We really need to find out what we can do to help in the Black community

Damn boo boo
R.I.P

there is no one to blame, really…

I see Rihanna’s song is working first Rocsi and now we have a 12 year old can we say Rihanna

whats up w/my comment?

This is so very frightning. I pray for this family. Rip Little man!!!

F*ck you Tay.

RIP Lil dude

why is there only 5 comments on this post? this is so sad. i get the feeling that the father never went up to the school. your kid tells you that they’re being bullied and you didn’t do anything about it? pathetic

if its a duplicate comment why arent yall posting it the FIRST TIME I submit it?

@lovelyK … r u freaking kidding me “no one the blame” do u live on mars? Blame is everywhere on this one. From the school system, the neighborhood, society as a whole, and most importantly we, black people”. We got to do better or we are truly doomed.

As a parent, if your kid says they are getting bullied then its YOUR JOB to go up there and let the little bad@ss kids know that they best leave your seed alone. I give a d@mn if its against the rules or NOT. Ima tell the KID wassup and tell em they can tell their mamma and she can come see me too.

WOW what a handsome little guy. Poor baby. And @ person calling out his father, a lot of kids don’t tell their parents about being bullied.

May God keep his family in peace. This is sad ya’ll for real.

I’m tired of reading about this same ish happening to blk kids, everyday…

Where are the parents? Why don’t they take interest in their kids and stop it BEFORE it escalated further out of hand… Like before, their kids are dead…

Final thought: If their own parents aren’t going to look out, for them.. What can be done to stop this??

I personally, think it’s sick, that in order to drive a car, you must have a driver’s license..But to have a child, nothing is required….People are no even tested to see, if they shouldn’t be able to parent a child, no psych testing, no commitment to the child… SMMH

So sad. No 12 years-old should commit suicide. iIwish he has found peace at last…

rip lil man

School systems, no matter how messed up , are ultimately NOT RESPONSIBLE for our kids. However, their parents are accountable. How come no one intervened before it turned into suicide??

Until responsibility and accountablity are taken seriously, by our community, this will continue to happen. Trust….

I feel bad for these kids growing up with no guidance, self-esteem or direction….

@eveinthegarden- ‘As a parent, if your kid says they are getting bullied then its YOUR JOB to go up there and let the little bad@ss kids know that they best leave your seed alone.’
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Agreed.

Mimi, I would like to know how the father was suppose to protect his son? Go to the school and what beat the other kids? Alabama has very specific requirements for home schooling children, so what private school? He had a Dad which meant his Dad must have a job or looking for work, so lets not throw his parents under the f****** bus! I think that the other kids parents need their asses kicked as they are the ones responsible for this boys death, so do not get it twisted. Yeah, I said it and their Mama will be in court crying about what a good boy their sons are and the justice system is racist, but keep in mind how this kid must have suffered at 12 years old to take his own life, and reflect on that before you try to blame his parents.

That poor child
Bullies need to be dealt with *harshly* I hate those little runts that can torment another soul and mess up another’s life. No need for stories like this!

@kellie- “so lets not throw his parents under the f****** bus! I think that the other kids parents need their asses kicked as they are the ones responsible for this boys death, so do not get it twisted”
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that’s the WHOLE problem with this story. This has happened at least 3-5 times within this last year, it’s just getting worse and worse…

No, I don’t agree with you. It IS the parent’s responsiblity, the parents should pay attention to their child, and maybe it wouldn’t escalate all the way to some child offing themselves…

Ths is happening more and more, and I feel that if the parents would pay attention to their kids, they would notice behaviour changes within their child…So yes, the parents are going ALL THE WAY UNDER THE BUS…Who is supposed to protect him? HIS PARENTS. Stop trying to pass the blame. Accept responsiblity, this is happening to much, to just be a coincidence…

My heart and prayers goes out to the family, but this is what happens when parents are not aware of what their children are doing and especially if there are some sort of gang activities involved. I am sure the parents did all they can cause iknow nobody likes to see their kids hurting if u care, but yes the authorities needs to get to the bottom of this and to any parents if your kids were involved you really need to look at your parenting skills…and i know u cant be everywhere your kids are, but you need to talk to other neighbors, schools, other kids in the community trust me somebody is gonna tell you that they heard or seen something, it’s not about getting in your childs business, hell if they are a child they have no business as far as i am concerned, but be more involved in what your kids are doing and what is going on around you, and this goes for me too…this world is filled with so much fighting, anger and hatred what can we do as a nation to resolve this type of issue

To Mimi – the article on the Annistan Post comments that the family did go to school authorities on a number of occasions (so it might not be that the father never went).

