Mr.+Halligan's+Interview

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 * Ryan Halligan was a boy that committed suicide because he was being bullied. He wasn’t just being bullied at school though, he was being cyber-bullied. We brought in Mr. Halligan to answer some questions about Ryan and his family. We asked him if he knew about Ryan being bullied. He said that he knew about it but Ryan was still keeping things from him. After the fight in the park Mr. Halligan thought that Ryan and the bully had become friends. He didn’t know that things were getting worse. **
 * We asked Mr. Hallagan what his reactions were to Ryan committing suicide. He said that you go through stages. The first stage is denial. This is when you can’t believe that your child is dead. Then you are forced into acceptance because there is nothing else to do. We asked him if the main bully talked to him after Ryan’s death. The bully did talk to him. He said he was sorry and Mr. Halligan was holding back from beating up the bully. Mr. Halligan forgave him though. **
 * We asked him if anyone knew about Ryan being suicidal. He said that some of his friends did know about Ryan’s suicide plan. One friend that knew and didn’t tell anyone came to Mr. Halligan crying and apologizing about him not telling. We then asked him what he would’ve done if he was there when Ryan was being bullied. He said that most of the bullying was taking place on line and he said that if he knew about this he would’ve Taken his computer away. **
 * Ryan Halligan was a good boy but no one should have bullied him. **