Asher Brown: 13-Yr-Old Commits Suicide over Bullying

Cypress ISD in my experience trys to fix things like this on the surface, so there is no public record about the district and the schools. My daughter was in Cypress from 4th grade to 8th grade. When she was in 7th grade students began bothering and picking on her. one little girl went as far as threatening with with sexual explicit threats. I went to her school on numbersouse occasions with no results.

I agree with both comments.  Sadly, it is a waste for any life to end this way and for this reason.  I hope it will change things.  I fear it will not.  I am sure this school district does what is mentioned above.  I am also fairly comfortable in saying most do the same.

For some reason it is more difficult to stand up than it is to cover up.

I hope as these things see more light.  Things will change for the better.

Stand and be counted.  Bully the bullies.

I went to that pisshole last year!!! I was there in that school, but i never got bullied cuz of my sexuality. It just pisses me off. Ohh and another thingy i hope his bullies burn in motherfucking hell for iternity.

My thoughts are with the mother of the child, who prematurely left Earth, and behind remains the guilt in every one's heart who has not taken a stand to change this disgraceful situation, remains yet the breading of hate this culture carries in certain dysfunctional families's ties, and in the curriculum of some irresponsible schools.Dear Asher You did not loose Your battle, or Your grace, You came and did what a Warrior would, You did not let them take You, You left on Your own time. You now remain untouchable, sublime and splendid soul that You were. They can not reach or hurt You now baby, rest in peace! I will send my prayers for you....Much Love for You and Your little heart ! Anna

Wow,  my heart goes out to the family of this child, and I am saddened that a boy so young felt so alone and desperate that he thought his only way out was to end his life.  I am also saddened that we live in  a world where so many people are so ready to "jump on a bandwagon" of hatred, that before this boy has even been laid to rest - people are busy pointing fingers and placing blame - rather than mourning this child's life (at least until he's buried)!!!There are a lot of contributing factors that obviously led to this boys' desperation (most of which have been left out of the headlines).  And we all know that is for two reasons - first to sell more papers and secondly to promote the Gay/Lesbian agenda.  I have a couple of friends and a couple of cousins who are G/L and they have not contemplated suicide(not that they haven't felt suppressed by society i.e. right to marrisage, co-insurance,etc.  Not all people who are gay are suicidal. If we really want to PREVENT this from happening to another child - then we need to figure out what was really going on his life to help other teens in similar situations.The 18-year old brother of this child stated publicly the day after his little brother's death, "Asher didn't have a chance, he had a rough time at school and he went home and our step-dad didn't give him a break - he never let up."  Since this statement, NO media outlet has spent any time trying to find out what this 18-year old is talking about.  WOW - this is truly an example of irresponsible reporting - just to run with the side of the story that sells papers.  Because if it is proven that this kid was bullied and that he lacked a family life that gave him a safe-haven - then we have two huge lessons to learn as a society.  A safe, secure, loving family goes a long way towards emotional health.But, instead of hearing or seeing true diligent reporting looking for all the facts - I've been watching this step father sit on a national stage (almost as a hero) - let's not forget he stands to win millions off of this - and he started being coached immdiately following the death of his step-son by a legal team.  People use common sense - this man has been accused by his other step son of being abusive, he claims Asher told him that morning he was gay and he claims to have been supportive and loving - that doesn't equal suicide on the same day!  The child kills himself with this man's loaded pistol, the step dad found him with no note!!!!?????!!!!

My heart also goes out to the family for the tragic loss of their son.  I would give them a word of caution, regarding the Cy Fair School District.  If they intend on pursuing this legally, they will probably not get any satisfaction.  Cy Fair is a district with high powered attornies on their payroll,  and employees who will lie through their teeth to keep their jobs.  They(the administration)  do not care about the students, as much as they care about keeping their reputation pristine.  I am sure that they are getting all their stories in order right now.  God bless that family...they are going to need our prayers.

There is more to this story, and it is starting to be revealed. "When Asher was initially enrolled, his mother reported he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder." What else was going on in this poor child's life?  I, too, find it odd that he just came out to his step-father that morning and was found dead in his step-father's closet that afternoon. I am curious to hear about the child's biological father...is he in the picture?

Communities get exactly the kinds of schools their community leaders demand.  PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, offers a school program to help eliminate this type of prejudice, but most parents forbid its inclusion in the schools because they say it promotes homosexuality.As long as the test scores are good and the graduation rates are high, who cares that students in a school district are ethically void?  Ironically, I'm sure a team of counselors will be sent into Asher's school in Cy Fair to help the very students who perpetuated this type of bullying deal with their "grief."  Too much, too little, too late.

The kids who bullied Asher Brown wanted him to die, and now they got what they wanted. No doubt they are all absolutely satisfied with the result and given the success of their enterprise thus far, they will now be emboldened to try it again on other gay kids, or straight kids who seem gay to them in some way.Incitement to kill is a crime, but is this a crime to incite murder if the murder you wish to take place is of someone else by themself? As a priority, measures should be being taken to find out how many other gay kids these children told to kill themselves. If incitement to suicide is a crime, then without question, those responsible should be charged with the offence.A lot of people posting on hate sites like YouTube are saying that all gay people should kill themselves and this no doubt impacts on gay teenagers using YouTube and other bully sites.It is reassuring to note however that while YouTube and its ilk are swamped by hate and violence, the thumbs ups and thumbs downs indicate that the majority are not in support of all gay teens taking their own lives as you might otherwise believe from reading the reams of anti-homosexual rhetoric, most of it coming from self-proclaimed Christians.While I am sure that Christians as a rule deplore bullying, violence and suicide, sadly the message given out at some of the more evangelical sects run by profiteering hucksters is at the very root cause of holier-than-thou grandstanding ultimately leading to youth gangs feeling justified in attacking defenceless kids half their size.Gay kids can only take so much before they come to the conclusion that they have no future, if all it holds for them is universal hate and violence from their home, their peers, their school and their church. To such children, death is a merciful release.May they rest in peace.