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9-year-old Denver boy dies by suicide after being bullied at school, mother says
CBS ^ | August 27, 2018

Posted on 08/27/2018 2:51:32 PM PDT by SMGFan

Denver mom says her 9-year-old son died by suicide in their home on Thursday after experiencing bullying in school. She is now sharing the story in hopes of shining a light on bullying and suicide, KDVR reports.

Leia Pierce says bullying was a factor in the death of her son, Jamel Myles, who started fourth grade just last week. Over the summer, Jamel came out to his mother as gay, she said. "(H)e looked so scared when he told me. He was like, 'Mom I'm gay.' And I thought he was playing, so I looked back because I was driving, and he was all curled up, so scared. And I said, I still love you," Pierce told the station.

Jamel wanted to tell his classmates at Joe Shoemaker Elementary School. "He went to school and said he was going tell people he's gay because he's proud of himself," the mother said.

She said when her son came out, he also opened up about wanting to dress more femininely. Pierce said her son told her, "I know you buy me boy stuff because I'm a boy, but I'd rather dress like a girl."

Just four days after starting school last week and coming out to his classmates, Jamel took his own life. Pierce told KDVR that bullying was a factor.

"Four days is all it took at school. I could just imagine what they said to him," Pierce said. "My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school to

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KEYWORDS: bullying; genderiddisorder; suicide
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Sad, young confused child. Mom & society saying a mental illness is normal...
1 posted on 08/27/2018 2:51:32 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

I’ll self-censor on this one too.


2 posted on 08/27/2018 2:53:17 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: SMGFan

Unfortunate...


3 posted on 08/27/2018 2:53:38 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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To: SMGFan

No comment from Dad in the article?


4 posted on 08/27/2018 2:54:04 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: SMGFan

I don’t think we’re getting the whole story here. Something smells.

I’d look closely at the mom.


5 posted on 08/27/2018 2:55:34 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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"...9 y.o. Denver boy dies by suicide..."


Dang, that is seriously messed-up and unfortunate.
The youngest that I have ever heard prior was 12 y.o.
I wouldn’t think their young brains would truly contemplate suicide as an avenue.


6 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:00 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: SMGFan

No need for the Death Penalty on this one...


7 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:04 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: SMGFan

A 9 year old would NOT know if he is gay..that is something the mother planted into his head..I wonder if this poor child was molested, poor kid may he RIP


8 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:11 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SMGFan

Incredibly important as a parent to make sure that YOUR KIDS are NOT bullying others.

And also super important to look for warning signs that your kids are being bullied.

My son had inexplicable bruises on his body. After literally screaming at him, he confessed that a kid at school had been kicking him.

The school covered it all up and tried to ignore me, but I made a big stink about it.

But, first responsibility is to make damn sure YOUR KIDS aren’t making anyone miserable.

Sad, sad, sad....

Worst is from 4th to 9th grade. Kids mature a great deal once they hit highschool, but that in between period is really bad. Was for me, and my 4 kids have all dealt with this stuff. A suicide at Jr High here from a gal with no hair, was taunted for it.... Argh, makes me mad...


9 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:25 PM PDT by Professional
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Mom’s fault. She should have taken him to a shrink, got him help for his alleged homosexuality.


10 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:28 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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I feel terrible for this young boy. But no 9 year old is capable of determining that he is gay. No 9 year old is capable of determining he is straight, either - pre-pubescent children don’t have sexual urges, though some adults insist on taking the babblings of children as justification for treating them as gay.


11 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:49 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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"He went to school and said he was going tell people he's gay because he's proud of himself," the mother said.

Pride goeth before a fall.

12 posted on 08/27/2018 2:56:54 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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Not likely a nine year old even knows what gay means.


13 posted on 08/27/2018 2:57:22 PM PDT by JerryBlackwell (some animals are more equal than others)
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Apparently mom was encouraging the kid to act on his mental illness. I don’t see any reference to a dad. They don’t say how he killed himself. They dont even describe any alleged bullying. There’s a lot to this story that is being left out.


14 posted on 08/27/2018 2:58:21 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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Deluded child in fourth grade picks up on the "cool" idea of being "gay," and his mother encourages it, then blames the "bullies" who tease him for being a perv. When he can't handle it and offs himself, she blames them.

Maybe if she'd sat him down and told him that he was just a gullible moron who didn't even understand what being a homo meant, he would still be alive. But then she couldn't pretend to be a martyr and the media would have to find some other "victim" to lie about.

15 posted on 08/27/2018 3:00:00 PM PDT by IronJack
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Another article said his mom found his unresponsive body and the coroner ruled it a suicide. But it doesn’t say how he killed himself. I have a hard time buying this. I suspect there is more to this and the mom is involved. Jmo


16 posted on 08/27/2018 3:00:46 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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some kids grow up too fast. Exposed on the internet to new ideas and how to make the pain go away.

How much did he learn about being gay and from who?

Might never know how rough the response were from other kids.


17 posted on 08/27/2018 3:03:08 PM PDT by SMGFan ( .)
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No way a 9 year old knows anything like that. His ‘discovery’ was the direct result of entertainment media and public school indoctrination.

Sad, sad situation.


18 posted on 08/27/2018 3:04:07 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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As I recall, girls were still pretty icky until around 6th grade. Coming out as gay in fourth grade? What the heck is wrong with parents?


19 posted on 08/27/2018 3:05:23 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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Pathetic that this little kid would not be taken to help for his “gayness.” Just an outrage. No nine year old is a homosexual unless perhaps he was being molested. Something really stinks in the case of this little guy.


20 posted on 08/27/2018 3:05:40 PM PDT by laweeks
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