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These Last Texts Between A Man And His Friend Who Committed Suicide Are Heartbreakingly Tragic

These Last Texts Between A Man And His Friend Who Committed Suicide Are Heartbreakingly Tragic

Callie Byrnes Callie Byrnes
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This Twitter user lost a friend to suicide recently and decided to share their last texting conversation that, in hindsight, reads like a cry for help.

Dad Posts ‘Funny’ Picture Of Baby With A Gun On Facebook, Then The Worst Happens…

Dad Posts ‘Funny’ Picture Of Baby With A Gun On Facebook, Then The Worst Happens…

Clint Conway Clint Conway
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This never had to happen!

This Is How It Feels To Survive A School Shooting

This Is How It Feels To Survive A School Shooting

Cassidy Walker
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Seattle Pacific University was a small Christian college nobody had heard about that became famous for all of the wrong reasons.

I Read The News With New Eyes Today And It Changed Absolutely Everything

I Read The News With New Eyes Today And It Changed Absolutely Everything

Fred McCoy
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Every day news events suddenly became emotive, human, relatable, and raw.

Elliot Rodger Obviously Didn’t Deal Very Well With Rejection

Elliot Rodger Obviously Didn’t Deal Very Well With Rejection

Jim Goad Jim Goad
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When a tornado passes through a town and rips everything in its path to bloody shreds, attempting to explain why it happened is not the same as blaming something for why it happened.

Why The Case Of Elliot Rodger Is A Classic Case Of Mania

Why The Case Of Elliot Rodger Is A Classic Case Of Mania

Rachel Hodin Rachel Hodin
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It only takes a quick look at the symptoms of a manic episode to realize that they’re eerily in line with Elliot’s behavior leading up to his heinous attack.

Hell Is The Aftermath Of A Tragedy

Hell Is The Aftermath Of A Tragedy

Nikita Bee Nikita Bee
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Hell is having to call this man’s parents and tell them that you are fine, but their son is not.

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