On and On

So it’s been a while since the last time I blogged. I find that there is so little time to do anything I want to do this year. It’s all work, class, homework, study. It’s kind of crazy.

I heard this story today about this kid at Rutgers who killed himself because some other kids released a video of his sexual exploits. We were talking about it in class today. One kid blamed the internet. It reminded me of Cookie Jar by Jack Johnson.

“"You can't blame me", says the singer of the song

Or the maker of the movie which he based his life on.

"It's only entertainment and as anyone can see

The smoke machines and makeup and you cant fool me"”

You can’t blame the internet. Being able to access the video was not was pushed the boy to suicide. So if not the internet was it the kid who originally recorded it?

“Well "You can't blame me", says the media man

Well "I wasn't the one who came up with the plan.

I just point my camera at what the people want to see.

Man it's a two way mirror and you cant blame me."”

Yeah that asshole shouldn’t have recorded it but is it really all his fault? Would you have killed yourself if a sex tape popped up? Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian certainly didn’t. So then it’s the kids own fault?

“"It wasn't me", says the boy with the gun.

"Sure I pulled the trigger but it needed to be done

Cause life's been killing me ever since it begun.

You cant blame me cause I'm too young."”

I’m sure he would say it wasn’t his fault; that he was pressured from the outside. FML and all. But if he was stronger, if he had better friends, if circumstances were different, would he be dead?

“It was you it was me it was every man

We've all got the blood on our hands

We only receive what we demand

And if we want hell then hells what well have.”

In reality it’s a lot of little things that caused him to feel suicide was his only option. And every one of them was the same amount at fault as the others. It’s unfortunate and a little sad. But it’s true and it’s our society currently. So what do we do about it?