I read all of the comments on school, government, etc.. and tell all – when there is a breakdown in the fiber of the family there is no amount of school or government intervention that can substitute that. Think about the bulliers … what would make them do so? Who is in THEIR homes to teach and instruct them? Who disciplines them before bad attitudes turn to bad actions, and bad actions to bad habits? This is way too complex of an issue to simplify the solution to going to the school and raising Cain. It goes deeper than the school.

My prayers w his family….

This really breaks my heart.

Sorry, kid.

Sad to see another young brother gone, and so young! He shouldn’t have had to indur that kind of pain. I agree, his parents (regardless if they work or not) should have initiated a sit down with the other parents along time ago. Being bullied for a whole year is absolutely too damn long, yall, come on. The other parents may have known their children were bad, but not every parent knows what they child is up to when they leave the house. I don’t agree with black on black crime, but no doubt, the bullies need to pay for their actions. Their actions caused a response which in turn should be a consequence of their actions.

My condolences to the family. He seems like such a sweet boy. I mean really we’ve got to do better. The saying “It takes a village was never more true” then here.

I know it’s a small step and believe I’ve raised my kids right, but when they get home I’m going to have them read this and discuss. SOMETHINGS GOING ON HERE, AND WE’VE GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.

there is no one to blame, really…LOVELYK…WTF…YOU’RE AN IDIOT HOPEFULLY WITHOUT KIDS,EVER!!!

How come this turned into a “black” issue? Didn’t you hear about that white boy lit on fire last week? He wasn’t black. Bullying is a thing everyone needs to be aware of, especially parents. If someone is messing w/your child, you best do something about it (if you know) instead of waiting on the school to handle it. I’m w/the poster up top: if someone messed w/my child, there would be hell to pay. Period.

My condolences to the family. Thats so sad..

Whats wrong with these kids in the world today?? Kids cant even go to school and get a education..smh

@ Tay
Shut the hell up. how does rihannas song have anything to do with suicide? You don’t even know if the kid heard the song.. and even if he did, it wouldnt make him want to kill himself. How old are you? You sound so stupid.

@iFee;Free- I hate to see whats is going to happen when people do start hearing it. The song was stupid and the timing is awful.

parents need to be there for children,and not wait for the school to do something,because they never do, I should know because I myself was 12 not too long along, and suffered bullying at the hands of other students when i was that age

May He rest in peace

See this is what the f^ck I’m always talking about. People just need to teach their kids better. You don’t go to school to talk sh!t about people or f^ck with them. I myself know how that sh!t feels and it doesn’t feel good. It’s a damn shame that you can’t do sh!t without bein ridiculed. Now when the victims kill themselves or kill other people because of it, they’re looked at like they’re the ones with the problems. No, the schools, the parents, and bullies, they’re the ones who need to get sh!t together. All of this could’ve been prevented.

Damn shame.

…And I wish people would stop blaming him for his problems, his problems had to come from somewhere and obviously it stemmed from classmates giving them hell. Kids can be cruel and they can make other kids wanna do things like this. I’ve seen it a million times. They either lash out violently or harm themselves.

rip its funny how god takes the good ones early

mental illness is real yall. please talk to your children make them know that no matter what people love them. if not they are going to make up in their head a solution to a temporary problem whether it be suicide or criminal activity. r.i.p. young man.

This is so sad and those other kids need their behinds beat. This is really sad.

Do parents take their children to church these days, do they teach their kids morals, values, how to treat and respect people and life.. What up with these kids bullying aggresive behavior.. They have to exhibt this terrible behavior at home as well.. smh..

WTFJones

@lovelyK … r u freaking kidding me “no one the blame” do u live on mars? Blame is everywhere on this one. From the school system, the neighborhood, society as a whole, and most importantly we, black people”. We got to do better or we are truly doomed.

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See. And I didnt even want to say anything, This IS part of the problem, what was that poster even thinking???

@ Moreaces,

Its the deep south, hell no they dont take these lil bastids to church! Why so they can rob the donation plate?

All this boils down to one thing “babymommas who cant raise boys!

I feel bad for these kids growing up with no guidance, self-esteem or direction….

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This is sooo true. Parents, are failing

What a beautiful little boy. I feel so badly for him. There is a lot of bullying going on in all communities. We have to listen to what our children are telling us and use every means necessary to help them. If you have to make yourself a pest with the whole neigborhood, school administrators and police then just do it. It could save your child’s life. Be a bulldog when it comes to your children. You may be the only advocate they have.

