Emo fans defend their music against suicide claims

**jools182** · 08-05-2008, 18:20

Emo fans have contacted NME.COM to defend their music against claims it inspired 13 year-old Hannah Bond to commit suicide.

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**Jericho** · 08-05-2008, 19:08

Everyone always tries to blame music, TV or movies (and sometimes games) for things like this, and as tragic as it seems, people need to look for the route cause. Most people don't want to admit the real reason why some people commit suicide.

**Zombie Mastermind** · 09-05-2008, 02:31

I read about this today.

The kid hung herself after a row with her mum. Maybe that had something to do with it? NOT music.

Teenage suicide has been a popular news story over the past few months. I wonder why this is the first time a child's musical taste has been mentioned?

Maybe the others favored "safe" music like Girls Aloud and Rihanna.

The reaction to this latest avoidable tragedy is typically of the Knee-jerk variety.