19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv
In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted the police. The video kept running until police and EMTs broke Biggs’ door down and blocked the camera’s view.
We confirmed Biggs’ death with the Broward County medical examiner. The Justin.tv video and many of the forum posts have been taken down.
When asked about the broadcast via email, Justin.tv CEO Michael Seibel said:
As for the broadcaster incident last night, we don’t comment on individual videos, however, our policy prohibits inappropriate content on Justin.tv. We rely on the community to flag videos that they feel are objectionable. Once a video is flagged, it is reviewed and quickly removed from the system if it violates our Terms of Use.
We won’t post the disturbing content here, but much of it is still online. Images of the broadcast have been posted here and here, and there’s also a suicide note from Biggs, who went by the screenname CandyJunkie. An account of forum users watching the broadcast and calling the police is here. There are also rest-in-peace comments on what appears to be Biggs’ MySpace page. The Justin.tv broadcast used to be here.
The contention that filming and uploading (and even hosting video of) a crime is a crime as well might not be valid, but given the very nature of live broadcasts, the issue becomes more complicated.
And it’s not as if technology enabled the taking of a life, or as if this hasn’t happened before. A British man hung himself last year after allegedly being goaded on by fellow users on Paltalk, another live video site. There was even a widely distributed movie on the topic of live-streamed killings released earlier this year called Untraceable. But last night’s incident raises a thought-provoking question regarding free hosting of live broadcasts — what could sites like Justin.tv possibly do to prevent live-streamed snuff films?
Justin.tv has already come under fire for another problem with live broadcasts — copyright infringement. The Premier League is reportedly threatening legal action against the site over unauthorized broadcasts of soccer games. Justin.tv, which is a free service, has maintained it complies with takedown requests according to the law — but with live broadcasts, the key event often ends before lawyers can get involved. Or in Biggs’ case, before people who care about him could get through.
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I was reading the posts on the forum yesterday and they did NOT encourage him to take the pills. He took the pills BEFORE he started broadcasting live. I don’t support what the people on those forums said but I just wanted to tell the facts.
RIP
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Damn… Shit got real… I saw the video of it my self but I was not part of this suicide… Im just 14 people… I was on the Teen Misc not the Misc most of the time…
davidthefat on November 20th, 2008 at 4:33 pm - Permalink
justin.tv is pretty much finished as a startup now. Way too much bad press :( It will be marred by this forever.
mike on November 20th, 2008 at 4:37 pm - Permalink
This should be a good idea for a holywood movie………because it’s only good if IT’S IN ONLY IN MOVIE.
Man….this shit is really2 creepy.
gagahput3ra on November 20th, 2008 at 4:38 pm - Permalink
Just to tell you, bodybuilding.com is down right now, IDK if its because of this or the guys buying stock share from it or something…
davidthefat on November 20th, 2008 at 4:48 pm - Permalink
Submitted to digg, wow .. what a thing, that bullying can go so far. But of course, he could just quit his cast and ignore these lame misc users. On the other hand, live suicide is something we don’t need where people in the room shout “do it, i dare you” and such comments. I am glad I missed it, and I am sad that JTV got stained by this. It reminds me of the broadcast of some UK bloke who hang himself after the channel called him every name in the book. Was that on ustream or jtv?
Floris on November 20th, 2008 at 4:53 pm - Permalink
Gee Liz, I’m as big of a proponent of online video as you. As a former writer of Rocketboom, I’m as bullish as the next person. But do you think “the power of live video” is the best angle here? If you can’t highlight the real issues here, maybe leave such a story to more relevant blogs!
Justin Davey on November 20th, 2008 at 4:57 pm - Permalink
People, damn… Why do you think it was our fault? You guys werent even there… The comments about “Go do it” or what ever were from trolls, troll are people that have nothing else to do but make people’s lives miserable, there were tons and tons of troll on bodybuilding.com, some posting sick pics and some bull shitting about their identity or stats (body weight and lifting stats)
Honestly, why did it take like 24 hours to get on the news sties like this? its should be faster
davidthefat on November 20th, 2008 at 4:59 pm - Permalink
Oh yea, if you do look at his post history, he was considered a troll , its like the boy who cried wolf, he posted so much bull shit that when he was actually serious, no one believed him… well its his fault, do not put any blame on bodybuilding.com…
davidthefat on November 20th, 2008 at 5:04 pm - Permalink
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He was just a kid, and to think of his poor family.
May he rest in peace.
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Ariel on November 20th, 2008 at 5:20 pm - Permalink
“In a striking display of the power of live video,”
What a dumb way to lead into this tragic story.
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“Obviously butthurt over life, Candyjunkie proceeds to post a goodbye thread on a bodybuilding forum to inform the people of his commitment to an hero.
ALL TIMES EST
Thread: Ask a guy who is gonna OD (again) tonight anything,: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=247628331
Thread: I’m gonna have 40 2mg bars of Xanax Tonight! http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=111785651
Thread: I’m trippin on bars on my webcam http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=112065441
Forced entry to scene of an hero http://www.vkmag.com/videos/videos_man_pleegt_zelfmoord_achter_webcam/
[edit] The Note
M-I-C-K-E-Y…
M-I-C-K-E-Y…
This note has been confirmed to be copypasta.
