06-25-2003, 10:32 PM
Quote:the internet did not kill this girl, the people putting the information out there and encouraging her did.
No, she killed herself.
Information doesn't make anyone do anything. Simply knowing or learning of ways to end your life is not dangerous in itself; it's when the person exposed to this information is already suicidal that this happens.
The viewpoint expressed in the linked article is akin to "Let's make chemistry texts illegal, because someone could learn how to build a bomb!"
If a person wants to end their life, they'll find a way to do so, internet or not. And, whether you like it or not, it is their choice. Saying that she wasn't in control of her actions because she was depressed is just so much bullsh*t.
(And yes, I realise that there are probably instances in which a person can't control their their actions, but it d*mn well isn't just "depression".)
- WL