Posted by AbbieNormal on June 12, 2008, at 19:25:10
From The Centers for Disease Control on suicide clusters:
"Community spokespersons should avoid glorifying decedents or sensationalizing their deaths in any way (9). To do so might increase the likelihood that someone who identifies with the decedents or who is having suicidal thoughts will also attempt suicide, so as to be similarly glorified or to receive similar positive attention. One community that had had several suicides among high school students installed a "memorial bench" on the school grounds, with the names of the suicide victims engraved on the bench. Although this gesture was undoubtedly intended to demonstrate sincere compassion, such a practice is potentially very dangerous."
Bob Id like to ask that you add a statement to the Babble rules regarding conversations about suicide. Currently all that exists is this Please don't be sarcastic, treat injury or death lightly, suggest that others harm (or use this site to exchange information that could be used to harm) themselves or others.
I think you should add a statement that clearly says that it is uncivil to make positive statements about the act of suicide (such as glorifying suicide) or about the suicidal actions of persons who commit/attempt suicide.
I also think having Slinkys picture on Babble is really sweet but its *exactly* what the CDC says is very dangerous.
Abbie
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