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<blockquote data-quote="Faith" data-source="post: 2390646" data-attributes="member: 251584">Why is it that some people turn into monsters behind the safety &amp; anonymity of their computer screens? TOKYO: A Japanese man committed suicide live on the Internet after heated exchanges with online users daring him to die, reports said on Wednesday. A 24-year-old man in the northern city of Sendai was found dead on Tuesday morning in his apartment by local police, who received reports from web users, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun said. The man, who lived alone, had been on extended sick leave from his job since August and had posted complaints about his work, Sankei Shimbun said. The man began to broadcast images of himself on live streaming service Ustream on Sunday night, announcing his plan to kill himself and discussing his views about life. After a break, his broadcast resumed early Tuesday and he hanged himself in his apartment at around 5.30 am, Sankei said. His broadcast received many messages, with some web users encouraging him to kill himself quickly, while others urged him to desist. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Japanese-man-commits-suicide-live-on-Internet-reports/articleshow/6901282.cmsEdit: daves, don&#039;t you start...Helen S is way too wise &amp; classy to be troubled by your prattle. Play nice now...Edit: Please do not quote other users&#039; names here... it just proves the Q&#039;s point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Faith, post: 2390646, member: 251584"] Why is it that some people turn into monsters behind the safety & anonymity of their computer screens? TOKYO: A Japanese man committed suicide live on the Internet after heated exchanges with online users daring him to die, reports said on Wednesday. A 24-year-old man in the northern city of Sendai was found dead on Tuesday morning in his apartment by local police, who received reports from web users, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun said. The man, who lived alone, had been on extended sick leave from his job since August and had posted complaints about his work, Sankei Shimbun said. The man began to broadcast images of himself on live streaming service Ustream on Sunday night, announcing his plan to kill himself and discussing his views about life. After a break, his broadcast resumed early Tuesday and he hanged himself in his apartment at around 5.30 am, Sankei said. His broadcast received many messages, with some web users encouraging him to kill himself quickly, while others urged him to desist. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Japanese-man-commits-suicide-live-on-Internet-reports/articleshow/6901282.cms Edit: daves, don't you start...Helen S is way too wise & classy to be troubled by your prattle. Play nice now... Edit: Please do not quote other users' names here... it just proves the Q's point. [/QUOTE]

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