A man who staged his own suicide on 2ch after they told him to get on with it, hanging himself live on a videostream, has been confirmed by police as having died in the attempt.
The 24-year-old man, a resident of Sendai, first came to the attention of a 2ch student board when he complained of experiencing depression after graduating and getting a job, due to problems securing a girlfriend and the dispersal of his friends far and wide, along with an unforgiving job.
This culminated in him discussing suicide extensively, and making as if to commit suicide on video-streaming site Ustream several times prior to his actual suicide on the morning of November 9th, pictured.
The fake or abortive attempts did little to endear him to his audience, and as a result by the time it came to his actual suicide 2ch had become quite hostile, with any number urging him to hurry up and do it, although a number of users attempted to dissuade him throughout.
The generally derisive atmosphere soon gave way to horror and disbelief when it became apparent he probably had hanged himself – and the viewing audience rocketed from a few hundred to several thousand.
Thread inhabitants reported the incident to police after he stopped moving; police arrived at 8AM, finding him already dead. The man’s suicide broadcasts were first reported to Ustream after he had already hanged himself, and they finally terminated the stream at 6:24AM.
Whilst the actions of 2ch inhabitants in this case are far from surprising, in fairness it should be remembered most apparently did not regard the man as anything more than a determined troll, and that onlookers egging on people on the verge of suicide is hardly a phenomenon confined to 2ch.
This is horrible however, this kind of stuff happens when you decide to not be serious about even something like this in the first place, people get tired of you being an attention whore & they can be very decisive…
I still feel bad for him but so be it…horrible, but stupid…
Another nobody here. I don’t know if you people are just being heartless or what. I’m glad the majority of you are optimistic, happy, realistic, or just didn’t have that many bad things happen to you. Obviously if no one has would care of they did it or not, why would the person themselves care about their own lives? I don’t approve of the guy’s suicide and why would anyone confide in a mass group like that anywhere is beyond me. Everyone clearly can’t be saved and honestly, I won’t go out of my way and waste energy if they are dead set or won’t listen after continuous times.
Troll me or chastise me or whatever but what of the guy decided ‘Maybe things are bad right now, I’ll wait a week, a month, a year’ and then I’ll decide’? I don’t think anyone can just automatically say that s♥♥t will get better and predict the future. Whatever happens, happens right? It may be better, it may get far worse, no one knows anyone else’s life experiences. I’m more or less content with myself, and I don’t let other’s BS stop me, but it doesn’t work with a lot of individuals more than you know. Even a simple “Hi” or “Hey, what’s up?” Can brighten up a person’s day. Or not. I’ve just kinda don’t expect anything out of people these days, good or bad. I just wish this person had someone and anything with them to see otherwise.
I also think that sometimes, it requires extreme actions sometimes for people actually realize something or change. Not exactly suicide but things in general.
> did not regard the man as anything more than a determined troll
Well, you still have to know and keep thought that it can be real, and there have been incidents (like this) where it was real.
Thus, answering with “do it” and encouraging is definitely not the way to respond to a potential troll.
That’s just going with the troll, thus participating in trolling. (In case it’s a troll …)
Now it was rather encouraging / driving someone to suicide where one could have done the opposite.
Oh internet…
wow just wow.
he could have at least go to counseling or to his parents for help but what can you do.