@ultranewbie Said
Bodybuilding.com’s notoriously unmoderated MISC forum taunted a 19 year old member, Abraham K. Biggs (aka CandyJunkie and Mr. Biggs), to commit suicide via webcam.
The taunting began when the 19 year old remarked on the forum that he was considering suicide. Forum members began encouraging him, pushing for him to kill himself.
Eventually the man set up a live streaming webcam on JustinTV, and proceeded to swallow pills. The scene ended with him prone on his bed.
It has also been reported that forums members began deleting their posts after the severity of the incident set in.
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I personally was a member on this forum - i never posted often due to pretty harsh environment there.. What was worse? the kid laid there on the bed for 7 hours before police found him.
The BB.com admin. tried to write a letter stating that the members were justified in their actions because the kid came on there before. True, he did, but regardless of how many times he did - you just don't "egg them on" let alone, after the deed is done, would you sit there and watch him die without lifting a finger - other than to "delete your posts"..
Yesterday, i posted just to see if things changed - no they haven't. To be honest, it's gotten worse.. thank gawd i was able to put in a few choice words and demanded they ban me..
This is literally sickening and I'm in tears. I'm truly sad that people sat back and allowed that to happen. Maybe he would've done it anyway, but I can't understand how people can live with themselves for encouraging something like that?!