Students Who Bullied Jamey Rodemeyer to Death Will Face No Charges

I have no words to express the outrage I feel towards this. They’re just trying to sweep it under the rug.

how DARE they! a boy is dead!! why do they protect the bullies?! i am so mad there is no way i can intelligently express my anger. there is no such thing as justice for us in this world we live in.

how tragic 

So we need to release every murderer ever because they killed their victims so they can’t testify? Our legal system is set up so that we can punish those whose victims can’t speak for themselves. This is a cop out.

Just because the victim is now voiceless doesn’t mean they have to drop the charges against those who bullied him. Everything he was tormented with was recorded in his blog. People left those hurtful comments. You can’t tell me that that’s not admissible in court! Juries have convicted murders with less evidence. Where’s the justice in all of this??? 

That response is absolutely ridiculous, that is our job as a society to speak for him since he is now dead.  What a load of crap, no charges to be filed because the victim is dead???  That is the case when you are dealing with murder convictions so what the hell is the difference???  This little boy deserves better than this and we as a society need to make it happen.

Im STUNNED to see this. I have No words to describe my disappointment, and the depths of sadness and disbelief Im experiencing. 

For those who’ve made this statement, Amherst Police Chief John Askey….May whatever “god” you believe in have mercy on your soul. 

Technically, the bullies did not murder him, they bullied him.  He killed himself.  They should still be punished however, and they definitely need some good counseling.

how many kids have to die before something ever happens to all these bullies…ppl make me sick…they need some kind of punishment established for bullies…

“Counseling?” These kids need to be dropped in the middle of the goddamn Gobi Desert!

I’m not a lawyer by any means, but I do know that if a witness or victim is unable to testify (due to extraordinary circumstances) during a legal proceeding, that any written or recorded statement of that person can be used in lieu of the persons testimony. When someone is murdered (Yes, I do consider this to be a murder. If you have questions about what makes this a murder, pick up a book or Google it) the victim is unable to testify but the police department still investigates and presses charges against the suspect(s). Why is this not a similar case that police are taking seriously? What are we teaching the kids who taunted and teased Jamey to his ultimate death? What message are the cops sending by not enforcing the hate crime laws?

I fear that we are teaching the youth that it is acceptable to harass and bully, regardless of the rules in place. The lesson this is teaching is that there will be no consequences for the actions they set in motion regardless if someone is murdered or not. This follows the old adage of, “Do as I say not as I do.” Would you ground your own child for drinking, driving and sneaking out with your car and then hand them the car keys knowing that they are going to go out binge drinking with their friends yet again?

I believe the Amherst Police Department is showing their true fading and bleeding colors by not pursuing charges of the bullies. Several national reporters as well as online blog personalities/columnists where able to obtain information from Jamey’s social network accounts without the resources available of the local police department, that support a charge of murder against Jamey’s bullies. The chanting during a dance after Jamey’s death in the form of, “We are glad you are dead” speaks more to the point of ruthless and unruly these bullies helped end the life of Jamey. How were police not able gather enough evidence with the thousands of hours put into this investigation? Is it a lack of trained law enforcement or a lack of caring that lead to the decision not to press charges?

I do recall watching and interview of Jamey’s parents on a morning news show. They stated that they do not want charges pressed against the bullies. Instead they would like for the bullies to learn from this experience, apologize and attempt to make amends for the parts they played. They also would like for no other child to have to feel so much pain, anguish and isolation that the only option is death. Their strength and courage throughout everything they have gone through to this point is no small feat.

This anger in me makes me we wish the worst possible things to happen to the bullies; while at the same time, those same thoughts make me sick to my stomach that I could even fathom them in the first place. It makes me wonder when and where occurrences like this became acceptable. How did it come to be that that degrading and belittling a person who is different from yourself to the point their life has a negative value and the only way to balance the equation is to end it all. I fear this is going to happen again and again until all of the bullying and hate crimes are enforced. I hope that I get to see this happen in my lifetime, but with news like this I hold little faith that I will ever see this utopian like future.

The common law murder is defined as The unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought So the meaning of the verbiage is 4 parts.

1. Unlawful
2. killing
3. of a human being
4. with malice aforethought.(4 parts but only one necessary for a murder charge)  
A) Intent to kill – written on his social media pages and yelled at on school campus even chanting “we’re glad you’re dead” at the high school dance after he was dead.   
B) Intent to inflict grievous harm short of death. – he was beaten by his bullies at varies points through his short life.   
C) Reckless indifference to an unjustifiably high risk to human life – teasing, bullying, harassing to the point he feared for his life and would report this to the school with little, if any, assistant provided to him.   
D) Intent to commit a dangerous felony. – While All the information I’ve read has yet to yield any felony assault charges (or charges of any nature against the physical aspects from his bullies) it does come close to meeting this requirement but as police see fit not to enforce the law as written but only as they see fit.But if you do remember above, it only takes 1 of the 4 to meet the criterion for that requirement to be met.

Since they easily have a solid case for murder charges against all the bullies maybe you can advocate for the Amherst Police Department as to why they are not pressing charges?

woot! Murder is legal now too….do they realize that that is what they are saying here?

