Former Teacher Posted Tragic Suicide Note on Facebook Before Killing Himself (VIDEO)

maandag 23 september 2013

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by Rebecca Stokes 1 hour ago

A former high school teacher took his own life last week after posting a suicide note on Facebook. Sources say the man, Christopher Swanson, 41, was despondent after losing his teaching license and may have been obsessed with a former student.

His body was found in front of a fountain on the Mercyhurst University campus in Erie. Police say he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. In previous Facebook posts, Swanson had mentioned that his former student was now a freshman at Mercyhurst, but that is currently unconfirmed. 

The tragic questions: If Swanson was so open about his plans, why did no one reach out to help him until it was too late? Did no one read it? Did no one take him seriously?

In addition to posting on Facebook, Swanson also had a website where he discussed the turns in his life that he believed had contributed to his increasing feelings of hopelessness. Chief among them, his belief that his former student would never reciprocate his feelings.

Adding to this tragedy is that in spite of his website and Internet activity, Swanson was unable to connect with resources that could have provided help. For all its size, the Internet can still be an exceptionally lonely place. What a tragedy.

His death prompted Mercyhurst President Tom Gamble to reach out to the university community via video. Gamble implored people to turn to their faith in this troubling time.

What would you do if you thought you saw a suicide note online?

Please call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in case you are worried about yourself or someone else.

Image via Michael Schreifels/Flickr

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rebecca Stokes

Rebecca is a writer who lives in Brooklyn with her cats. She is probably even at this moment spilling food on herself.

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Scott Disick Replaces Toilet Paper With $100 Bills Because Apparently He Just Can't Help Himself (PHOTOS)

dinsdag 17 september 2013

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by Mary Fischer 1 hour ago

Dude. What the heck is up with Scott Disick posting photos of $100 bills accompanied by strange, disgusting, and completely egotistical comments?!?

No, you aren't hallucinating. That's a picture of a bunch of $100 bills on a toilet paper roll. Want to hear how Scott captioned it? "I know y'all didn't think I would actually use toilet paper!"

Yes, he said that -- for reals.

As if he actually thinks we're dumb enough to believe that he has replaced Charmin or Angel Soft or whatever with a roll of God knows how many perfectly legitimate Ben Franklins. (At least they don't appear to be counterfeit.)

Oh, and the fun didn't stop there. Nope. Here's another beauty of Scott using his endless supply of cash as a phone.

With this one, he seemed to be making fun of those less fortunate than himself by saying, "Hello, peasant's is that u? #fucku"

Way to keep it classy, Scott.

Um, who the heck does he think he is -- a freakin' king or something? 

Just when I was finally starting to believe that Scott might actually be a pretty cool guy that people tend to misread based on how he's depicted on TV -- he goes and pulls a stunt like this. Now I'm convinced he is, indeed, one of the world's biggest asshats.

Either that, or he's just so damn bored and figures everyone already thinks he's a complete jerk. So he decided it couldn't hurt to go ahead and give people yet another reason to beg Kourtney Kardashian to come to her senses and run for the hills.

But if he was the least bit serious in flaunting his money and poking fun at people who aren't mooching off the Kardashians as well off financially as he is, maybe Kourt should consider kicking him to the curb and making him get a job to support himself for a change. Something tells me if reality were to hit him smack dab in the face, he'd switch to generic toilet paper in a heartbeat.

Do you think Scott was joking around or rubbing his wealth in people's faces?

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is the writer behind The Mommyologist, and the mom of a future famous comedian. Her current loves include Pinot Grigio on ice and Harry Styles -- in that order.

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Justin Bieber Defends Himself Against Shirt-Pulling Attacker at Night Club

maandag 2 september 2013

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by Cynthia Dermody Yesterday at 2:12 PM

 Another day, another report of someone trying to attack Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old Bieber was charged by a partier at a Toronto nightclub where he was performing Friday night. The attack happened as Bieber stepped off stage to get closer to some of the regular people.

The attacker rushed at the singer and started pulling on his shirt. Bieber was seen trying to defend himself, kicking at the attacker, before security pulled the attacker away and tackled the attacker to the floor.

Can we please pause a minute to talk about this "attacker" thing?

Technically that's exactly what this guy did and not to downplay violence or the potential that someone could have gotten really hurt here, but is "attack" really the best word? Or is it just a way to make Bieber sound more badass? "Justin Bieber defends himself against shirt-puller" just doesn't have the same punch. Anyway ...