To Whom It May Concern, I am going to leave this for whoever stumbles across my bookmarks later on. I hate myself and I hate living. I think that if someone who knows me reads this they will know who I am. So I will leave this unsigned. I am an a@#hole. I have let everyone down and I feel as though I will never change or never improve. I am in love with a girl and I know that I am not good enough for her. I have come to believe that my life has all been meaningless. I keep trying and I keep failing. I have thought about and attempted suicide many times in the past. I used to think of my failure as some mystical way of telling me that I was really meant for something meaningful. The only thing I dread, besides the pain, is the way my family will suffer. I do not want my mother or father to think that it was anything they did that lead me to kill myself. I never really had any plans of leaving a note. I thought that I would not be able to describe why I want to do this and I am right. There is no way to tell you or anyone else why I dread every new day. My father had such high expectations for me and tried to give me every opportunity to improve upon myself. I let him down. I think that I am a major disappointment to him. I have a job but I?m always broke and I am in college but barely, I show up to class but that?s about it. I want my life to end. I am tired of f@#$ing up everything. I am tired of people always telling me that they do not like me. I am tired of trying to be decent. I hope that someone finds this post and I hope that my parents know that I f@#$ed up not them. It is my fault I screwed up my own life. The hate that rages within me, rages not for those I love so dearly or those who have crossed my path. This hate rages full force towards me and only me. I have long forgiven those who’ve hurt me, but I have not and cannot come to terms to forgive myself for the things I have done to myself, and the things I’ve done to hurt those in my life. You have all touched my life in one way or another, especially those whom I call family. I cannot tell you how sorry I am for ending my life the way I did. I hope that you can all find it in your heart to see it as way for me not suffering anymore and that I am finally at rest with myself, for being at rest with the guilt that constantly ate at me for so long. Please forgive me all for taking my own life so early. I tried so hard to fight against this strong battle. I have reached out for help so many times, and yet I believe, I was turned away because of the things I did, that it is a punishment I am willing to take, for I know that being who I am has only brought myself and others pain. I love you all and will forever live within the memories we created. Forgive me. Love always and forever, As for my signature I will leave you with a quote so that if anyone reads this they will know it’s me, “Can?t feel pain if your dead? Just Saying”
“
davidthefat on November 20th, 2008 at 6:07 pm - Permalink
Sad sad…
How much reality Internet TV do we want?
Dave Q on November 20th, 2008 at 6:13 pm - Permalink
You shouldn’t link to those videos. This is hard enough on the family without it being everywhere they look and everyone being able to see me.
Trust me, news coverage does not help the healing process.
Cassi on November 20th, 2008 at 6:29 pm - Permalink
justin tv builds that kind of community- similar to youtube where neagativity and hostility reign.
The guy named michael who spoke on the companies behalf is the biggest tool to hit san fran since the PC.
I dont see them getting past this - they are already on my blogs deathwatch, no pun intended
erica on November 20th, 2008 at 6:46 pm - Permalink
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This is so unfortunate how such a young person is forced to take his own life. Unable to handle the stress of life, and worst of all not able to ask for help(or maybe there is no help). This is becoming an all to often occurrence especially in relation to the internet. People this young shouldn’t have to suffer the consequences of not getting the help they need. With this suicide, although help is available, it’s in my opinion not advertised throughout the world as they way to go when dealing with personal life issues/problems.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of this young lad. I’m so sorry to hear about your loss, but moreover how the young man wasn’t able to sort out his matters and difficulties.
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“justin.tv is pretty much finished as a startup now. Way too much bad press :( It will be marred by this forever.”
If only that were true - but i fear this kind of incident will only raise the profile of justin.tv - Many people who had never heard of it before are gonna rush over there to see what the fuss is all about.
Sean
Sean on November 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm - Permalink
I was present at said live cast. I only was there for about say 15 minutes, I saw him starting to sleep - I got bored thinking it was probably some weird people watching a guy sleep. In the chat it’s not like they say it was with people egging him on - it really wasn’t like that.
The media and blogs are trying to make it seem like he was pushed into it and convinced to do it by chatters but that’s simply not what happened. He was already decided to do it. The conversation was mostly random stuff and yea there were people saying things like go for it, but most of the chat was people asking why and there were people saying random stuff that had no relevance. Some were asking others how long they had been watching, and others still were telling him not to do it - including one creepy religious guy/gal who was spouting off biblical verses. But asides from that you won’t hear the media and that includes newteevee talk about the people who told him not to. People who told him that his life no matter how bad was worth living.
You simply won’t hear about that because they either don’t know, or the story just sounds better to ignore that fact.
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This kid gets egged on by comments to kill himself on a live broadcast in his room. How pathetic can you be if people over the internet can convince you to kill yourself? He over dosed on pills then passes out and dies. It says the police later busted into the room and covered the camera. That is where it gets odd. How did the anyone no what house it was to even call the police? Was the front door open? A lot of unanswered questions.
Some people are just attention whores. If you are going to kill yourself why do you need to do it on a live broadcast? It’s truly just sad.
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I’ve attempted suicide many times myself. It gets better! My heart goes out to his family.
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He was just a kid, and to think of his poor family.
rene on November 21st, 2008 at 2:30 am - Permalink
Amazing ;)
Alexsp on November 21st, 2008 at 2:39 am - Permalink
And more info ?? Thanks/
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Turulcsirip - sylwiapresley on November 21st, 2008 at 3:23 am - Permalink
I too read the forums about this incident and it is perfectly clear that the poor guy had already taken the pills before writing his suicide note. So how can anybody be accused of egging him on or bullying him? Itis clear that he was a disturbed person and it appears that he had tried this before hence some people might have made remarks which look like they egged him on. The web breeds alot of weird, shocking and wonderful stuff, but sloppy journalism is a big problem.
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Wow, that is so sad. So sadindeed.
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Jack Bean on November 21st, 2008 at 4:20 am - Permalink
People are very crazy!!! I use to Justin on my website and I hope that I never could show it :S
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Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies.
