Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old girl from Port Coquitlam, B.C., posted this video to YouTube in September. Amanda's video is "My Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicide and Self-harm".
She does not speak, instead holding up words printed on paper, a phrase at a time. "In 7th grade," she begins, sharing her message on cue cards, "I would go with friends on webcam [to] meet and talk to new people."
At one point, a stranger flattered her into flashing the camera. She describes using webcam chats to meet and talk to new people online as a seventh grade student. Amanda was in the 10th grade at Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education in Coquitlam, near Vancouver.
Amanda’s mother, Carol Todd, told The Vancouver Sun in a message on Twitter, “I think the video should be shared and used as an anti-bullying tool. That is what my daughter would have wanted." Todd's body was found Wednesday in her Port Coquitlam home following an apparent suicide.
According to The Vancouver Sun, the RCMP said Friday it has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to her death. According to Amanda's YouTube history, she and Molly communicated through private messages on YouTube.
Her bullying began in Year 8 when an embarrassing photo was circulated to her relatives, friends and schoolmates. Amanda developed anxiety, depression, and anxiety disorders, she says in the video, followed by a path into drugs and alcohol.
News of Amanda Todd’s suicide is reaching high ranks in Canada. Premier Christy Clark, who started her own anti-bullying campaign while she was a radio host, posted a short video on YouTube Thursday sending her sympathies to Amanda’s family.
She also told the story of an incident where she made a "huge mistake" and "hooked up" with a boy at her school who had a girlfriend, but who she believed really liked her. More than 250,000 people have “liked” a memorial page on Facebook for Todd as of Friday evening.
Many took to Facebook to express their condolences as well as anger over the tragic death. On Twitter, Amanda's friends - many of whom she knew only online - mourned the death of this young woman, communicating in their own medium and their own words.
Amanda's video is "My Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicide and Self-harm". Her bullying continued despite moving to a new city. Anti-depressants and counseling did little to combat the severe depression.
She does not speak, instead holding up words printed on paper, a phrase at a time. "In 7th grade," she begins, sharing her message on cue cards, "I would go with friends on webcam [to] meet and talk to new people."
At one point, a stranger flattered her into flashing the camera. She describes using webcam chats to meet and talk to new people online as a seventh grade student. Amanda was in the 10th grade at Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education in Coquitlam, near Vancouver.
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| Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old girl from Port Coquitlam, B.C., posted this video to YouTube in September. |
According to The Vancouver Sun, the RCMP said Friday it has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to her death. According to Amanda's YouTube history, she and Molly communicated through private messages on YouTube.
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| More than 250,000 people have “liked” a memorial page on Facebook for Todd as of Friday evening. |
News of Amanda Todd’s suicide is reaching high ranks in Canada. Premier Christy Clark, who started her own anti-bullying campaign while she was a radio host, posted a short video on YouTube Thursday sending her sympathies to Amanda’s family.
She also told the story of an incident where she made a "huge mistake" and "hooked up" with a boy at her school who had a girlfriend, but who she believed really liked her. More than 250,000 people have “liked” a memorial page on Facebook for Todd as of Friday evening.
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| Amanda's video is "My Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicide and Self-harm". Her bullying continued despite moving to a new city. |
Amanda's video is "My Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicide and Self-harm". Her bullying continued despite moving to a new city. Anti-depressants and counseling did little to combat the severe depression.
