Clear and quick thinking you guys! Rick and Zadi, you ROCK. On 12/18/06, Zadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Today I came across a teen who had written a suicide note on MySpace: > > <http://flickr.com/photos/karmagrrrl/326204445/?#comment72157594427411558> > > At first, I thought it was a joke - just a teen looking for attention. > But when I clicked on his profile and read some of his blog posts, I > began to realize that it may be real after all. > > It turned out it was real. And he was overdosing on pills. Rick Rey, a > fellow videoblogger, called the school and the authorities handled it > from there. Just a few moments ago I received an email from one of his > friends saying the kid was alive and holding on in the hospital. > > My question is... What should the protocol be in instances like these? > You see a suicide note on a social network site and you feel > completely helpless. Luckily, Rick scanned the page enough to notice > the school info, but what if there had been none? > > I feel like there should be a little box on all these social networks > that say "in case of fire, break glass." A red button of sorts. But is > that getting into a whole gray area? > > How does one ensure that young people are physically safe? Can the > buddy system/top eight be more useful when things like this happen? Is > there an alarm? > > Just thinking out loud. Thoughts? > > Zadi > http://jetsetshow.com > http://zadidiaz.com > > >
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