middle school year 2 boy - suicide (almost) |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Yesterday wrote: |
these students are pushed too hard from too young an age...
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Then why aren't ALL the students who are "pushed too hard" trying to commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide over something like that, then there is very likely something ELSE wrong with them. The vast majority have it as hard as they do, yet they don't commit suicide or threaten to.
It's like some guy slashing his wrists over breaking up with his girlfriend. Is that she pushed him too hard, or was the guy screwed up to begin with? |
Do you think these children are pushed too hard? Of course not all students are going to try to commit suicide, but the rates of suicide are far higher in Korea amongst people of that age group. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Middle school year 2 boy - suicide (almost) |
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| strange_brew wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Yesterday wrote: |
these students are pushed too hard from too young an age...
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Then why aren't ALL the students who are "pushed too hard" trying to commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide over something like that, then there is very likely something ELSE wrong with them. The vast majority have it as hard as they do, yet they don't commit suicide or threaten to.
It's like some guy slashing his wrists over breaking up with his girlfriend. Is that she pushed him too hard, or was the guy screwed up to begin with? |
Do you think these children are pushed too hard? Of course not all students are going to try to commit suicide, but the rates of suicide are far higher in Korea amongst people of that age group. |
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nate2008
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Middle school year 2 boy - suicide (almost) |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| strange_brew wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Yesterday wrote: |
these students are pushed too hard from too young an age...
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Then why aren't ALL the students who are "pushed too hard" trying to commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide over something like that, then there is very likely something ELSE wrong with them. The vast majority have it as hard as they do, yet they don't commit suicide or threaten to.
It's like some guy slashing his wrists over breaking up with his girlfriend. Is that she pushed him too hard, or was the guy screwed up to begin with? |
Do you think these children are pushed too hard? Of course not all students are going to try to commit suicide, but the rates of suicide are far higher in Korea amongst people of that age group. |
Links? |
Actually I believe the rate is highest among middle aged people, like 30-45 year olds. |
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