This makes me absolutely sick!! This could have been anyone and with anyone charges would have been met. Since the boy was gay…Then no charges will be pressed??!! That is absolute crap!! This was a 14 year old child that was bullied and threatened at school and on his blog, before and after he was dead! These children should have to pay for their actions. This is america! Thats what happens when you break the law. If not for murder…They still threatened death. That is against the law!! If it was the other way around, I can guarantee that they would have charged him with the maximum!! How can the government expect us to follow the law when they dont even follow it themselves??

Not to be utterly stupid here but this is why we need Batman, to pop out of the shadows, mete out vigilante justice, then go back into the night, leaving behind broken bones and terror. Because nothing short of that will ever give vindication to these kids we keep failing. Really what is left? Apparently asking sanity form people is too much, so why not expect batman to swoop down and fix it? 

Despicable! The courts should be ashamed and WE must let the world know that this will no longer be tolerated. I feel for Jamey’s family and friends and I send my thoughts and prayers to them. These children that bullied this young man should be punished and not allowed to get off scot free. They should be tried in a bout of law. Statute has run out, what a bunch of BULLS**IT that is!!!!

It breaks my heart knowing that Jamey thought he needed to die because he was gay. I’m a lesbian and have struggled in my life just like alot of us in the LGBT community. I won’t lie and say I didn’t attempt or even think about suicide as an option.  I can’t imagine the everyday struggles that this poor guy had to endure. Jamey isn’t the first casualty and sadly he won’t be the last. What we all can do is support each other no matter how young or old. Everybody deserves to be happy and to be loved! I am teaching my children that it’s okay to be different and to accept others. I pray that someday we can all live in peace, in a world where there is no hate. 

I’m going to assume that the children in question are probably related to the officers and legal attendants in this matter and that they will justify thier actions with a rediculous excuse.  You pretty much gave them permission to keep bullying and threatening and insulting people with no worries about implecations or ramifications of thier actions,  ?But I’m sure if it were to happen to them the tide would change.sic society we are building and the leaders we have are not really setting a great example or role model…….not lookin forward to sicoety in the next phaze of the generation lep in conciousness and awareness.holy fk man..

Murder is legal? good give me the address of these bullies and i too shall get away with murder….they just don’t want to take heat from antigay groups and from the goddam churches….what a shame…and I’m studying to be a protector of the law…if this is what i have to look forward to I’m changing my major

I’m going to assume that the children in question are probably related to the officers and legal attendants in this matter and that they will justify thier actions with a rediculous excuse.  You pretty much gave them permission to keep bullying and threatening and insulting people with no worries about implecations or ramifications of thier actions,  ?But I’m sure if it were to happen to them the tide would change.sic society we are building and the leaders we have are not really setting a great example or role model…….not lookin forward to sicoety in the next phaze of the generation lep in conciousness and awareness.holy fk man..

I think the point was the actual bullying…….you forgot that part as smart as you are..its the bullying that torment a poor childs mind body and soul and all the adults around have said  ah thats ok…..  so how smart is that really?…….

Why aren’t the blogs enough proof?????? The bullies themselves have shown their homophobia and openly so at the dance. It amazes me that they are completely un-challenged. Surely the Police have a duty to make issue of this? These bullies will think it’s ok to carry on with someone else.

Apparently if no pressure at all had been applied  then no  punishment at all would even be considered up to this point. We should not let up but increase the pressure.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND PASS IT ON TO ALL FRIENDS THANK YOU

14 YEAR OLD BOY JAMEY RODEMEYER BULLIED TO DEATH FOR BEING GAY!! 
THOSE WHO BULLIED YOUNG JAMEY ALLOWED TO GO FREE!!! EVEN SHOUT WHILE CONDOLENCES WERE BEING READ IN HIS MEMORY
” WE ARE GLAD HE IS DEAD “ 

Police Chief John Askey today announced that after hundreds of hours of interviews and investigation his department has ruled that no charges will be brought against the classmates that bullied 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer to death. The reason?
Because Jamey is dead, and therefor cannot testify against them.

THIS IS ALL SO VERY WRONG AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND MADE TO PAY….. R.I.P JAMEY RODEMEYER ~ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTENhttp://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipetitions.com%2Fpetition%2Fwhat-has-happened-to-justice%2F&h=aAQGgFjva

what the hell really? can’t they just use his blogs as his testify? like seriously, this is BS they bullied him to death so they should have to face charges…with no charges brought against these bullies what does that prove? that bullying is right? NO I personally think that the police officers are a little lazy and dont want to do their job properly  COP OUT how in the hell is this going to bring justice to his death and his family?  

That’s disgusting! These bullies need to be fined, put on parole, given sentences!!! And what? Oh, well Jamey can’t testify cuz he’s dead. His suicide was all the testifying he had to do! >:/

So if you’re going to bully someone, make sure you are so cruel and ruthless that they kill themselves. That’s the lesson our legal system wants us to learn. *sigh*

LACK OF PROOF!?!?! THEY HAVE THEIR STATEMENTS IN WRITING! 

Fact
is his peer mates will get away with the slander they did to him. Come
on its been blogged what they said. they need to go to Juvenal jail or
so reform. Cause if they can get away with this what will that make them
as adults in the community and world we live in ?

You have a pint and a reminder , they bullied he not killed him difference. Yes on some form of punishment
 

right on !

Hold the schools and the parents of bullies legally responsible and you’ll see this problem go away quickly.

It should then be considered Manslaughter!

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So, if you’re going to bully someone, make sure they commit suicide so you can get off scot free??!

UN-BE-LIEVABLE