Teenager commits suicide on webcam

[llcoolguy972]

I've heard about 4 or 5 suicides on a live feed the past few weeks. Is it becoming something popular or the new way to go out? To have a little last 10 minutes of fame, and be the center of attention, before they go do whatever to kill themselves?

 

 

 

Not to sound mean or ignorant, but this is what will be the downfall of the internet when the equivalent of MADD is formed, but based on the internet. -.-

 

Heh. Your first comment reminded me of this.

 

On a more serious note, though, it might be because they can record a suicide video, rather than a note, and they might figure that after they say their goodbyes, they might as well leave the camera running. If it is for fame, though, it's a better alternative than shooting up a school/mall then killing themselves.

[Dax]

Sad... :(

 

 

 

I would never watch someone commit suicide... Who would? Thats disturbing...

[RayOxide]

Link plox. \

 

 

 

I dont find it wrong or anything. If someones stupid enough to kill themselves then does it matter if they put it on the internet?

 

 

 

LOLno.

[Ginger_Warrior]

I wonder if all those people who are happy to sit here and call the boy stupid for committing suicide even bothered to read the bit where it said he was suffering from bipolar disorder?

 

 

 

The people who should be called stupid are the idiots on the other end of the webcam egging him on. It's another example of what can happen when certain people use the anonymity of the Internet for their own twisted personal gain. If this had happened outside of the Internet, they'd have been arrested and charged for a hefty sentence.

[oegly41]

its everybody's problem

 

Nope.

 

Yes.

 

 

 

And continuing the debate:

 

 

 

If you would take everyone on the internet who say they were going to commit suicide seriously, you wouldn't have anything else to do. Anonymity on the internet helps everyone living the life they want to live. Don't you dare saying something in real life? Say it on the internet! Want to verbally abuse someone without any consequences? Do it on the internet! Want to be another gender? Pretend to have one on the internet! I think this actually helps a lot of people in their real life, when they have the ability to get all their frustration out on the internet. But remember: Even if you don't believe someone, don't encourage them to do something you know they shouldn't do. Those who watched him die are probably scared for life just because they believed he was only BS'ing. They can't be kept accountable for anything. Those who encouraged him to do it, however, only had it coming. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.

[trashyyy]

That's really weird that you posted that, espically at this time, because (If any of you live in Colorado, you might know about this) but I heard there have been like 6 suicide cases since Sunday. One was even at my school, (Castle View High School) This girl named Kea, I didn't really know her though.

 

:/

[thrash-boy]

Not only did a young boy commit suicide, which is horrible enough, but he did it over webcam. Why would you ever want to broadcast it for the entire world? Also, why would anybody want to even watch such a thing? Disgusting.

 

as stated in the article he probably had his webcam going as a cry for help, and to make someone intervene. sadly no one did.

 

im no shrink though so don't quote me on that.

[evil_mumm_ra]

i was tipped off about this shortly after it happened, so i went on the body building forum, looked around at all the threads about it, saw the video of the cops busting in, laughed a bit at the ridiculousness of it, kept looking at the threads, thought it was all kinda funny. didn't read the article you quoted about it, but the threads i was looking at said they watched the webcam for 8 hours, and you could see him breathing at first, then you saw the breathing stop. why they didn't call someone right away i don't know, but apparently they waited a few hours to call the cops about it. made for an interesting few hours on the internet.

[dsavi]

Why would you ever want to broadcast it for the entire world?

 

For attention... which is almost worthless when you are dead.

 

Like school massacres, except the usual method there is to send a package to a major news station.

[I_am_Geed]

Dammit, I never get to see any of these stuffs.

 

 

 

you want to see someone die right in front of you? you want to see someone end their life by their own hands for your enjoyment?

 

 

 

as said many times above, you disgust me

[Flamewhisker]

Sad......

 

 

 

Very very sad -.-

[Flodder450]

This was all over /B/ a few days ago

[evil_mumm_ra]

wtf is /B/? (lol)

 

 

 

anyway, yeah, it was all over /b/ after it happened, it was the bodybuilding forum users that were on the webcam and chat, although some of them sure did sound like /b/ users, so it may have been on /b/ during also. it was originally all on the bodybuilding forums though.

