After reading the article about the 19-year old college student who killed himself on the Internet last week, all I could do was shake my head. It is a sad thing when people take their lives but I do not blame this on anyone. It is not the fault of the viewers who were trying to contact somebody to let them know what was going on. Even though viewers may have got in touch with an authority to find his location, police get pranks all the time and do not want to waste their efforts. It's sad but I do not think it is fair to blame someone else or technology for a suicide. People commit suicide all the time, it was just a unique way of doing so.
This incident reminded me of the movie "Untraceable". The movie was about a murderer who would kill people on a website. He did it live and the more viewers watching, the more poison would go into the body. I did not think it was a good movie but the idea was interesting. I do not know if our media could control something like this because people always want to see it for themselves. Even if police officers are waving you on to pass an accident, it is almost impossible to drive by without slowing down to look, knowing that it is only going to slow down traffic. In the end, it is a sad story but I do not think we can blame other people for trying to help. Even if the court wanted everyone who was online at that time, it would be impossible to trace down everyone with anonymous screen names.
Untraceable Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLYo5tMylQM
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