Much better you than I
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Mitja Schmakeit » Blog Archive » 19-Jähriger begeht live selbstmord on November 21st, 2008 at 5:19 am - Permalink
** I agree with this comment**
This kid gets egged on by comments to kill himself on a live broadcast in his room. How pathetic can you be if people over the internet can convince you to kill yourself? He over dosed on pills then passes out and dies. It says the police later busted into the room and covered the camera. That is where it gets odd. How did the anyone no what house it was to even call the police? Was the front door open? A lot of unanswered questions.
Some people are just attention whores. If you are going to kill yourself why do you need to do it on a live broadcast? It’s truly just sad.
MALL's on November 21st, 2008 at 5:22 am - Permalink
One’s life can become so completely screwed up that the only way out is suicide. Unfortunately in every suicide case I’ve ever seen, there is another solution that was completely ignored: hard work. This guy admits in his note that his family gave him every opportunity to make something out of himself, indeed he was still in school, but just kept screwing things up. This tells me he was too damn sorry to work his way out of the hole he’d dug for himself.
Natural Selection FTW.
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Con 19 años se suicida en vivo por justin.tv on November 21st, 2008 at 5:52 am - Permalink
Don’t look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother
Holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why, oh why?
’cause I need to watch things die
From a distance
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I too read the forums about this incident and it is perfectly clear that the poor guy had already taken the pills before writing his suicide note. So how can anybody be accused of egging him on or bullying him? Itis clear that he was a disturbed person and it appears that he had tried this before hence some people might have made remarks which look like they egged him on. The web breeds alot of weird, shocking and wonderful stuff, but sloppy journalism is a big problem.
This is your answer folks. Don’t be foolish and blame others. Responsibility is ultimately his. If you were just cooking dinner and someone told you to cut yourself would you? Not a chance. Understand that people are responsible for their on decisions and get over it.
David on November 21st, 2008 at 6:14 am - Permalink
If I were Michael Seibel (CEO, Justin.TV) or his PR rep, I would probably demonstrate a bit more compassion for this kid’s family in his statement. In reality, most people wouldn’t blame the site or its management for this incident and those that would blame Justin.TV would have done so anyway. To treat a tragic suicide as a “violation of the terms of use” is PR flackery at its most heartless.
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His skull would make an awesome webcam for my upcoming broadcast.
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@Floris — I agree completely; Liz, if you think the angle here is “the power of live video” I think you’re lacking a little bit of perspective!!
No matter what ‘issues’ this guy had, he is now dead, and deserves a modicum of respect, as do those he has left behind.
Perhaps you stream on Qik as you pass car wrecks too? Equally powerful live video.
Gbar on November 21st, 2008 at 7:49 am - Permalink
At least twice I’ve called the cops during a chat-room suicide. Once the person had already taken pills. The other time the person had a history of previous attempts and had the pills at the ready. Both survived.
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Wow! That’s quiet a story. Very well written.
lornashala on November 21st, 2008 at 8:22 am - Permalink
[...] There’s definitely something about being on the internet that makes you feel cut off from and not responsible for the people you’re dealing with (see: YouTube commenters), but when you’re watching a real, live human on video doing something obviously damaging to themselves, it’s completely inexcusable to do nothing. And to egg them on, well, that’s something those people will possess to deal with on their own. A sad story all around. [NewTeeVee] [...]
19-Year-Old Commits Suicide Live on Justin.tv While Commenters Egg Him On [Unfunny] | Free Web Hosting on November 21st, 2008 at 8:25 am - Permalink
“In a striking display of the power of live video”
No. People kill themselves every day.
The “power of live video”/chat/any form of modern communication is that sometimes the people watching actually intervene in time, and save lives.
Before that, these people where sitting all alone in a room all by themselves, with no one to intervene. And someone who’s suicidal doesn’t need trolls to convince themselves to go ahead and do it.
Rick on November 21st, 2008 at 8:27 am - Permalink
[...] There’s definitely something about being on the internet that makes you feel cut off from and not responsible for the people you’re dealing with (see: YouTube commenters), but when you’re watching a real, live human on video doing something obviously damaging to themselves, it’s completely inexcusable to do nothing. And to egg them on, well, that’s something those people will have to deal with on their own. A sad story all around. [NewTeeVee] [...]
19-Year-Old Commits Suicide Live on Justin.tv While Commenters Egg Him On [Unfunny] | The-Informer on November 21st, 2008 at 8:38 am - Permalink
[...] to Newteevee, a 19-year-old Floridian, Abraham K. Biggs, live streamed his suicide Wednesday as he was [...]
19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv | Black Web 2.0 on November 21st, 2008 at 8:47 am - Permalink
A british man HANGED himself. Laundry is hung. Men are hanged.
Anonymous Coward on November 21st, 2008 at 8:59 am - Permalink
Some people don’t want to die alone.
Abraham K. Biggs suicide was well planned
to avoid that, and what an amazing plan it was.
Unfortunately, Abraham did not use his
smarts towards a productive long life.
thanks from tony
ntopics on November 21st, 2008 at 9:14 am - Permalink
[...] Des internautes de Justin.tv ont ainsi assisté au suicide en direct de Abraham K.Biggs, un jeune américain de 19 ans qui a avalé en direct des médicaments avant de rester inanimé pendant des heures devant sa webcam devant 1500 “spectateurs”. [...]
Suicide en direct sur Justin.tv | Chroniques du web on November 21st, 2008 at 9:20 am - Permalink
This is sad. Very sad.
