THURSDAY, MAY 2014
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was a day filled with remorse for the Harrison family, as they were dwelling in the lost of their son, grandson and brother, Carlos. Carlos Harrison was a 19-year-old male who committed suicide on May, 23rd 2014 at 3:30 am and was declared dead by 5:10 am. Carlos’s parents say they still are unable to understand why their son committed such an action and even went on to say this was not
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six months before his high school graduation he came across some people who demonstrated negativity in his life. Carlos got involved in heavy gang work and took part in serious drug dealing trades. As a result his grades at school dropped and his acceptance to NYU had gotten revoked. In addition, his parents kicked him out of their house and soon enough Carlos became homeless at the young age of 17. After so much struggle and hardship, Carlos decided it was enough and could not bare the rough winds of the boat, which he set to sail far and hit an iceberg. Carlos dreams were big and grand as the Titanic ship and ended just like the titanic, deep in the sea with all its treasures drowned.
him but someone else. As the police investigation reports say that there were several cut marks found on Carlos body and also added through the postpartum report they have found the use of extreme usage of drug. However, they come to conclude that Carlo’s death was a result of severe choking due to him hanging himself and therefore his case was concluded as a suicidal case. But for Carlos’s family this is not the ends of the case. Carlos’s mother, Dina, still strives to discover the causes of her son’s actions and alleges to set awareness for other youth parents as her means to attain peace. If this situation is statically analyzed, the suicidal rates for males is three times higher than the rate for females ex. 17.9 vs 5.3 per 100 000). This just goes to show Carlos’s death could just be another figure adding up to the analytical aspect of this issue. Many psychologists state that many males suicide are a result to economical distress, failure to cater to social pressures and expectations, the drive of sexual desires and falling into the wrong company and becoming a victim of the underground life. When Carlos close friends and family members were investigated to attain some useful information as to why he may have committed such an act, the most common answer which lead to the final conclusion was the failure to fulfill ambitious drives and wrong company. Carlos wanted to become the best graphic designer New York can ever dream for and had even applied to NYU. However,
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This was the rope Carlos used to hang himself.