Funny? Tragic? Despicable?

[joggerjayne]

Not sure what to make of this.

A woman posts on Fakebook that she has taken an overdose, and is going to die.

She is faking it (depsicable).

She has a fatal medical condition, of which she is not aware (tragic).

Not long after pretending she is going to die ... she dies.

http://www.theargus.c...hen_died_hours_later/

[ChuckFickens]

Posting the status... Attention seeking or a cry for help (depending on your point of view)

The medical conditions... Unfortunate

Dying... sad.

[AB Editor]

I agree Pinki, it is a disgusting thing to do she might as well have impersonated someone.

I can hardly bring myself to say it "serves her right" though!

Spare.

[Bobbisox]

FB has one hell of a lot to answer to JJ :+)

[Bbbananas]

The expression 'Cry Wolf' springs to mind.

[ummmm]

Serves her right?

She was obviously very distraught...

[AB Editor]

It isn't Facebook's fault Bobbi. A poor workman blames his tools - suggesting that the medium is to blame (rather than the person) is nonsense.

Spare.

[ummmm]

It's not FaceBook....it's the users!!

[Bbbananas]

I wouldn't say 'serve her right'. She obviously had a problem, mental as well as physical.

[Bobbisox]

how many people have actually committed suicide after stuff happening on there ED?
anyway, different topic altogether
sorry JJx

[joggerjayne]

A robust defence of online communications media ... by The Ed.

=0)

[mccfluff]

lol, yes its all FB's fault

poor woman, that is sad news

[ummmm]

But she did take pills....just not enough to kill her. Doesn't mean the intention wasn't there...and anyone who intends to kill themselves is mentally disturbed...imo.

[jno]

sounds like a cry for help - hardly despicable. (If that's despicable, what do you call paedophiles?) And certainly doesn't merit the death penalty, so it doesn't 'serve her right'.

[andy-hughes]

This is personally tragic fot the woman concerned, and all connected with her - to say it 'serves her right' is particularly cold.

I think this is the inevitable downside of a mass communication culture - but the benefits still massively outweigh the downsides, of which this is sadly a high-profile one.

[joggerjayne]

"(If that's despicable, what do you call paedophiles?)"

Despicable.

[Booldawg]

I wonder how many people 'liked' that status?

[seadogg]

Judging by the experience of friends who have tried FB out, a sort of Gresham's Law may exist whereby the amount of rubbish drives some of the more thoughtful contributors off.