Kellie

Mimi, I would like to know how the father was suppose to protect his son? Go to the school and what beat the other kids? Alabama has very specific requirements for home schooling children, so what private school? He had a Dad which meant his Dad must have a job or looking for work, so lets not throw his parents under the f****** bus! I think that the other kids parents need their asses kicked as they are the ones responsible for this boys death, so do not get it twisted. Yeah, I said it and their Mama will be in court crying about what a good boy their sons are and the justice system is racist, but keep in mind how this kid must have suffered at 12 years old to take his own life, and reflect on that before you try to blame his parents.

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I so agree with you, its not the boys parents that’s the problem, Remember, he was said to be a good boy, AVOIDING gangs and trouble.. Its the parents of the kids doing the attacking to blame, They obviously are not teaching their kids to respect other people/children..

@ moreaces,

heres how his father could have protected his son, confront the bullies himself!

still cant ban me

rofl

test, test

This is so sad what happen to this small child!! I pray God give his parents the peace and guidance they need during a trying situation as this!!!!

or maybe Emmitt Perry complained!

test, test, test

bye all!

This really saddens me I actually dont understand why such tremendous violence happen to such small child! I know its not for us to question but human nature makes it cross your mind no matter how hard you try to hinder the thought from approaching!!!

I hope the vile MONKIES who tormented
him, and the Knuckle dragging APES who
brought them into this world, all ROT
in hell.

The bullying and taunting this young man experienced at school is no different than the bullying and taunting being unleashed on this site. For instance, how can you talk about someone you don’t know (Khloe Kardashian for example) out of one side of your mouth, but stand on the side of reason condeming the same types of acts that our children model at school? Too much of this is going on and mess like this is to blame. One day, we will all see where “double-talk” gets us. Obviously, it does nothing to help the generations following us. Rest in peace young, sweet boy.

Everyone is always saying how many problems we have develop as black folks and what we can do to change it. Well just read here how many negative comments black have on each other. The fixing starts with looking into the mirror everyone of us is acountable for our actions as afro americans. So until we start loving each other and stop playing into the intergration game were on a narrow road to destruction.

What a cute, precious, sweet baby! My heart is SO BROKEN! Bullying/teasing people for fun (or any other reason) has GOT TO STOP. It’s not only WRONG, it leaves some people’s lives IRREPARABLY damaged. Some people are able to “fight back” (physically or mentally), but others are not. My heart and prayers go out to this young boy and his family.

OMG not another baby…

this is so sad…only 12yrs…my heart is broken…
we all need to hear carefully when our kids are telling us something wrong in their lil life.
R.I.P Trey

Truly sad! Please Lord help our children.

we have to help our children and never ignore them when they tell you anything always look into it………always and get it stopped……..this is a shame for a child to feel his only escape is death….i was bullied as a child but i knew that death was a long term solution to a short term problem and im just very strong in self and no one could break me but with that said every child is not able to do that and ever child deserves to have a childhood free from anything like this constantly going on with no intervention.

Something about this story seems fishy. The father said the bullying “must have gotten worse.” So his son had been enduring bullying for one year from kids in the community,meaning out side of school also, and his father is only guessing that the bullying got worse as to why the boy committed suicide.The boy was being bullied on top of being pressured to join a gang and it seems no one from his family or community was trying to help out in any way. So it’s a guess that the boy took his own life because of the bullying. I have a feeling this poor boy was murdered,perhaps by someone in his family or community, possibly by more than one person.

Not cool

Why didn’t his parents do something about this?

this story is so sad.

i have a 4 yr old son who started pre-k and at first he liked going to school. well shortly after, he started saying he was scared and didn’t want to go. one day when i dropped him off, another boy in the class didn’t see me standing behind my son and he growled and jumped at him as if he was going to do something. i told the little boy NOT to ever do that to my son again. after telling my husband what happened, he took his lunch break, went to the school and had a talk witht he teacher and the school family counselor about the boy. haven’t had a problem since. moral of the story, if parents listen and pay attention to their child about problems at school or with school, it’s best to go check things out and make the teachers and admin aware of what’s going on.

That is a shame.

