Teen girl kills herself after taunting from Internet trolls

[Dayze]

serious question: were there as many teen suicides in the 50s/60s etc?

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Dayze

serious question: were there as many teen suicides in the 50s/60s etc?

http://cdclv.unlv.edu//healthnv/suicide.html

Suicide Among Children and Young Adults

A scourge by any measure, suicide is particularly devastating when it involves children, teenagers, and young adults. Consider this national data:

• Suicide rates among adolescents and young adults in America nearly tripled between 1952 and 1996.
• Between 1980 and 1996, suicide rates almost doubled among 14-15 year olds and rose by 14% in the 15-19 age group.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by listopencil

http://cdclv.unlv.edu//healthnv/suicide.html

Suicide Among Children and Young Adults

A scourge by any measure, suicide is particularly devastating when it involves children, teenagers, and young adults. Consider this national data:

• Suicide rates among adolescents and young adults in America nearly tripled between 1952 and 1996.
• Between 1980 and 1996, suicide rates almost doubled among 14-15 year olds and rose by 14% in the 15-19 age group.

Those are some amazing numbers. I had no idea it was that high.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by Dayze

serious question: were there as many teen suicides in the 50s/60s etc?

Were there as many teen pregnancies, drug addiction, DUI's and all that stuff in general in the 50's?

Lot's has changed and in some ways not for the better.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Were there as many teen pregnancies, drug addiction, DUI's and all that stuff in general in the 50's?

Lot's has changed and in some ways not for the better.

People didn't blast that out either, probably because of the shame. The globe shrinks everyday.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Were there as many teen pregnancies, drug addiction, DUI's and all that stuff in general in the 50's?

Lot's has changed and in some ways not for the better.

There were a lot fewer people back then, so no.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

Were there as many teen pregnancies, drug addiction, DUI's and all that stuff in general in the 50's?

Lot's has changed and in some ways not for the better.

I think there are less now, per capita, especially since things like that were swept under the rug back then.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

I think there are less now, per capita, especially since things like that were swept under the rug back then.

I'm not going to look up the data, but you seriously think that the amount of teenage pregnancy and STD's and such was MORE back than than it is now? Since we're just talking opinions here, I have to respectfully disagree. yes, things were not talked about and pushed under the rug, but I'd say in an era of permissiveness and acceptance, it just stands to reason that this type of thing is much more prevalent now than back in the 50's.

Just my opinion.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I'm not going to look up the data, but you seriously think that the amount of teenage pregnancy and STD's and such was MORE back than than it is now? Since we're just talking opinions here, I have to respectfully disagree. yes, things were not talked about and pushed under the rug, but I'd say in an era of permissiveness and acceptance, it just stands to reason that this type of thing is much more prevalent now than back in the 50's.

Just my opinion.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...orded-History#

A new study published by the CDC show that teen pregnancy levels have dropped to the lowest level since they began recording data back in the 1940s. But, that is a general statistic, an average of all the states.

Who knows how accurate it is, but I don't have a hard time believing it.

Acceptance and permissiveness has lead to education and awareness.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...orded-History#



Who knows how accurate it is, but I don't have a hard time believing it.

Acceptance and permissiveness has lead to education and awareness.

That is actually a very peculiar statistic. It kind of sounds like one of those deals where you have to drill down into the data to reveal what is really happening. Maybe the overall pregnancy rate is down due to the prevalence of government-sponsored birth control or something.

FAX

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...orded-History#



Who knows how accurate it is, but I don't have a hard time believing it.

Acceptance and permissiveness has lead to education and awareness.

I have read the article. I have looked at the charts. I have studied the statistics. I have come to a conclusion. Given that I had a vasectomy done after my last kid was born, I should be out having sex with chubby, poor, uneducated, Republican teen girls. For the good of the country. Go ahead and line them up. For America.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I'm not going to look up the data, blah blah blah

And in another thread...

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

I haven't read all that stuff nor do I intend to. My guess is

You love not knowing things before you talk about them.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

And in another thread...



You love not knowing things before you talk about them.

Point taken. But sometimes I just want to offer a general opinion. And yeah, I'm getting tired of arguing. I admit that it's not the smartest time for me to be posting.

Sorry.