Andrew Green's Attention To Commit Suicide?

“Chance takers are accident makers,” said by The Fresh Quotes. His parents knew what he was getting himself into, but why didn’t his parents stop it? Ethan Couch, a teen alchoholic, who tcreated a drunk driving accident and killed many innocent people isn’t facing any jail time. Now this is upsetting so many people around the country, and I couldn’t agree less. The,”Ethan Couch”, case has prompted many people to discuss social issues such as bad parenting and alchoholic abuse.

Suicide is a very sad subject for all those who have had a relative or friend who went through it. However, suicide doesn’t only go across teens minds it also happens to adults as seen in the article, “Survivors of Suicide Loss”. Jessica is the daughter of a man who went through suicide and she says, “The emotions that ran through me are close to indescribable, as I had never felt such pain. How this could have happened, and most importantly, how could this have happened to me and my family.” This is a case where the suicide was caused by depression. At the end of the day we all have to just try and be closer to those we care for and

Death among U.S. teens is led by vehicle crashes. In the year of 2013, around 2,163 teens were killed between the ages of 16-10 in the United States. Around 243,243 were treated in emergency departments for injuries that they suffered in motor vehicle accidents. Around 75% of teen drivers suffer in these accidents due to 3 major mistakes. Those major mistakes include a lack of scanning the road, distractions in the vehicle, and also going to fast for the conditions of the road.

Anthony Marston’s reckless drinking causes him to die of potassium cyanide poisoning. When he drank it was “Too quickly, perhaps. He choked” (Christie 74). This goes to show that Anthony should be more careful about what he does. He also drives extremely reckless. He accelerates very quickly as he “let in the clutch with a roar and leapt down the narrow street” (Christie 14). He could have easily hit an unexpecting car on the other side of the road.

From experts on this issue, to the civilians in the public, it is expressed deeply that suicide should not be hidden from any person, including children. It is said that, ¨Each day in our nation there are an average of over 5,400 attempts by young people grades 7-12,¨ (The Parent Resource Program). The thought of a lovely girl named AnnMarie Blaha may come into mind, who took her life in 2013, and was a fifth grader at Meadow Ridge. Nothing can compare to the tragedy of why AnnMarie decided to commit suicide, and the sadness that overwhelmed the school districts was unbearable. From learning about AnnMarie’s story, it can show that like most parents of children who commit suicide, AnnMarie’s parents who had no idea of their daughter’s unknown situation. I confronted my parents, asking them certain questions dealing with this difficult topic. The first question I asked was, “Do you know where to go if you believe your child is thinking of suicide?” Unfortunately, neither one of my parents were able to answer question, because like parents of suicidal children, the thought has never crossed their minds. Since AnnMarie’s death, the importance of educating children and teens of suicide has grown tremendously, and a Prevention Law called, ¨AnnMaries Law,¨ was signed by Governor Bruce Rauner to require ¨the Illinois State Board Education and local school boards to create policies ensuring that students receive age-appropriate lessons youth suicide and prevention¨ (Chicago Tribune). Multiple websites describe the traumatizing death of AnnMarie, but one in particular called, ¨AnnMarie’s Foundation, A Life to Remember,¨ provides resources, hotlines, facts, and notifies the community of warning signals that may be given off by any person. The raise in education is highly needed in all communities. In

Evans suicide is directly related to his extreme case of bipolar disorder. His mother said he was like two different people saying one side of him was loving and the other side of him was moody. There have been studies done that stay that up to 70% of suicide victims have a mental illness that gives them severe depressive symptoms (). Someone as young as Evan does not have the coping skills to deal with such drastic emotions. From an early age he had symptoms of major depression, at five years old he told one of his teachers that he wanted to end his life. At seven years old he climbed on top of his school which was six stories high and said he was going to jump. The symptoms or hard for some adults to handle and Evan was only a child when

The Gilroy teens were killed when the driver of the car they were riding in failed to negotiate a curve. The car struck a concrete drainage ditch. The driver and sole survivor of the crash was charged with driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. At the crash scene, there were open containers of alcohol, drugs and paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

It seems each year that the automobile accidents increase, and there are a high number of death and injuries that follow. Records show that nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes and 20-50 million are injured. More than half of all traffic death occur among young adults 15-44 years of age( ). Accidents can happen at any time and can be caused by many reasons such as rain, speeding, drug, or alcohol. An automobile accident is what brought the 16-year-old boy to the emergency to be care for by the medical staff there. The patient was seen by the ER staff for several hours, and he was admitted later in the inpatient unit for observation. The next morning when staff tried waking the patient he was died.