[Wouter828]

This is quite sick and disturbing.

 

 

 

Suicide's a sad thing if it's committed by a young life with all options open.

[dsavi]

I wonder if all those people who are happy to sit here and call the boy stupid for committing suicide even bothered to read the bit where it said he was suffering from bipolar disorder?

 

 

 

The people who should be called stupid are the idiots on the other end of the webcam egging him on. It's another example of what can happen when certain people use the anonymity of the Internet for their own twisted personal gain. If this had happened outside of the Internet, they'd have been arrested and charged for a hefty sentence.

 

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[greene8535]

that is awfull!

[Jimmyw3000]

I wonder if all those people who are happy to sit here and call the boy stupid for committing suicide even bothered to read the bit where it said he was suffering from bipolar disorder?

 

 

 

The people who should be called stupid are the idiots on the other end of the webcam egging him on. It's another example of what can happen when certain people use the anonymity of the Internet for their own twisted personal gain. If this had happened outside of the Internet, they'd have been arrested and charged for a hefty sentence.

 

 

 

If you saw a kid threatening to kill himself on live webcam and he had some pills in his hand, would you believe him to be serious?

 

 

 

There are better ways to get attention and help than the internet and you know it. Kid's fault imo. Should know better than to ask for help from people he doesnt know personally and irl.

[raven_gaurd0]

Be kind. A soul has departed from our company.

 

 

 

People do this for attention.

 

 

 

That's why he did it on a webcam. Very, very few people commit suicide by going out into the woods and shooting themselves or hanging themselves by a tree branch. Aye, his bipolar played a hand. But so did his thirst for attention. He may have killed himself either way, but why he used this medium was purely a ploy for attention.

 

 

 

Congratu-[bleep]in-lations, media, you just compounded the problem.

[Orpheus]

I wonder if all those people who are happy to sit here and call the boy stupid for committing suicide even bothered to read the bit where it said he was suffering from bipolar disorder?

 

 

 

The people who should be called stupid are the idiots on the other end of the webcam egging him on. It's another example of what can happen when certain people use the anonymity of the Internet for their own twisted personal gain. If this had happened outside of the Internet, they'd have been arrested and charged for a hefty sentence.

 

I couldn't have put it better myself.

 

 

 

Indeed. Only thing is, I noticed that some people called for authorities to help, so I guess some people didn't want anyone to die, this is the rather sad part about the internet.

[raven_gaurd0]

The internet has, and always will have, it's own special little flaws, my friend.

[RayOxide]

I still want a link.

 

 

 

So many fakes you cant tell.

 

Plus, wouldnt there be someone controlling the computer/webcam?

 

I mean come on? :|

[evil_mumm_ra]

he was, before he passed out and later died, the webcam was pointed at his bed. the feed was still going though.

[Ginger_Warrior]

If you saw a kid threatening to kill himself on live webcam and he had some pills in his hand, would you believe him to be serious?

 

So... if he wasn't being serious, and this was only a cry for help, you should just turn away and forget about it?

 

 

 

I'd help him anyway. The guy's clearly in trouble. Whether he's serious about killing himself is neither here nor there. It just adds to the gravity of the situation.

 

 

 

There are better ways to get attention and help than the internet and you know it.

 

A) He was bipolar. During an episode your mind doesn't exactly think straight and defeatist attitudes towards the world around you are a common symptom of that. I'd also be interested to know if the pills he was taking to control his bipolar condition would have had any impact on his mentality at the time;

 

B) Maybe the reason he was on the Internet is because he felt the "real world" was completely closed to him, ergo, there was no other place to appeal for help?

 

 

 

This story runs much deeper than "a looney kid kills himself on the 'Net".

[MirageOfDeath]

Seeing some reactions to this I think it's sad how desensitized society has become to suicide (and death in general).

[l0l0lpur32]

The people who egged him on are complete [bleep]s. Although a lot of them probably thought he was joking and wasn't going to do it, someone obviously has problems if they even joke about it so it's still wrong. I'm not sure on the full story but I wonder why the police weren't called earlier? Also I read that he threatened to commit suicide once before then on the same website, why weren't they called that time?

 

 

 

p.s some of the posts on this thread make me sick