Posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:08:16
In reply to Re: immediate concerns, posted by cubic_me on March 6, 2005, at 5:58:22
I agree with everything you say. I would hate for people to lose Babble at the point they most needed it. Perhaps it's a situation where trigger warnings would be a polite gesture. But I don't think it would be right for Dr. Bob to shush people for expressing the ultimate of despair.
I know there are times when people feign suicidal intent, for various reasons. I try to be understanding of the fact that I have no way of knowing if that's true in any particular case, and that whatever reason they have is vital to them. I sometimes fail to keep that in mind.
Oh, this brings back so many old feelings.
Right now, Dr. Bob does contact the ISP if he feels there is an immediate threat, and if he is available. But he's conservative, and he has experience in determining whether a situation calls for that drastic intervention. In fact I contacted him once about a situation that I thought fell into that category, and he disagreed. I trust him in that position.
I'm also not sure it's a burden Dr. Bob should place on the Babble population at large. If he's willing to accept volunteers and give them some rudimentary training, that might be different. Or accept volunteers who already are credentialed in some way.
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