[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niazareth

Jesus, that timeline Jess posted is really chilling, what a really horrible story. I worry about my kids turning into teenagers with all this kind of thing going on on the internet. What is wrong with people?

..yeah, I do understand your worry and the really bad/extreme stuff is always reported so it can feel 'everyday' but I'm sure these things are very rare and his mind could not have been healthy...lots of young people lead very 'healthy internet lives'...I know my boys have never had any problems whatsoever...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..yeah, I do understand your worry and the really bad/extreme stuff is always reported so it can feel 'everyday' but I'm sure these things are very rare and his mind could not have been healthy...lots of young people lead very 'healthy internet lives'...I know my boys have never had any problems whatsoever...

mmm it's not even just him though, the people replying are nearly more worrying

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niazareth

mmm it's not even just him though, the people replying are nearly more worrying

..yeah, it's the whole unhealthy environment of what happened in that story..you must have an extremely damaged mind to feel that you want to have a public suicide but are the minds of those encouraging him any less damaged...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..yeah, it's the whole unhealthy environment of what happened in that story..you must have an extremely damaged mind to feel that you want to have a public suicide but are the minds of those encouraging him any less damaged...

why would you want to even watch that?, nevermind encourage it, it's so creepy and chilling the whole thing

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niazareth

why would you want to even watch that?, nevermind encourage it, it's so creepy and chilling the whole thing

..by some of the comments when he actually did it, I would like to think that it was an attention thing and that they didn't think it would really happen...it's still wrong to encourage it though, whatever the thought process...that's what I'd like to think though, but I'm not confident that is how it was...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niazareth

mmm it's not even just him though, the people replying are nearly more worrying

Well, it's 4chan... it's not the "normal internet" and really never has been (it's been around for a long time). I don't think it's a case of online use "doing this" to normal kids, more that it's a certain kind of person that's seeking out a community like 4chan in the first place.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well, it's 4chan... it's not the "normal internet" and really never has been (it's been around for a long time). I don't think it's a case of online use "doing this" to normal kids, more that it's a certain kind of person that's seeking out a community like 4chan in the first place.

I've heard of 4chan but I don't know anything about it really

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well, it's 4chan... it's not the "normal internet" and really never has been (it's been around for a long time). I don't think it's a case of online use "doing this" to normal kids, more that it's a certain kind of person that's seeking out a community like 4chan in the first place.

..is it some sort of 'suicide site' then..?..

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..is it some sort of 'suicide site' then..?..

No Ammi, it's like a large database of forums/image boards relating to many topics such as travel, japanese culture, cooking, origami, each with a "forum" relating to them, although there are also adult themed boards. There are two boards which are most likely to have situations like this in the NSFW (Not Safe For Work) section, those are /b/ - Random and /soc/ - social. /b/ has no rules and it features a lot of people looking for images containing things such as nudity or gore and other things NSFW usually. When people talk about 4chan everyone automatically assumes that they are talking about /b/ which is unfortunate.

I might not be 100% correct but this is my understanding of it, I browse /int/ regularly.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Jessus

No Ammi, it's like a large database of forums/image boards relating to many topics such as travel, japanese culture, cooking, origami, each with a "forum" relating to them, although there are also adult themed boards. There are two boards which are most likely to have situations like this in the NSFW (Not Safe For Work) section, those are /b/ - Random and /soc/ - social. /b/ has no rules and it features a lot of people looking for images containing things such as nudity or gore and other things NSFW usually. When people talk about 4chan everyone automatically assumes that they are talking about /b/ which is unfortunate.

I might not be 100% correct but this is my understanding of it, I browse /int/ regularly.

...like a large Pro Board thing, then Jess..?...I just can't see that it's any sort of natural curiosity to watch something like that, let alone encourage it..it's beyond my range of thinking and reduces my faith in humanity and the essential caring and good in it for a fellow human being and an extremely troubled one...I find watching anything like CCTV when someone is being physically hurt, disturbing/upsetting to the point of feeling physically sick...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...like a large Pro Board thing, then Jess..?...I just can't see that it's any sort of natural curiosity to watch something like that, let alone encourage it..it's beyond my range of thinking and reduces my faith in humanity and the essential caring and good in it for a fellow human being and an extremely troubled one...I find watching anything like CCTV when someone is being physically hurt, disturbing/upsetting to the point of feeling physically sick...

yeah, same here