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Reddit Subpoenaed In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted by timothy on from the playing-the-blame-game dept.

redletterdave writes "In March, a 51-year-old Reddit user named 'Black Visions' wrote his last post on Reddit. He had been writing frequently about depression and suicide, but in his last post where he also threatened his own suicide, others decided to egg him on even further. That turned out to the be the last straw: Seattle news soon reported Jerry had jumped eight stories from a hotel room in the Double Tree in Tukwila, Washington. Reddit announced on Wednesday that the user's sister Sandy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against nine Reddit users who egged him on, and Reddit has also been subpoenaed in identifying the information of another three individuals."

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  1. Re:Shouldn't be a crime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, if you don't mod this post +5, I'm going to hang myself with a power cord.

    Do it! I'll help tie the knot.

    Posting AC so your sister doesn't sue me...

  2. Re:Poor guy. by GameboyRMH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's find out.

    "Kill yourself, Anonymous Coward."

    Waiting for cops...

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  3. "51-year-old Reddit user" by gatfirls · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know it crossed your mind. Don't lie.

  4. Re:Shouldn't be a crime by Americano · · Score: 3, Funny

    He grammaticalled gooder than you, you dumb.

  5. Re:haha, outdone by reddit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not posting AC because I'm a real man.

    Now that was just rude. I'm going to kill myself and then sue you for it.

  6. Re:Shouldn't be a crime by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    How are you going to hang yourself if you only get modded up to +3 or +4?

    I'll torture a carebear until I have extracted enough tears to drown myself.

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  7. Re:Shouldn't be a crime by PenquinCoder · · Score: 3, Funny

    So... if you break up with your girlfriend and she jumps off a bridge because of it, then you're an accessory?

    You may not be, but that Gucci handbag was.

  8. Re:It's despicable, but... by Ihmhi · · Score: 3, Funny

    But I can't see how it's any more illegal....

    They are being sued by a relative of the deceased — big difference.

    Well of course. If the deceased were suing them, he'd have a hard time proving the whole "death" part in court.

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    Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)
  9. Re:It's despicable, but... by GrumpySteen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or what? You'll sue him for Frivolous Citation?