@ GA by way of CA

this story is so sad.

i have a 4 yr old son who started pre-k and at first he liked going to school. well shortly after, he started saying he was scared and didn’t want to go. one day when i dropped him off, another boy in the class didn’t see me standing behind my son and he growled and jumped at him as if he was going to do something. i told the little boy NOT to ever do that to my son again. after telling my husband what happened, he took his lunch break, went to the school and had a talk witht he teacher and the school family counselor about the boy. haven’t had a problem since. moral of the story, if parents listen and pay attention to their child about problems at school or with school, it’s best to go check things out and make the teachers and admin aware of what’s going on.
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Congratulations on being a proactive parent and nipping the problem in the bud before it got out of hand. Your actions in and of itself may have done wonders to temper whatever damage was done to that child’s self-esteem. Unfortunately, in this society we have parents with the mentality like the assh@le up above whose first impulse is to emasculate the victim and they pass that bile onto their little rugrats. Some of these parents are just as simple as the kids and are hopelessly under-equipped to raise them as law-abiding, productive citizens. That said reaction speaks volumes as to where the bully mentality comes from. They think it’s their duty to torment children who appear weaker. True MONKEYS. I’m glad to see that my siblings and other family members in my age group are making it a priority to enroll their children in Karate and other self-defense classes as early as possible. The going rule is – don’t be a BULLY. But if a BULLY comes for you, you have every right to drop kick their friggin’ teeth in. Don’t worry about being punished by the teachers or the other kid’s parents. We’ll handle that. It’s a new day.

^^i agree..when i was in 5th grade i was in a dark place after my dad left n told my friend i wanted to die.well my teacher overheard.told the school counselor,n by the time i got home that day my mom was waiting up for me. she took action fast.this may have benn avoided….r.i.p.

This is SO SAD . No child should feel that the only solution is to die. Poor child!

Wow,this is so sad R.I.P Trey.My prayers are with you and your family at this rough time.

People need to learn how to raise their kids and stop letting them go around teasing people, they get it from home.

I had to go through the same thing, people would tease me because I had green eyes and I almost went to the extent of cutting them out. But when I got older like 14 I realized it was all jealousy. That little boy is cute, what could they’ve been possibly teasing him about?

My heart HURTS, seriously! It really HURTS over this! Just 12 years old, he didnt think there was any other was of escape…..GOD, im just so hurt looking at his picture, thats soooooo very sad!

My prayers go out to this family that is obviously in serious mourning. (May God keep you in this time of despair)

I have two thoughts on this: First, as parents we should be telling our children from day 1 in the hospital before we even take them home (and every day after) that they are important. I’m not saying these parents didn’t, but it is critical that children know that they matter to someone.

Second, as a community we should be willing to take a step back to the time where it took a village to raise a child. Our stregnth comes from our unity. That way even if a child can’t (for whatever reason) go to their parents, they know that there is someone in the neighborhood they can talk to.

Having been bullied a lot when I was a child, I know how it can have a devastating impact on your life. I thought about suicide when I was 14 but I started praying a lot and believing that God would bring me out of the misery. Happily, today I am a better person because the bullying only motivated me to stand up for myself and pursue my dreams and goals. RIP to Trey and I am praying for his family.

This hurts.

R.I.P. to lil Trey…….I pray that the police gets to the bottom of this….I was told that down south is a very racist place, so let’s see what happens….I pray right now in the name of Jesus Christ that the family finds peace in their joyful memories of lil Trey and that they eventually cope with their loss. Amen.

Situations like these makes me sick to my stomach…I just pray to God that when and if I do have a child….God sends His angels to protect and keep my child from all harm and danger and from all evil spirits……And the government is working so hard to get prayer out of everything alive…..so fricking sad…..so very, very sad.

The young man was bullied for over a year….. I blame his parents for not taking aggressive action to address the boy’s needs… Several things could have been done. ie. home schooling, contact law enforcement to bring charges against the kids and their parents… the parents should have been relentless in addressing his issues.

Kids who are bullies always continue their behavior with other kids. If more parents would actually LISTEN to their children’s complaints at school and contact the school about the aggressive child AND contact the police juvenile dept. to bring charges on the parents and their child the bullying would stop….

This is just heartbreaking. As parents we need to ensure that OUR kids are not bullying others because it can change the lives of many forever. R.I.P. Lil Bit. KIDS STOP BULLYING.

@6am-you are so f***ing stupid. This has nothing to do with being in the south. Bullies are everywhere. Murders and sucides are taking place across the country. However, stupid idiots like you don’t see the bigger picture. Get your head out of your a** and stop fixating on a region.

Until people control their bullying kids, I’ll keep mine in martial arts and boxing

Man…sorry to read this…Where the f*&^ was the father at If my kids said anything about bieng bullied or picked on …im at the school in the principles face in the parents face and in the bullies/gang members face…if its my life or my boys im die’n first

This is very sad,rest is peace little boy.Hope the parents of those kids and all the parents spend more times with their kids and teach them how to behave.

