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Internet Sites Biased Towards Supporting Suicide

Posted by kdawson on from the might-as-well-live dept.

Believe It Or Not, I Care About You writes "According to a new study in the British Medical Journal which examined the search results for various suicide-related search terms, the most common results supported or encouraged suicide. Wikipedia was one of the most prevalent sources of information, particularly on suicide methods, although the Wikimedia Foundation itself does not encourage suicide. Other studies have shown that media coverage has an effect on suicide particularly with respect to influencing the method chosen. Interestingly, this study notes that suicide rates actually decreased with increased Web usage in England, perhaps because support is readily available to anyone who wants it."

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  1. KILL YOURSELF FAGGOT!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    KILL YOURSELF FAGGOT!!!

    1. Re:KILL YOURSELF FAGGOT!!! by Shadow+of+Eternity · · Score: 5, Funny

      KILL YOURSELF FAGGOT!!! This might be the only time that a post like this is both constructive and relevant to the subject at hand.
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    2. Re:KILL YOURSELF FAGGOT!!! by Satan+Gave+Me+a+Taco · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't forget that at one point in time, it was considered acceptable to blame AIDS on homosexuals and make fun of them. Sometimes when things seem their darkest, you just need to try to stay HIV-positive.
  2. Nice to know... by The+Ancients · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...although the Wikimedia Foundation itself does not encourage suicide.

    Glad to see they cleared that up.

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    1. Re:Nice to know... by explosivejared · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's not true according to the Wikipedia article entitled "Wikimedia's Stance on Suicide" that someone (... cough... wasn't me...) just created. I quote:

      It is the Wikimedia Foundation's firm belief that every person contemplating suicide should in fact go through with the act. Every emo kid, poor person, mentally unstable person, SCO executive, Microsoft programmer, hippie, environmental activist, and President of the United States et al would do the world a great service by just ending it all.

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  3. protip by TurinPT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok emos everywhere, this is how you do it.

    Stand at the top of a tall structure and make sure that there is something relatively soft below.

    Tie cheese wire around your neck - tight enough that it won't slip off under tension but loose enough not to choke you.
    Tie the other end to something solid on top of the structure. Make sure that there is a good six or seven feet of slack.

    Now stand at the edge and glue your hands to the side of your head. Wait until your hands are glued solidly to your head.

    Now jump off the structure. It'll only hurt for a second, when the cheese wire runs out of slack and slices through your neck. The overhang should stop you from bashing your now-severed head against the wall of the structure when the cutting motion jerks your body backwards.

    This has the excellent effect of causing whoever finds your body to think that you have pulled your head off.

  4. Out with a bang. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...extremely small suicide rates as do many Middle Eastern countries.

    Yeah, but when they do go out, they go out with one hell of a bang!