In a tragic and disturbing set of events, a 19-year-old from Florida has died while streaming his suicide live over the internet.
Using the site Justin.tv, Abraham K. Biggs posted a suicide note, overdosed on pills, then was watched by hundreds as he took his last breath.
Many thought it was a joke, and some members of the forum even egged him on via comments. Biggs had posted a suicide note online before he took the pills that conveyed a general sense of disappointment with life, but the suicide did not seem to be motivated by any online cyber-bullying he may have received.
A handful of forum members alerted authorities to the overdose, but it was mainly disregarded as some sort of act or online stunt. Finally, hours into the streaming, paramedics and police broke into his house and unsuccessfully attempted to revive the teen–all of which was also streamed online.
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