Background and Audience Relevance: According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2015, about thirty-five hundred people were killed, and four hundred thousand were injured in car crashes.

What do you think is the #1 cause of car crashes and accidents in the world? The obvious answer would be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Wrong. The main source of death for young drivers is currently texting while driving, not drinking or drugs, with almost twelve teenagers passing on every day in a messaging related auto accident.

In the United States, Reckless driving is the number one cause of teenage death in the nation. Reckless driving can be classified as anything from speeding and swerving, to purposely trying to run someone over, or hurt them while driving. In America, there are countless organizations calling to help end the high death rate in teenagers that reckless driving takes. People such as Parents, Drivers Education Instructors and even state legislators have realized the problem and are seeking reform. In 2011 alone 2,650 teens between the ages of 16-19 were killed due to reckless driving. (CDC) Reckless driving is a death that is very preventable, with proper education and warning. As well as problem that is not taken seriously by the juvenile’s committing the act. Most juveniles don’t worry what so ever about dying in a car crash because they think that it won’t happen to them. Under Reckless Driving, in Green Bay, speeding, not paying attention and lack of caring are three of the biggest issues with teen drivers and juveniles.

Reporter stated on yesterday, 10/25/17 the 6 year male child was watching “Kids PlayGround-Dumb Ways to Die” on YouTube on his or her IPad. It is a kid game with cartoon characters. The video has a caught tune to it. It tells children how to commit suicide. They can jump in front of a train, stick a fork in the toaster, and eat super glue. The 4 year old sister was sitting beside him watching the video. The child’s parents’ (Morgan-dad and mom) divorced in June. The child was depressed and unhappy with life. The child did not say if he was trying to commit suicide. The child feels life he does not get enough attention from his mom. This may be due to him being the only boy. The boy gets upset because his 14 year old sister does

Fatalities that occur suddenly can be more difficult to deal than anticipated death because members of the family are not well prepared. Sudden losses are even more difficult to process when a person is killed violently knowing that it could have been prevented if it wasn’t for another person’s negligence. These actions often cause strong emotions, and anger. Sometimes family members will experience violent thoughts, or will consider doing things that are out of personality, leading to suicide. In addition, Family members are financially affected after losing their loved ones. The cost of medical bills, phone bills, travel, counseling, and the funeral can be devastating to families with a small budget causing more suffering and pain. For the survivors of crashes caused by drunk drivers, who have life sentence injuries their pain and suffering is just starting, while the offender is having his life back without any injuries or scratches. In most cases, crash survivors will live the rest of their life with pain, isolation, endless medical bills, and would depend on others for the rest of their lives.

”Hold on and pray.” These were the last words spoken to a 911 operator on August 29, 2009, before the speaker, Christopher Lastrella, and 3 family members died in a horrific car accident in San Diego, California. The cause of the crash? The pedal of the rented Lexus E350 was stuck in full throttle, hurtling the car down the highway at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour, rendering the brakes completely useless. Those who passed away included two adult men, an adult woman, and a thirteen year old girl. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the floor mat had caused the accelerator to be caught and unable to be released.

Third reason of accidents on the road is teenage drivers. “2,739 teenagers died in car accidents in the United States during 2008 ", (drivesteady.com). Some teenagers cause fatal accidents, because of immaturity and lack of experience. Teenagers are very impulsive. Although not intending to hurt anyone, they sometimes drive very aggressively. It is not difficult to find teenagers driving with one hand on the steering wheel, seat pushed back, and with loud music playing. In traffic they go wild, trying to seek attention. They underestimate the risk of what they are doing. All these acts result in serious consequences on the road. Many accidents of young drivers result from their own mistakes.