Thomas on November 21st, 2008 at 9:22 am - Permalink
People, suicide is viral among teens and it takes only one public case to trigger an epidemic. Please stop broadcasting or sharing links about this, or you are romanticizing suicide and risking more kids doing the same.
diana on November 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am - Permalink
The headline should read: “Boy Cries Wolf One Too Many Times.”
The sad fact is that CJ was a pathological liar. He faked overdosing many times before. He also, lied about winning the lottery, having a supermodel girlfriend, being homeless, hitchiking around the world, etc.
I for one didn’t know CJ(Abraham) other than reading the threads he posted in the “Misc” section of the Bodybuilding.com forums, but from what I can surmise, he was a deeply disturbed young man.
He wanted to die, and he did…
I feel for his family and friends, but he got what he wanted. Nothing anyone watching could have said would have changed that.
The responsibility lies with his close friends and Family, not a couple other kids from an online bodybuilding forum.
It’s sick to see everyone miss quoting the facts. Please learn the truth about the situation before you open your mouth.
HandOfFate on November 21st, 2008 at 9:24 am - Permalink
[...] well, that’s something those people will have to deal with on their own. A sad story all around. Article Its pretty sad that it took so long for someone to do anything… Its hard for normal people to [...]
19-Year-Old Commits Suicide Live on Justin.tv While Commenters Egg Him On - Beast Toast on November 21st, 2008 at 9:45 am - Permalink
Justin.TV used to be a nice place to lifecast and chat. Now it’s just a haven for perverts and pedos. The chats are nothing more than asking the broadcasters to strip, show bra, show feet and show boobs. The real lifecasters like Dealer and iJustine left. Justin.tv needs to change their policies on broadcasting. Bring it back to the good old days of decent lifecasting, not sickos.
Gee on November 21st, 2008 at 10:19 am - Permalink
that is so sad…
i saw untraceable and that was disturbing as well…
ladebelle on November 21st, 2008 at 10:26 am - Permalink
Why do it huh?
ZeroArtist on November 21st, 2008 at 10:26 am - Permalink
I seriously hope this will teach you all to ALWAYS take a suicide threat seriously, and next time, call someone IMMEDIATELY. Tell your parents, the police, anyone…just do something.
19 is way too young to think your life is hopeless. Please, if you ever feel this way, tell someone. Get help.
My son is 24, and if he ever committed suicide, I would die. I truly hope they prosecute the people who egged him on, and I hope the parents sue the shit out of them.
This just makes me so angry, just like Columbine, where people knew, but they did nothing.
greenlasagna on November 21st, 2008 at 10:41 am - Permalink
[...] In a sad testament to the immediacy of the Internet, 19-year-old Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide live on the web-broadcasting site Justin.tv. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared [...]
19 Year Old Commits Suicide Live on Streaming Video « The Legal Satyricon on November 21st, 2008 at 10:52 am - Permalink
[...] 19 year old commits suicide on Justin.tv — The young man overdosed on pills while streaming live. People watching apparently weren’t sure if it was serious or not, but one they were, alerted the police. By then it was too late. NewTeeVee has the full story. [...]
Roundup: A tragedy on Justin.tv, Obama’s cell records improperly accessed and more » VentureBeat on November 21st, 2008 at 10:59 am - Permalink
abraham, you were an hero.
you will be missed!
anonymous on November 21st, 2008 at 11:03 am - Permalink
Wow Look people take a stand teach everyone around you that life isn’t so serious. Stress Comes and stress goes but as long as you keep your head up and keep living and fighting that you are winning the fight. people egging someone on to kill themselves is freakish and what has this society come to that it would actually hope someone kills himself.
Change the way you think people
I think parents need to start whooping their kids again and then maybe society can win the battle..
this is retarded
bv on November 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am - Permalink
[...] air with reports of a woman filing a divorce as a husband cheats her in Second Life, to the latest news of 19 year old Abraham K. Biggs from Florida committing suicide. The reason being that he was [...]
The dark side of 2.0: Another life ends | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News on November 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am - Permalink
[...] of entertainment but never should have been. I am referring to a story I found on Mashable via NewTeeVee which is about a 19-year-old male named Abraham K. Biggs who ended his own life by committing [...]
Why are we Mean? | Sofa Chip on November 21st, 2008 at 11:23 am - Permalink
I just wonder since this happened if this will wake the stupid cops up on something like this in the future and not ignore folks on matters like this.. and tell them call who what why where
The man mite had a chance to be alive today if folks would have took it more serious !!!!!!!!!!!! and made a faster report in all the other fourms that was being talked about him killing himself shame on some of you folks the lord is looking down right now !!
R.I.P
why on November 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am - Permalink
While Biggs bears responsibility for his own actions, both the people who viewed it and the company who broadcasted it also bear some share of the responsibility. Perhaps they’re not liable, but Biggs died on their watch. We’re all responsible for what goes on in society; if I don’t feed a homeless person who later dies of starvation, then I must shoulder some of the blame.
Ontario Emperor on November 21st, 2008 at 11:52 am - Permalink
The videos are flagged as inappropriate by the viewers. Therein is the issue; obviously these people wanted to see this poor kid do it, so they weren’t going to flag it as inappropriate. It’s reasons like this the FCC requires all television and cable channels to have two censors watching at all times.
This poor kid could have been alive today, what was he doing spending so much time on justintv and the internet? These are paltry replacements for face to face social interaction.
Handsome Matt on November 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am - Permalink
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A Chingao!!! Adolecente Se Suicida En Vivo Por Justin.Tv | A Chingao!!! on November 21st, 2008 at 12:14 pm - Permalink
he was an hero.
anon on November 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm - Permalink
[...] 19 year-old kills himself on the internet - I feel sorry for the website. Some teenager ends his life on a webcam and the website will have to pay. Fuck you kid…fuck you. Your a pussy for killing yourself that way. If you were a man you would of done it like the next link. [...]