I agree w/everyone who says the Daddy or someone from the family should have gone to the school. But i think a couple have missed the point. It’s not about going to the school to raise h*ll, it’s about letting it be known that you’re aware of what’s going on. Then the school knows you’re on it, the other kids involved know you’re on it and YOUR BABY KNOWS SOMEONE WHO GIVES A F*CK HAS HIS BACK… Suicidal people tend to feel isolated.
Sometimes that’s all it takes to nip ish in the bud, just being a PRESENCE in the situation.

Of course, i’m hood, so if going and showing PRESENCE doesn’t work, THEN you go and do what u have to do, with whoever needs it. Feel bad about being in jail, but at least when u get home your babys there too.

Not faulting the Daddy, but I would’ve been on the news before it even got this far, especially if it continued after i said my “piece”.

I promise.

This is heartbreaking.

So sad! Bless this young mans soul.Im so damn hurt right now : ( These kids are ridiculous with the bullying.

Parents’ fault, they never taught the kid to stand up for himself.

What a handsome kid. He seemed like he had a kind and tender heart. Poor guy. RIP, Trey.

SORRY TO SAY.. BUT IF THAT WAS MY SON.. OH TRUST ME.. MY SON WOULD NOT DIE ALONE.. IT WOULD BE A FEW DEAD BULLIES./SORRY FOR THE EVILNESS. BUT IT WOULD A DEAD BULLY AND ME IN JAIL!

Wow! Dawg go to far na mean?

thats ashame its crzy cuz its not the first time i heard this !!! im writing on a paper on this suicide in the black community . . .ITs not if the parents wasn paying attention u say im getting teased u over look it sometimes there arnt signs but he did kinda drop a hint on his day the day before . . . I Pary for his family . . . HONEY MAY U REST IN PEACE N MAY GOD BLESS N PROTECT YOUR SOUL , YOUR WERE ONLY A CHILD. n y is it always sumbody ignorant . . .smh

But to say the parents didn’t raise him or wasn’t good parents aren’t fair. There just should’ve been better preventive measures thought about. But, all is too blame and I hope the parents can find closure knowing he is with his Heavenly father now and he’s always protected in the comfort of his arms.

Oh, bullies, your last day will come
A bullet may not cause your demise
But just wait and just be calm
Each day you go on committing misdeeds,
You multiply chances of nonexistence.
Bullies, you caused Trey’s suicide
Bullies, here’s your end: homicide.

So very sad! our race needs to really come together as ONE! god bless his family!

What we as parents need to do is stop be punks & raise our damn kids. It’s a shame that he died to young & he didn’t get to enjoy life. I will put some of the blame on the parents & the school there have always been bullies how many do you remember killing themselves when you where in school? I’ll wait. Are kids are getting softer & softer every year. Check out my article at http://www.eygotitall.com titled setting them up for failure. & let me know what you think.

I remember getting picked on by a bully I beat him with my lunch tray so bad he had to get 30 stiches. My parents took me to boxing class and had me get my golden gloves and if someone teases you cuzz thier butt out if somoene puts there hands on you make sure that is the last person they put their hands on.

This makes my chest hurt. Trey, little angel, may you rest in peace buddy. You are loved and your story has touched others.

Our Youth Is in Peril

If you can’t stand up for yourself..I feel no sorrow… I empathise with the loss and it is a tragedy but COME ON…the boy was f up in the head…SUICIDE?? I got picked on too but my mom and pop made sure I stood up for myself.. You win some or you lose some…BUT too many kids got these OVERPROTECTIVE parents trying to cuss everybody out when THEIR child is a screwup..It starts AT HOME… you raise a boy to be a man not a punk

This is not a BLACK/WHITE issue, this is a issue that a lot of schools are faced with. Bully’s are in every community. But when it gets this far that a young child has to take his precious life. The question is what action can parents take to prevent this from ever happening again. Children go to school to learn. This child could have been a doctor and found the cure for a disease or even the Next Black President of America or something very relevant to this world. And someone needs to take this very serious, the school should have a no tolerance when it comes to kids being bullied. This is a sad time. May GOD be with the boy and his family.

To the comment before mines. First, No disrespect but we as human beings are not the same especially when it comes to strong minds. Some can handle things very well and some can not. This boy probaly had no support from the school or his family-not to discredit his family- but We have to stick up for our kids and be their advocate because we are the adults. This boy probaly had a good head on his shoulders but through all his terror and no one really standing up for him he decided to end his terror

This is truly sad. I dont think I will ever put my kids in public school when I havesome. It seems as if these schools are getting worse nd worse.

The bullies in these schools need to leave peoples alone. The parents. principals. and teachers need to addressed this problem in these schools. These Gang Members need to leave kids alone that don’t want to join their stupid gangs! Put an end to kids that bully other kids! My heart goes out to the young kid and his parents.God Bless!