The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Tragic Internet Version

By Jane On November 21, 2008 · 8 Comments · In Publishing News ·

Last night, a troubled teen killed himself while livestreaming on Justin.tv. This teen had made threats of suicide before and, I guess, because of this, watchers of the video didn't believe this current one. They egged him on but once he had taken the drugs and appeared unmoving for a length of time, watchers became worried. At least one internet viewer from India called the police but felt like he wasn't taken seriously.

An account can be read here .

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8 Responses to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Tragic Internet Version

Rebecca says:

November 21, 2008 at 2:34 pm

That has to be one of the saddest stories I’ve read.

I’m going to watch the Shiba Inu puppy cam now.
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vanessa jaye says:

November 21, 2008 at 2:50 pm

I just watched the movie, Untraceable last weekend, this real tragedy has disturbing similarities to that movie. I wish he’d been able to get help.
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(JÄn) says:

November 21, 2008 at 5:49 pm

That’s horrible. And reading the reactions from many of the members of bodybuilding.com (the ones egging him on) is just sickening. The internet makes it easy for people to push aside responsibility for what they say, as if what’s said here has nothing to do with real life. How very wrong they are. For someone who is in a such a messed up state of mind that they’re suicidal, one comment can make a difference. I hope this makes people think about the one comment they make.
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joanne says:

November 21, 2008 at 6:53 pm

I can’t help but wonder what’s worse… the fact that this tormented child took his own life or that other’s don’t see the value of a life.

Thank you for the link Jane, these sad events put so many other things into perspective.
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Lolita Lopez says:

November 21, 2008 at 7:44 pm

That is just so effing sad.
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Ann Somerville says:

November 21, 2008 at 8:41 pm

People think life is just an interactive game, and then they find out too late that stupid has consequences.

That poor boy’s family. I hope at least the idiots egging him on, learned something, but somehow I doubt it. They probably think it was ‘way cool’ to have that kind of power.
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Shiloh Walker says:

November 22, 2008 at 8:10 am

My God, how awful.
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Fitness Planet says:

January 6, 2009 at 5:33 pm

I did not know that. thanks for the update
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