Random Link Friday | on November 21st, 2008 at 12:33 pm - Permalink
I am really appal at this people who will encourage a person to commit suicide, instead of choosing to help that person instead, who need enemies with friends like these?
this world is a disgrace anyway. I wish i knew him and could of helped him, I feel bad for the family who he said he really loved, I don’t think he should take his life but he could not cope anymore so its easy for me to say i dont know how he really felt could only imagine
What kind of people join website anyway? Only people with problems, lonely people who think if they can’t make friends with people they know they probably could make friends with who they never knew? Website friends is all an illusion, people are probably lookin for weirdos to make friends with or most of them on the web are weirdos anyway, as we can clearly see here the people who will egg sombody on to comit suicide, Some of them even think they know you just by being on your web page its all strange, at first I thought I will make friends there on the net but the more I logged on the more my position remained the same in my mind, its all bad for your health. i still log on but not as before thank god for that
caribspice on November 21st, 2008 at 12:36 pm - Permalink
[...] [Via NewTeeVee] [...]
Man Commits Suicide On Justin.tv | When Lifecasting Becomes Deathcasting on November 21st, 2008 at 12:37 pm - Permalink
That’s really sad. Not that the website aided his action at all, but to be egged on by users is also very disturbing…
Timothy on November 21st, 2008 at 12:41 pm - Permalink
[...] Veckans självmord: Varför ska man ta livet av sig om man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt? [...]
lördagsgodis frÃ¥n mymlans rss-feed « the real mymlan on November 21st, 2008 at 12:44 pm - Permalink
a lot of people all over the world instead of acting civilised or being civil is acting like jumbies real jumbies, whats about people who dies in their home amongst neighbours for months, I live in a place where I am told no visitors, i could die there and o one around me cares or knows, I mean they really dont care if someone visits you then they care to report you so you could be lonley again what a wicked world if people are weak and take on this world there will be lots more similar to these. Please be strong put up a big fight at the demons that tells you you weak, will win in the end. They saw the youth but what did they really really know about this boy. Refrain from judging people you just see you dont know what they are going through personally or have been true.
caribspice on November 21st, 2008 at 12:46 pm - Permalink
lol attention whores should all an hero.
DO IT FAGGOT.
enki on November 21st, 2008 at 12:47 pm - Permalink
Holy crap. That’s so sad.
Mark Schoneveld on November 21st, 2008 at 12:51 pm - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted the police. The video kept running until police and EMTs broke BiggsÂ’ door down and blocked the cameraÂ’s view. http://newteevee.com/2008/11/20/19-year-old-commits-suicide-on-justintv/ This is terrible.. [...]
19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « Same ol Story… With an Opinion… on November 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm - Permalink
I remember once I just felt I could not cope I went to the social service for help. I knew something was wrong maybe it was my nerves playing up. by then I had dyed my hair carrot and maybe looked like a diva. I couldnt stand living bet people, they made me knew they dont like me my music the way I look or anything about me. I made a f riend nearby but before long she acted strange to because of certain influence like jumbies around her perhaps(LOL) any I knew I had to move to a better more calmer surrounding, but social services send someone who told me i was fine in less than no time the case was closed I knew I was not fine thoughtI might have looked fine. I still think it had something to do with the way I looked, carrot hair, earing, everything that a depressed person wont look like thats what i thought, misleading the people perhaps I was supposed to be earing less, and dirty I thought, it had taken me hours to get out of the bath, they said you fine she said I know you yoiu aright, from then I knew I was on my own with whatever I felt, I made a promise to myself I will look clean as long as i have strength even if that mean I will look like I am pretending to be depressed. I like to be clean, looking and being clean had a lot to do with me being alive today, I was told stories when you going to see them look dirty which I ignore, sometimes you need the help now in the early stages of what you going through before its to late. Was it my bag it was sent as a present from America and it was genuine tommy hillfigure. I am depressed but I remember I like to look clean and nice. I thank god for helping me he was the only one, so whenever I feel so I belive if I ask him he will help and I believe I will feel better next day whatever the case how bad is the case.
I never really felt to kill myself there is someone I really love and will not want to hurt them or leave them alone in this world, but I did go into feeling of lowness, the funny thing I dont think people I knew even recognise that, I dont think so all they knew is I am getting scarce. I will surface agian in time(LOL)there is mental illness in my family as well. After a while I stop complaining and learnt to teach myself to cope, I had to no one believed me maybe I didi not look the part or they dont care.
caribspice on November 21st, 2008 at 1:19 pm - Permalink
[...] 21 November, 2008 Usually I don’t post two entries in quick succession but I came across this story and was strangely affected by it. Somebody committed suicide whilst on a live video chat. Details here. [...]
On a different note. « Friday Night in the Kingdom of Doom on November 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm - Permalink
[...] più sul web di quanto un utente medio non faccia. Usa, teenager suicida via webcam - LASTAMPA.it 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « NewTeeVee Horror as teenager commits suicide live online - Times Online 19-year-old Commits Suicide on [...]
19enne si suicida sul web - Page 2 - Videogiochi Forum su Multiplayer.it on November 21st, 2008 at 1:32 pm - Permalink
pretensive heartless people I don’t want to be on this blog with you all im gone a lot of you are fuc**g copy cats and pretensive mix up guys thats why you think egging him on is ok. you going and try it right now but think twice before you do live your life until god call you, maybe you will make a small difference in the life of someone try a kind word it means more than gold to a desperate person you never know
chips on November 21st, 2008 at 1:34 pm - Permalink
I wonder if he was on crack, I just dont understand how he could be so dumb even with a family that love him and a chance to live this life which god give him eyes to see. I think the guy had mental illness and find it hard to cope thats why I feel sorry for him so much. If he was a star maybe he will be sent to a rehab to get clean I feel sorry for us poor folks in this world.
pam on November 21st, 2008 at 1:40 pm - Permalink
[...] SOURCE [...]
