Parkland shooting survivor Sydney Aiello takes her own life

[douglas9]

On the day a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sydney Aiello escaped with her life. However, the grief of losing 17 of her classmates and teachers, as well as the long-lasting effects of enduring such a traumatic event, weighed heavily on her. And this weekend, at the age of 19, Aiello took her own life.

Now, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas community is mourning yet another loss.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parkland-shooting-survivor-sydney-aiello-takes-her-own-life/

[awesomerwb1]

1. So sad. May she RIP.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Another casualty of our nation's monumental indifference...

[MyOwnPeace]

9. SO sad - SO TRUE!

[NastyRiffraff]

3. Very sad

I feel for her family and friends. Anyone who has experienced this kind of horror needs to be loved and helped.

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Rip young lady. We must do more.

[irisblue]

5. 🕯️

[rampartc]

6. the online bullies could not have helped

the gun nuts can be incredibly insensitive to victims of their fellow nuts.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Survivor's guilt?

Absolutely terrible whatever lead up to it.

[Wounded Bear]

17. That's a real thing...

and often part of PTSD. People start thinking, "Why did I survive and not...?"

[sheshe2]

8. This is heartbreaking news.

[monmouth4]

10. Tragic and I don't doubt that the NZ massacre triggered her fears. RIP dear girl. n/t

[flamin lib]

11. We must stop ignoring the survivors of shootings.

For every death by gun there are 2-3 wounded and so many more emotionally damaged.

[Initech]

22. And what's even worse is the trolling and harassment that follows.

The shooting is already horrifying enough. But when you add the trolling and harassment from the alt right anytime a mass shooting happens, that just rubs salt in the wound. Argh, crap like that makes me embarrassed for our society.

[Power 2 the People]

12. OMG 19 years old. Thank the NRA, you bastards!!!

[Autumn]

13. Heartbreaking.

[mwooldri]

14. Hitting "Rec" seems wrong but I'm doing it.

People need to see that violence causes PTSD and can cause all kinds of mental havoc that leads to this distress...

Rest in peace Aiello, and thoughts and prayers to family (because that's all I can do).

[CaptYossarian]

15. Another NRA victory

May they rot in hell for the 92 gun deaths per day.

[defacto7]

16. ...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Her death must be added to the list of charges, and tallies of deaths ascribed to the killer. . . nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

19. all the student survivors were and are at a sensitive age

Civilian access to military weapons is not worth even 1 life, yet the toll rises.

May her loved ones and the rest of the survivors come to peaceful terms with their grief.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

20. That is so unbearably sad.

It's the never asking for help that bothers me the most. She really thought she was all alone and this was the best thing for her.

She has no idea how deeply her parents and friends are grieving now.

[Little Star]

21. Where did she get the gun?