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It's easy to be side-tracked into a conversation about big brother, but this isn't the issue here. The fact is, a disturbed child has killed herself (probably by accident), and this is sad. Suicide at a young age is rarely about trying to actually end your life, it is usually a cry for help, to show others that you are upset about something, or to hurt someone close to you and it seems at the time the best way to show this. It is unfortunate that someone didn't find her in time, but if you tie a knot round your neck and hang off a door, brain damage or death are a major possibility. It seems that this method or taking too many pills has over taken the "slitting wrists" method. I am no expert but I think it is a lot harder to cut your own wrists than to hang yourself. Therefore many more youngsters are dieing as a result. The argument and subsequent punishment were probably the final straw, but I doubt very much that it was the sole reason for the tragedy.