19-Year Old Commited Suicide On Live Webcam While Encouraged By Viewers - thepirata.com on November 21st, 2008 at 1:40 pm - Permalink
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[...] proof that our use of social networking and technology is getting a bit out of hand. 19 year old Abraham Biggs pronounced on a bodybuilding forum (apparently he was never into bodybuilding) that he was going to [...]
19 Year Old Commits Suicide on Webcam | Synthesis Magazine Blog on November 21st, 2008 at 1:53 pm - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « NewTeeVee [...]
links for 2008-11-21 | hxf148 on November 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm - Permalink
i READ the ACTUAL pages on Bodybuilding.com before it was shut down. Everyone who was concerned, and let a moderator know what was happening was “banned”. Everyone who said “do it” or “go for it” is still a registered user. That speaks volumes about not only the website, but whichever moderator banned these guys. Absolutely pathetic.
forbidden goflesh on November 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm - Permalink
This is horrible!
Jennifer on November 21st, 2008 at 3:23 pm - Permalink
I knew him. We fought over a girl. I threatened to kill him once. I guess he did the work that I threatened.
AN HERO.
Vegan Brian on November 21st, 2008 at 3:24 pm - Permalink
[...] The full article can be viewed at: http://newteevee.com/2008/11/20/19-year-old-commits-suicide-on-justintv/ [...]
Suicide On Bodybuilding Web Site! » Blog Archive » Bodybuilding.com Forum Members Encourage Teenager To Commit Suicide on November 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm - Permalink
I wept as I read this. What sick creatures some “humans” can be to sit and watch him do that so greedily as if it were sport.
I hate people.
Brittany on November 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm - Permalink
Whatever. This kid was a coward and should be held accountable for those cowardly actions. You guys are nuts to think a bodybuilding chat forum is responsible. Life is tough deal with it.
JackedCAN on November 21st, 2008 at 4:34 pm - Permalink
Disgusting.
joemescher on November 21st, 2008 at 5:23 pm - Permalink
instead of you idiots who want to control the internet by enslaving yourself dont and do us all a favor by committing suicide live stream. if you cant be responsible enough to maintain freedom and accept reality then bring the government in to feed you with a bib and attach the nipple clamps on you socialist.
greenvespa on November 21st, 2008 at 5:40 pm - Permalink
[...] Schmidt Categories: drama and lulz Tags: webcam, suicide, justintv Looks like another OD on webcam. Lol [...]
i told u i was hardcore 2 « Soylent Gray Goo is People on November 21st, 2008 at 6:25 pm - Permalink
[...] you can see, I was rather shocked when the first sentence I read about the suicide on the NewTeeVee blog contained the victim’s name. This is not how we should be treating [...]
Suicide “Etiquette” | Not much to say... on November 21st, 2008 at 8:11 pm - Permalink
[...] door down and blocked the camera’s view. More of the story and the video after the jump. Source: NewTeeVee.com Abraham’s Myspace Biggs’ death was confirmed with the Broward County medical examiner. The [...]
US kid commits suicide on live Web cam - Gadgetted.com : Gadgets News Science Computers Laptops Mobile Phones Tech Toys Rumours Launches Games Gaming Downloads on November 21st, 2008 at 9:21 pm - Permalink
[...] Acestia au venit la fata locului au fortat usa si au oprit camera Web. Mai multe detalii am gasit aici Comentarii sunt dificil de adaugat; inteleg sa folosesti internetul constructiv, dar aceasta latura [...]
Un tanar de 19 ani s-a sinucis in direct in fata camerei Web « Forever-green.org - fresh facts, attitudes and positive vibes on November 21st, 2008 at 9:37 pm - Permalink
[...] recently, a 19-year old MySpace member committed suicide during a live self-broadcast on a certain forum. He even left a suicide note, [...]
Father Blogger dot Com - The Latest Online Suicide Victim and How to Stop the Others on November 21st, 2008 at 10:28 pm - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on camera and appeared to be breathing for hours until watchers realized he might be serious, at which point they alerted the police. The video kept running until police and EMTs broke BiggsÂ’ door down and blocked the cameraÂ’s view. http://newteevee.com/2008/11/20/19-year-old-commits-suicide-on-justintv/ This is terrible.. [...]
19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « Savagevilleâ„¢ on November 21st, 2008 at 10:29 pm - Permalink
[...] sad news in the blogosphere [...]
Community Guy, Jake McKee - Sad news and Bad reactions on November 21st, 2008 at 10:48 pm - Permalink
[...] Lifecaster Commits Suicide on Justin.TV [smcb] - “In a tragic story from NewTeeVee, we learn that a 19-year-old user of the online live-streaming video service Justin.TV has [...]
Tama Leaver dot Net » Annotated Digital Culture Links: November 22nd 2008 on November 21st, 2008 at 11:48 pm - Permalink
I’m so sorry and choqued about this guy !
How can we leave a boy to go further to death ?????
C’est une enchère de la mort, de la violence !!!
ALL WE ARE GUILTY
Mathilde on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 am - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « NewTeeVee (tags: weird) [...]
leg med nye medier. Eller noget. on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:31 am - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv | NewTeeVee: Abraham K Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. Apparently the 19yo Floridian was egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and forum users on bodybuilding.com. The article canvasses some of the legal and ethical issues. [...]
