millbank Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Father kills himself Live He was logged on with around 50 other users to a special "insult" chatroom where people "have a go at each other". Today distraught users of the site said that they felt sick and had previously thought the web broadcast was a hoax. They confirmed Mr Whitrick told friends in the internet chat room of his plans to kill himself but, thinking he was joking, they egged him on telling him to make sure the his webcam was on. Mr Whitrick, using the user-name Shyboy-17-1, switched on his webcam and went ahead with his grisly plan. One anonymous user said: "He tied a rope around an uncovered ceiling joist and stood on the chair as he tied the rope around his neck. "Some of us chatroom users, talking to Kevin over text chat, microphones and video tried to convince him to step down, but others egged him on telling him to get on with it. "We just couldn't believe he was doing it - it was surreal. "One chatter said: 'F***ing do it, get on with it, get it round your neck. For F***'s sake he can't even do this properly'." Another user who did not wish to be named said: "When Kevin stepped off the chair and was left dangling, the mood in the chatroom changed and people began to realise what they had just seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Very similar to this: http://www.brandonvedas.com/index.html They mentioned his name in the original article. They even have the chat logs posted on this site. Pretty sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 if you're lame enough to let total strangers in an internet chatroom egg you on to commit suicide, then you are no loss to society. i nominate that guy for a Darwin Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Father kills himself Live How tragic. May God bless his soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have to take a stance like /dev/ did here. If you go to an insult chat room, people are gunna be mean to you and egg you on to suicide or killing then sleeping w/ a deer. To hint that the people on the chat room are responsible is stojan, and i show no sympathy for anyone who commits suicide. if they want to do it that bad, they will attempt it over and over again, until they either succeed or find a reason to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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