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Cho poked his head into the room a few times and looked around before walking out and into another room. The first shots were heard on the other side of the room, in the hydrology classroom. It sounded like a nail gun or hammer hitting concrete blocks. Suddenly, a pin dropped. Suddenly the classroom door flew open and Cho entered and raised a Glock 9mm pistol. (Friedman) “Once they made fun of me, I could see where the anger came from and what can make someone want to kill,” said Stefan Barone, a 14-year-old. (ABC News) Anger and depression are overwhelming and difficult to control. There is no doubt that bullying causes suicide and those who are bullied often commit acts of violence against others. The state of mind one reaches when it comes to killing another human being is inconceivable. Some argue that there is a choice between killing or not killing, or committing suicide or living and dealing with the consequences of killings. This is not true, at this point you no longer have control, it's as if someone else had tied puppet strings to your limbs and you were transformed into a killer. The stage has already been set and there is little hope of canceling the show and abandoning the final act. Only the help of others and a long-term safety net can help you at this point. Imagine turning into someone unrecognizable and watching your life fall apart, a life you worked so hard for, because all hope is lost. You have hit the bottom of the “well of life” and, deep in this “well of life”, you understand that it is all the students' fault. School shootings and suicides are the result of ongoing bullying. As a result, over time some side effects of...... middle of paper......-sedwicks-shows-how-cruel.html> September 13, 2013. (Image)News Staff. “Cyberbullying Does Not Cause Teen Suicide.” October 20, 2012.Ochberg, Frank. “Why does America rank first in the world in school shootings?” February 28, 2012. 2012Roleff, Tamara. Teenage suicide. San, Diego, California: Green Haven Press, Inc., 2000. Print. Russell, Paul. Many Post readers have been victims of bullying. Canada National Post. 2012 Schusterbauer, Emily. Teenage suicide. Framington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Serazio, Michael. “Shooting for Fame: The (Anti-) Social Media of a YouTube Killer” May 29, 2009. (Photo) White, Marianna. Bullying accused of death. CanWest Media Works Publishing Inc, 2011.