Stilgherrian · Links for 21 November 2008 through 22 November 2008 on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:38 am - Permalink
[...] on one subject, which I found quite disturbing this week. I am sure you have heard about the 19 year old, who committed a suicide streaming it on Justin.tv (providing it is a fact, not a fake, obviously). [...]
Committing Suicide on Justin.tv - my thoughts « Sylwia Presley on November 22nd, 2008 at 2:09 am - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv [...]
My daily readings 11/22/2008 « Strange Kite on November 22nd, 2008 at 3:33 am - Permalink
[...] for launching a new lifestreaming service (even for YouTube) after this week’s buzz about a “deathstreaming” event when a 19-year old committed suicide broadcasting all his actions on Justin.tv with tons of cruel [...]
Reminder: YouTube Live Event Today | Profy | Internet news and commentary on November 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 am - Permalink
If they want to be so stupid and give their life no value, then fine. At least we can say thats one more piece of junk out of the world.
jonathanuk on November 22nd, 2008 at 4:53 am - Permalink
I found his suicide note note.
click on this site and scroll down.
http://ran-the-monkey.livejournal.com/4443.html
ran on November 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 am - Permalink
Anyone watching this who did NOT call authorities should be held legally responsible for not assisting someone in need.
Steve on November 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 am - Permalink
[...] 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv VÃa: [...]
Se suicida un adolescente de 19 años a través de Justin.tv | Noticias, novedades, tecnologÃa, programación - Bit & Bit on November 22nd, 2008 at 6:05 am - Permalink
Dont get upset at the arrogant ones here they are the ones that wails like babies when they are sick and bosses the nurses about in the hospital even when they are ill(LOL)
jam on November 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 am - Permalink
[...] has confirmed Biggs’ death with the Broward County medical [...]
Teen commits suicide live on Justin.tv | History|Science|Technology|Politics|News|Videos| on November 22nd, 2008 at 7:01 am - Permalink
For all the losers here that sympathize, you are condoning suicide and encouraging more to do it. You are the true killers. This kid was a coward!
JackedCAN on November 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 am - Permalink
Satan takes over the world…people egged on Megan Meier as well…there are several other internet suicides to “choose from” for these wankers to “get off on”.
Again, just like Meier, the boy was doped up on psych drugs and diagnosed with “bipolar disorder” which is as common as warts in this generation. The drugs, especially the antipsychotics, or neuroleptics, can give a patient despairing depression worse than they would get on their own with their “illness” which they probably do not have.
Parents, don’t drag your children to psychiatrists! Discipline them yourselves! Teach them values and they won’t stray from them later. Don’t let a pill do the work for you, you lazy slobs! If you give up your child to psychiatry you might as well just throw him on the street because that’s how the child feels after you give up on him.
downcastmysoul on November 22nd, 2008 at 10:09 am - Permalink
Shame on the dark side of humanity.
Shame on anyone who may have had some influence on a suicide victim.
I would be Ok with a law that brings justice to families that has lost someone due to this evil cyber bullying.
jaywicker on November 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am - Permalink
My pray is for the parents of Abraham K. Biggs, may they find comfort from friends today! This is my first attempt at Blogging, hopefully I can better share my beliefs with people that come into my life. We all should shoulder more of our responsibilities, now, after reading about Abraham. He was hurting, long before his death. May God forgive those who feel responsible, and I believe He has!
hopefulnow on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm - Permalink
Dumb
Ervin Sholpnick on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm - Permalink
[...] teenager commits suicide in front of live online audience. Yes, you read that headline right. 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv, proclaims another headline. Justin.tv, in case you are wondering, is a place for live videos; [...]
Dark Tales for Dark Days: a 19 year old commits suicide during a live webcast « Sahar’s Blog on November 22nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm - Permalink
–Truly Agree’s with DownCast My Soul–
Shame on anyone who may have had some influence on a suicide victim and the dark side of humanity. I feel the paln of the family that has lose one of there family members from the case of suicide vicyims, i myself has lose two love one and i still hurt till this day thinking that it was something that i could have done to help the both off them to see another dayand for the parents of Abraham K. Biggs i wish you well and im truly sorry for you losed.
I would also would be Ok with a law that brings justice to families that has lost someone due to this evil cyber bullying.
P.s:coming from a Black female at the age of 17 year old that truly care about the people that walks this earth, some thing you other people need to think about befor you think about killing or making some one else life a living hell………
--Queen with a broken heart on November 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm - Permalink
–Truly Agree’s with DownCast My Soul–
Shame on anyone who may have had some influence on a suicide victim and the dark side of humanity. I feel the paln of the family that has lose one of there family members from the case of suicide vicyims, i myself has lose two love one and i still hurt till this day thinking that it was something that i could have done to help the both off them to see another dayand for the parents of Abraham K. Biggs i wish you well and im truly sorry for you losed.
I would also would be Ok with a law that brings justice to families that has lost someone due to this evil cyber bullying.
P.s:coming from a Black female at the age of 17 year old by the name of kiki that truly care about the people that walks this earth, some thing you other people need to think about befor you think about killing or making some one else life a living hell………
………………………………………………………………………………….
darktales of dark days is not my name…..what the fuck……
--Queen with a broken heart on November 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 pm - Permalink
Should the viewers be prosecuted?
Catherine on November 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pm - Permalink
No, The viewers shouldn’t.
To be honest, I’d like to see the video… I want to study what happened, how it happened, and why he did it.
Alex on November 22nd, 2008 at 5:13 pm - Permalink
It’s sad to hear people giving in even if killing yourself is the part of the game.
