Posted by ace on November 20, 2003, at 20:04:59
In reply to Re: 4/5 year ban for fake suicide postings?? » ace, posted by Larry Hoover on November 20, 2003, at 17:00:23
> > If we find someone has indeed faked a suicide is a 4 or 5 year ban adequate?
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> > I feel it's a very hurtful thing to do...
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> I've got one thing to say (after advocating a lifetime ban myself)....Dr. Bob has repeatedly said that these Babble boards are not for everyone. Then why need we include anyone who would do a thing like this?
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> LarI tend to agree Larry. Threatening suicide or intimating at it to relatives whilst very depressed
is common...we all have probably done it or been the recipient of it.However, to put yourself on a mental health forum, where people are sometimes haunted by this subject, and pretend suicide is beyond the pale IMO. Obviously, and this is my opinion, there are reasons why the person does this and it is almost palpably clear the person is not emotionally grounded. However, transgression is transgression, and one should pay the price for their wrongdoings.
The 'price' for the wrongdoing is subscribed according to the magnitude of the wrongdoing.
On a site which explicitly and implicitly deals at times, sometimes greatly, with suicidal feelings, the manifestations of suicidal feelings, derivative emotions of suicidal feelings etc etc, commiting the act of a fake suicide, again IMO, is a transgression of great magnitude. To contrast, by way of elucidating my view, the act of falsifying another persons death on this site, as opposed to ones on, is far less henious. Once again, my opinion.
I believe actually that the falsification of ones death is against the law.
Now with regards to Kristen, I have no idea of the current status of this person. I will not comment on anything until we know her status, if we do indeed find out. I will say however that she did commit the crime of faking a suicide on this forum. IMO, from that time onwards she should have been serving a 5 year, if not life, sentence.
Ace.
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