Myspace suicide
CNN just posted this about a Myspace suicide:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/03/internet.suicide/index.html
It’s awful to think that this message may have contributed to this girl’s suicide. And a possible cyberspace caused suicide is something that I never would have thought could happen. It’s such a shame to think that technology can add to the suicide rate, although ultimately it seems like it was the message, rather than how the message was transmitted, that might have caused this suicide.
A video from Megan’s parents was posted on www.msnbc.com if you search for MySpace suicide. It was really interesting to hear from this family, as unfortunately we hear with many of these families who experience tragedies, that there is nothing that anyone can do to understand how these people feel. Life is precious.
Isn’t that terrible? I read about it first in some trashy mag on the doctor’s office table – and I couldn’t believe it. What kind of neighborhood mother does that?!