Remember the MySpace suicide in 2007?
http://a.abcnews.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3946124&page=1
Quote: Prosecutors said they would not file charges against the people who used the Internet to
send bullying messages to a 13-year-old Minnesota girl shortly before she killed herself. Now, news
is breaking of a Justin.tv, live video suicide.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Min...6306126&page=1
Quote: A Florida teenager who used a webcam to live-stream his suicide Wednesday was reportedly
encouraged by other people on the Web site, authorities told ABCNews.com. Quote: "People were
egging him on and saying things like 'go ahead and do it, faggot,' said Wendy Crane, an
investigator at the Broward County Medical Examiner's office.
Abraham Biggs, 19, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., had been blogging on an online body-building message
board and had linked to his page on Justin.tv, a live video streaming Web site, where the camera
rolled as he overdosed on prescription pills, according to Crane.
Biggs, who had reportedly been discussing his suicide on the forums, also posted a suicide note on
a body-building forum, which has since been taken down, in which he wrote, "I hate myself and I
hate living." Just awful. Overdose of prescription medication.
Quote: "The bloggers said that Biggs had threatened to kill himself before and had faked it, so at
first they didn't believe him," said Crane. "Gradually, as you read the blog further into the day
the bloggers start commenting on how Biggs isn't moving."
Crane said comments on the thread included an exchange about whether the image of Biggs' motionless
body was a still photograph or a video, and eventually resulted in one of the site's visitors
calling the police, who tracked down the teen through his computer IP address. Not ONLY is this
terrible for his family, I wonder how services like Justin.tv can respond to these types of
challenges, so as to make sure these types of incidents are discouraged and help is sent by
community members that are clearly watching things unfold in realtime. Next time, it could be a gun
suicide, or worst, a murder. I'm not sure how you deal with realtime issues like these. Youtube has
been looking at realtime broadcasts for webcams, from what I've heard. In an era of wardrobe
malfunctions and mental disease, I'm not sure how you approach the quickly evolving idea of the
"filter".
Quote:
Michael Seibel, the CEO of Justin.tv, posted a blog entry on the site
titled "A Moment of Silence."
"Justin.tv staff would like to take a moment to recognize and reflect upon the tragedy that
occurred within our community today," wrote Seibel. "We respect the privacy of the broadcaster and
his family during this challenging time." ~ CB
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