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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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is it as common here as it is in Japan?
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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how common is it in japan?
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:41 AM
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What's an internet suicide pact?
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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Is that like a "I'll buy a foot long hot dog if you do too!"
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by clickwir
Is that like a "I'll buy a foot long hot dog if you do too!"

no it's more like i'll buy a foot long hot dog with mustard and relish and eat it at exactly 1PM today, if you will too.
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Oh, so it's pointless... gotcha.
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:58 AM
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also it's not that common.

The cases — involving young people in their teens and 20s — raised alarm over suicide agreements, many of which are made by people who meet over the Internet. They have claimed dozens of lives and shocked Japan over the past several years.
so a few dozen, I'm guessing 40-60 over several years isn't that many. I'm sure in CA along we get that many people doing it on their own every year. The fact that they are doing it with someone else doesn't bother me any more than when someone does it by themselves.



rest if article here: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._group_suicide
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Silhouette
Oh, so it's pointless... gotcha.

I wouldn't say that since people are actually meeting up and killing themselves.
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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I take that last part back.

Japan's suicide rates are among the highest in the world. The number of Japanese committing suicide last year exceeded 32,000 to mark the record high.
I didn't finish reading the article :doh:

no wonder there is a movie where masses and masses of teens are committing suicide together. :ugh:
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
I take that last part back.



I didn't finish reading the article :doh:

no wonder there is a movie where masses and masses of teens are committing suicide together. :ugh:
http://I didn't post this video on purpose.gif :ugh:

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