No one was injured and no charged were filed against anyone (so the "attack" couldn't have been that bad) -- the attacker was simply kicked out of the club.

I'm sure someone has some iPhone footage of the melee that's yet to surface, but as of right now we are left only to our imaginations the visions of what Bieber looked like kicking at his attacker, and this narrated video compilation of some photos going around.

What do you make of this latest Bieber attack? Should he just stay away from the audience from now on?

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Brave 12-Year-Old Boy Foils Home Invasion All By Himself (LISTEN)

maandag 26 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley 6 hours ago

What would you do if two strange men broke into your house? Would you scream, cry, grab a weapon? What if you were a 12-year-old? Well, this happened to one 12-year-old who was home alone. Two burglars broke in his home in Texas and I'll be damned if the boy didn't totally keep his cool, dial 911, hide, and politely and quietly describe to the operator what was happening. This is one brave and astonishingly smart little man and the audio recording of his 911 call will make you bawl your eyes out with happiness that he's all right.

The boy, Deion Murdock, started off by doing the right thing -- he immediately dialed 911 when he heard his window smash.

"Someone's trying to break into my house," he told the dispatcher. Notice how he dialed 911 first before anything. Nor did he go try to check out what was going on. He was even polite during the call, saying, "They just broke the window, ma'am." Aww! This poor little brave boy!!

He then went into his mother's bedroom and the operator told him to hide, so he hid in the closet as the burglars got into the house. He now knew enough to be quiet. I can only imagine his heart was thumping like mad, but he didn't start bawling.

"I'm going to have to whisper now, because I think they're coming in," he said. When asked if he had a weapon, he said, "No, ma'am. Please hurry."

Then, horrifyingly, the men were inside his mother's room. But the boy kept calm. "They're in here," he whispered.

Soon the cops were there -- the burglars ran out the door and were later caught hiding in the woods.

I'm just so blown away by this kid's demeanor. He should be president! I wonder if his parents taught him what to do in case of something like this. If it was me, I probably would have panicked and let out a blood-curdling yowl!

Should we teach our kids what to do in scenarios like this? And, if we do, would that make them scared of the world?

I think 12-years-old is old enough to be home alone for short periods of time. Hell, I was babysitting neighborhood kids at this age. And I think scenarios like this are rare. But it can't hurt to drill with your kids what to do in case of home invasion like we do in case of fire.

The operator, too, was impressed by little Deion, telling him:

You're doing good, doing real good, doing perfect. Your mom's going to be so proud of you.

Do you tell your kids what to do in case of home invasion?

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Cop Handcuffs Himself to Suicidal Woman to Heroically Save the Day

zaterdag 17 augustus 2013

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by Kiri Blakeley Yesterday at 4:56 PM

Police officers are called upon to do all kinds of extraordinary things. They often have to make split-second decisions about how to save someone -- and whether that would mean putting themselves in danger too. Yes, they are cops. They have jobs to do. But they are also people with lives and families and friends and pets. And they want to go home alive to them. So I can only imagine what was going through this police officer's mind when a young suicidal lady crawled onto the ledge of a high billboard and threatened to jump. But the officer decided to do something remarkable. He handcuffed himself to her.

It sounds like something out of a movie -- and I'm pretty sure that scene has been done more than once -- but this really happened, in Beijing, China.

Pictures capture the incredible scene as the distraught woman sits on the ledge of a billboard, threatening to jump. One police officer reached over, grabbed her wrist, and slapped handcuffs on her. He then handcuffed the other side to his own wrist. And then, just to make sure she knew that he was serious ...

He threw away the key!!

Realizing that if she jumped, she would take another person with her, the woman apparently stopped to consider what she was about to do. And changed her mind. Said one cop:

She knew then that if she died, she'd take someone with her and that seemed to bring her back.

The officer was then able to tie a rope around the woman and haul her back onto the building where he stood.

It's hard to say whether the woman would have been able to jump with enough force and weight to carry the man over the side too, but hell, would YOU have risked that? Not sure I would have.

No word on what brought the lady to the brink of suicide, but kudos to this cop for risking his own life to save that of a desperate stranger. The only thing that would make this story sweeter is if these two got married or something, but, well ... I've seen too many movies.

What would you have done?

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