21:46 Jan 29 2007
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I was sent this private message, which to be frank, annoyed me, so into the journal it falls, for how long, no-one knows.
Certainly not me.
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"M'Lord I beg of you to hear me out. I was quite upset when I saw that you RIA'ed the thread on death instead of senseless pain. Personally I don't know the history of this person on VR but one should never assume that a suicide threat is harmless. By posting on the forum this child was asking for some much needed help. Normally I don't read the RIA'ED stuff but tonight I did. I ended up sending this hurting child a message, hopefully not to late. As elder members of the VR and Goth communities we need to take responsibility for these younger and many times misguided children. I hope in the future you would consider leaving such posts on so maybe some help can be given to the hurting soul."
Where to begin with this one...
Firstly, I ain't "M'lord". People really need to get over this kind of shit with me. I'm me- a PERSON. Speak to me like you would anyone else, otherwise, it just makes me uncomfortable and less likely to respond.
And then, someone who apparently knows NOTHING about said suicidal EMO brat, comes at me with accusations of failing in my moral responsibilities, as if I might somehow be to blame, were this 'child' to go and harm themselves, all because their plea for help was closed down on VR.
Oh, please, don't lay the guilt at my doorstep! I cannot bear the sin of turning my head away from the needy, the vulnerable!
*throws self on knees*
Forgive father, o' lord above, I am a sinner! I have led this child to their doom! Slay me as I beg for your mercy!
I promise to become a surrogate parent for every half-witted attention seeker who comes across my path, of this, I swear!
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Ok, I feel that is sufficient to make the point clear.
VR and those who work it, aren't guardian to the membership at large. Sure, there are friends and groups of friends, there could even be said to be support structures, but, consider that less than twenty four hours after receivng this berating condescension, I was presented with a second message, this time from the suicide case...
In it, was an apology from the member, for allowing someone else (yuh, ok), to access their account and post such a desperate message.
It just goes to show how some who claim to be 'elders' and 'responsible', are actually too busy being lured by their own reflection, to see through the bullshit.
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