In the aftermath of the deaths of teenagers Jodie Gater and Stephanie Gestier, psychologists have urged the community to avoid simplistic conclusions.
For sometimes there are no conclusions to be had. Suicide can be provoked by one brief and terrible moment or an overwhelming succession of terrible events; in the absence of a note, pinpointing a cause may be impossible.
Commentators have referred to
Jodie and
Stephanie's cyber activities and their love of emo music. Some ill-informed, poorly researched and deliberately stupid TV and radio types have blamed a contemporary rock sub-genre for the girls' decision to end their lives.
Few in the media seeking to identify emo as a motivator for suicide have been to a gig, bought an album or have a clue about the sub-genre.
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