Student arrested for posting guide to suicide - 13 views

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  #1 Karin Tan on 19 Aug 09

   

  http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/
  
  A student has posted "The Complete Manual of Suicide" on the Internet. This 'guidebook' explains comprehensively the various methods of commiting suicide. This particular student did not have suicidal tendencies, and neither did he mean to convince others to end their lives. However, he was arrested by the police, and was even said to contribute to the sharp increases in suicide in that month.
  
  Ethical problem:
  The Internet is a platform for sharing information.
  
  However, are all types of information desirable? Should information about suicide even be posted?
  
  Questions to ponder about:
  1. What is wrong in providing information about suicide?
  2. When a problem arises, why is the blame always on the people who post certain information with no ill intentions? Don't individuals have the ability to evaluate what they read online?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/</a> <br /> <br /> A student has posted "The Complete Manual of Suicide" on the Internet. This 'guidebook' explains comprehensively the various methods of commiting suicide. This particular student did not have suicidal tendencies, and neither did he mean to convince others to end their lives. However, he was arrested by the police, and was even said to contribute to the sharp increases in suicide in that month. <br /> <br /> Ethical problem: <br /> The Internet is a platform for sharing information. <br /> <br /> However, are all types of information desirable? Should information about suicide even be posted? <br /> <br /> Questions to ponder about: <br /> 1. What is wrong in providing information about suicide? <br /> 2. When a problem arises, why is the blame always on the people who post certain information with no ill intentions? Don't individuals have the ability to evaluate what they read online?</div>

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  #2 Inosha Wickrama on 21 Aug 09

   

  I think this is an interesting topic to discuss on the IVLE. If you can please post this there, we can start a discussion on this.
  
  Karin Tan wrote:
  > http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/
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  > A student has posted "The Complete Manual of Suicide" on the Internet. This 'guidebook' explains comprehensively the various methods of commiting suicide. This particular student did not have suicidal tendencies, and neither did he mean to convince others to end their lives. However, he was arrested by the police, and was even said to contribute to the sharp increases in suicide in that month.
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  > Ethical problem:
  > The Internet is a platform for sharing information.
  >
  > However, are all types of information desirable? Should information about suicide even be posted?
  >
  > Questions to ponder about:
  > 1. What is wrong in providing information about suicide?
  > 2. When a problem arises, why is the blame always on the people who post certain information with no ill intentions? Don't individuals have the ability to evaluate what they read online?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think this is an interesting topic to discuss on the IVLE. If you can please post this there, we can start a discussion on this. <br /> <br /> Karin Tan wrote: <br /> > <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/">http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/3467-student-arrested-in-taiwan-for-posting-manual-of-suicide/</a> <br /> > <br /> > A student has posted "The Complete Manual of Suicide" on the Internet. This 'guidebook' explains comprehensively the various methods of commiting suicide. This particular student did not have suicidal tendencies, and neither did he mean to convince others to end their lives. However, he was arrested by the police, and was even said to contribute to the sharp increases in suicide in that month. <br /> > <br /> > Ethical problem: <br /> > The Internet is a platform for sharing information. <br /> > <br /> > However, are all types of information desirable? Should information about suicide even be posted? <br /> > <br /> > Questions to ponder about: <br /> > 1. What is wrong in providing information about suicide? <br /> > 2. When a problem arises, why is the blame always on the people who post certain information with no ill intentions? Don't individuals have the ability to evaluate what they read online?</div>

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