On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to go to counseling’

Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by appleflaxen on Friday May 01, 2015 @07:34AM (#9470652)

This title is terrible.

The real point is that the policies of William and Mary might lack a certain degree of humanity, and that, as a human being, Ian Smith-Christmas was utterly unsupported by an institution whose mission is helping young adults develop into well-rounded individuals.

After reading the reply from the VP of student affairs, I am fairly willing to believe it. Rather than acknowledge the core point of the narrative, the VP replies with "people are complicated; here are some numbers" that might or might not mean anything.

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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by superuser2 on Friday May 01, 2015 @11:32AM (#9472076)

William and Mary is not unique in this regard. A similar story from Yale circulated last year; this has happened to nearly a dozen people (that I know about) at UChicago.

Expelling depressed students is a publicly nationwide "best practice" in higher ed administration apparently.

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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by phkahler on Friday May 01, 2015 @08:09AM (#9470769)

The author is trying not to place any blame on the school, but they clearly deserve some.

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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by baldfat on Friday May 01, 2015 @08:33AM (#9470851)

The title makes it out that counseling he received was what harmed him making it appear that getting help was a bad idea.

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Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g... by phkahler on Friday May 01, 2015 @09:24AM (#9471081)

There's also some self-blame going on "I with I hadn't..."

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