The Conundrum of Suicide. Why the Media Should Cover Them But Why We Can't
He was 14-years-old. He had a fight with his girlfriend and made a decision that would change the lives of so many others. He hung himself. He was a student and athlete at my daughter’s school. At that young age, they grasped to understand but could not. Less than a year later, his mother, leaving other children behind, committed suicide — never getting over the loss of her son. His memorial picture hung on my refrigerator for years. I sometimes touched it, mourning the loss