Abraham K. Biggs a 19 year old man broadcasted his own suicide on Justin.tv. Apparently he was being compelled by the commentators of Justin.tv to commit suicide and as he overdosed on pills viewers watched while he was still breathing and decided to call the police when they realized he wasn't faking anything. This hasn't been the first time an online suicide has been committed sometime ago a man hang himself while viewers watched. Check the break for more on this horrible use of technology.
Officials of Justin.tv had this to say about the incident
As for the broadcaster incident last night, we don’t comment on individual videos, however, our policy prohibits inappropriate content on Justin.tv. We rely on the community to flag videos that they feel are objectionable. Once a video is flagged, it is reviewed and quickly removed from the system if it violates our Terms of Use."
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Source: NewTeeVee
Saturday, November 22, 2008
19 Year Old Commits Suicide Live On Justin.tv
Posted by Jab at 2:49 AM
Labels: Abraham K. Biggs, Justin.tv, News, NewTeeVee, Online Suicide



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