Fake Suicide Attempt Tests Facebook Prevention Tool, Lands Man In Asylum

First time accepted submitter abhishekmdb writes Shane Tusch faked his suicide in an attempt to test the authenticity of Facebook suicide prevention tool and got detained for 72 hours. Facebook has rolled out a set of tools to keep a check on its users who are having suicidal tendencies and prevent these users from suicidal attempts. In case some user is having suicidal thoughts and mentions that in the Facebook posts and if a friend of that user reports it to Facebook then a third party will immediately review the post and Facebook would lock the suicidal user's account and the user will be made to read Facebook's suicide prevention materials.

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Great example

[Anonymous Coward]

This is a prime example of how NOT to start a career in software testing.

Re:Great example

[ls671]

Don't worry I am pretty sure /. doesn't have a suicide prevention tool. It is far down the list after https/TLS support.

The project has been delayed several times due to a high rate of false positive. It is really difficult to adapt off the selves suicide prevention software to /. audience.

Re:Great example

[DoofusOfDeath]

No, it was delayed until Dice could run a story on women's under-representation in suicide rates.

Re:Oh, *BRILLIANT*

[msobkow]

hand.

Hand them a gun.

Time to clean the keyboard... :P

Re:Oh, *BRILLIANT*

[Anonymous Coward]

oh he had him a gun he did

Let me get this straight - Facebook to the rescue?

[mmell]

Okay, I've seen everything. Somebody just shoot me. Shoot me now.

Oh, wait . . .

Re:Oh, *BRILLIANT*

[fahrbot-bot]

Take someone who is suicidal and crying out for help and to talk with their friends, and you block them from talking to anyone!

Why not just had them a gun?

And... make them "read Facebook's suicide prevention materials." (I wonder what the legal disclaimer is on that?)

What happens if the user doesn't give it a "Like"?

Re: He got what he deserved.

[JockTroll]

Major Depression IS a person. I served under him for three years, starting when he was just a first lieutenant. Have some respect even if you're one of those clueless little shits who hate the military, because it's people like Major Depression who make it possible for you to kill yourself, you ungrateful dead.