Shame on those who had to deal with it.
worldcalmdown on November 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm - Permalink
[...] running until police and EMTs broke Biggs’ door down and blocked the camera’s view. 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « NewTeeVee [...]
Teen commits suicide through a chatroom with live webcam - Honda Forum / Acura Forum - SuperHonda.com on November 22nd, 2008 at 5:58 pm - Permalink
The suicide self-victim had posted on his Body Building site on November 6th, 2 weeks prior, that his account had been closed for a prior attempt to commit suicide.
“I got banned for a month for attempting sucide and my JTV account was deleted :-(”
I judge: “He was a repeat offender. He is the wrong-doer. Not Justin TV, not Body Builder.com. Not his dealer, Not his father, not his mother and not God. He did the crime of suicide.
Analysis:
In Los Angeles, the bus drivers constantly have to watch out for homeless people (actually anybody, but usually homeless people who are at the end of their rope) jumping in front of the bus to kill themselves. Should we shut down the public buses because the bus drivers can’t stop the bus quick enough to foil the person jumping in front of the bus?
In all beach communities worldwide, people who want to suicide, have to be rescued, against their will, when the person uses the ocean to suicide themselves. Should we shut down swimming in the ocean because some people break the law by drowning themselves intentionally? I say, “No.” The right action is to hold the self-suicide-perpetrator-victim responsible. Please repeat after me, “I hold the perpetrator responsible.”
Third example: All armed police officers become responsible to not let self-suicide-wanna-be perpetrators to use armed police to kill themselves. One method is to point a toy guy, in public, at an armed police officer. The officer has only fractions of a second to think his response throroughly before acting. He must ask himself: 1. Is this a real gun? 2. Is this person trying to cause a suicide by provoking a police use of a deadly weapon in self defense? 3. Should I wait until I find out if a bullet comes out of the person’s gun to find out if this is a toy gun or whether this is a real gun?
I suggest, that instead of spending energy feeling pity for the 19 year old serial suicide attempter, you, the forum, chat-reader, search on the internet for counseling sites to police officers who decided to shoot the toy-gun-suicide-wanters, not knowing the correct answers to the above three questions. Take a stand! Say and pledge, “Everytime I hear about a crime self-suicide perpetrator succeeding in their sought after suicide, I will find a forum chat site to have a talk with a grieving, self-doubting 1. bus driver; 2. life guard; 3. police officer.
Attempt to chat with that person until they come to the realization that 1. They did not cause the success of the “person-seeking-a-successul-suicide”; 2. They did not ask for this experience; 3. It is asking too much of them to be telepathically pre-cognitive enough to not have been “in that place, at that time”. Once you succeed in bringing the counterparty (person who was there at the time of the suicide) to the state of self-evaluation stated above, I suggest you recruit them to be your co-counselor for at least one future counseling service to an other “Why was I there? victim.”.
In the instant case (current case) the self-suicide perpetrator was alone in a locked room. Thus, no person was physically there. So, no person fits the category of “Being at the wrong place at the wrong time.” Thus, this case provides humanity an excellent opportunity to review their response to this kind of death.
You are encouraged and authorized to send this recipe for response to a suicide to any and all persons that you think it can help.
I would guess that you have never seen this message from anyone before.
fliphouses on November 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm - Permalink
IT’S SAD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I’M SORRY THAT YOU NOW HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE HARDEST PART OF YOU’R LIFE. I KNOW THAT NOTHING CAN EVER MAKE IT BETTER ONCE AGAIN A HEART FELT SORROW. MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU
CRYSTRSL on November 22nd, 2008 at 8:54 pm - Permalink
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Dario Salvelli’s Blog » Blog Archive » Feedmastering #30 on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 am - Permalink
This is very sad, this is peer pressure at its worse. But ive heard alot of people saying that its the technologys fault. Personally I don’t think technology or the internet is to blame for this. People seem to forget there are still real people interactive with one another over the internet, some think its “not real” but I dont understand this. Course its real im there are two people communicating at their computers. I feel so sorry for the parents and wish them all the best for the future as it must be hard comming to turns with a loss of a son.
-Michael
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Michael on November 23rd, 2008 at 4:40 am - Permalink
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LibertyTuga - Adolescente suicida-se em directo no site Justin.tv on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:10 am - Permalink
wow i just read this story on aol it’s nuts… i’ve been through two s within my family and friends, but i have never heard of anything like this before.
victoria9laurelle on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:16 am - Permalink
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“Ich wollte immer ein Teil sein von irgendwas…” « LAUTsprecher on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:23 am - Permalink
Did this youth parents understand depression depress was studying his own choice he might have had trouble coping with that on a regular basis. but he looked so well his face dont spell depression so that dont mean nothing, his clothes is clean, he smiles on my space
what a courageous young man he will live on he will be always in my memories. He was a decent youn chap
jam on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:46 am - Permalink
He did not look depress in his pictures, ok then I will never take anyone for granted again I don’t know their personal battles not even if they are dressed up with a million dollars worth.
petra on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 am - Permalink
its crazyyyy world…. i hope its never hapenn anymore!!
dragon06 on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:10 am - Permalink
Repeat after you that I hold the person responsible with all your dam book knowledge and certificates you may hold I never see such shit so. How can you hold a person who has lost this sense of reasoning for his own suicide, maybe he wanted to be loved by a bunch of strangers on the net who dont really care less all they want is a bunch of gossip and fun in thier life of misery not friends, they wont know how to treat a friend being possessed with negative words like yours. I know better than to reapeat your stupidness you wrote here.
You seem to be lacking common sense and is also a lonely soul yourself. I bet when you see people with friends your msission is