Yup. Apparently Denver police are still investigating this case despite it being ruled a suicide by the coroner.
I feel very strongly there is more to this case.
Hopefully the cops are checking to see if anyone truly did bully him at school and also are looking deeply into the mother. She was already a leftist activist prior to his death, wore pink hair and facial rings, and mentioned on Twitter a few years back she wanted to make a mark in this world. All circumstantial of course but put together can create a profile of an attention seeking leftist looking to get attention by pushing a cause and being a “hero of the resistance”. Also like you said she looks to me to be a serious Munchausen candidate.
I predict this story turns and pretty quickly, assuming the Denver popo do their due filgence. I highly doubt there were kids telling him to kill himself and then he does in 4 days.
Mom’s statements:
-Kid told her over the summer he was gay; he looked terrified and was curled up in back seat of car when he told her; Mom says basically don’t worry it’s ok I love you.
-Before first day of school, kid proclaims to mom he is going to tell all the kids at school he is gay as he is so happy and proud of it (despite previously being terrified to even tell his mom).
-Mom makes no mention of checking in on how it went the first 4 days of school; rather she says after his death that she found out from his sister that he was being bullied and the kids told him specifically to kill himself, which he then supposedly did. Mom is now inspired to be a antibullying and pro gay kid advocate.
Her story is very convenient setting up his death but absolving herself of any knowledge of the buildup in fact distancing herself from it. And she finds the body unresponsive and “tried unsuccessfully to revive him”.
Yes. I think this is very sad, no matter what the real story.
But I look askance at hootenannies with lip and nose rings along with flourescent hair who have no husband yet have a kid. With an “ethnic” name no less, and a slightly ethnic look.
Tells me at the very least this is a very unstable home. And perhaps to check in with her regardless (or the sister).
Maybe I didn't pick this up from the story, but I'm assuming that school *just* started.
The kid told his mother he's gay and wants to wear girls clothes "this summer".
It's still summer, so probably not that long ago.
I'm such a cynic, and coupled with the picture, released by mom herself, showing her to be a liberal activist, I'm immediately suspicious.