Posted on 02/25/2010 6:56:00 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Police said today they have submitted the case of a Minnesota nurse suspected of urging people via the Internet to commit suicide to the Rice County attorney's office for consideration of charges.
William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, pretended to be a young female nurse and told people online that his professional experience gave him "expert knowledge into the most effective ways of killing yourself," according to an order from the Minnesota Board of Nursing revoking his practical nurse license and made public in October.
An 18-year-old Canadian woman took her life after communicating online with Melchert-Dinkel, and a 32-year-old Englishman also committed suicide after Internet chats later traced to Melchert-Dinkel, according to the nursing board order.
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On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.
They’re “lucky” this fellow was in their jurisdiction. He could have just as easily been a hacker in China.
Wow
I was wondering why there were fewer and fewer DU trolls around lately...
“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”
A personal favorite cartoon....
At CC there are posters who advise DUers to off themselves.
But its funny over there.
At CC there are posters who advise DUers to off themselves.
But its funny over there.
internets/anheroism etc
Well, it wasn’t as if he actually DID anything TO them. They did it all themselves, right?
[To prosecute] This is getting kinda close to barring sarcasm, cynicism, belligerence, being insulting/”not-nice.”
And then there’s thoughts; “oh well he MEANT it this way.”
CC?
“”expert knowledge into the most effective ways of killing yourself,”
idk sounds like Kevorkian stuff not “omg u suck get in the noose lololololol:
But, I think that handing out that sort of ‘advice’ might be possibly illegal...
I don’t think its the telling people the “how” of killing yourself that is illegal, I think its more the urging people to kill themselves thats illegal. Like if these people hadn’t been urged to kill themselves by this sicko, would they actually have done it.
Oh, I think that they had made the decision, but this ‘nurse’ was the friendly voice that helped them over the edge.....
Either way this “case” is something to keep an eye on.
I do agree with your post “This is getting kinda close to barring sarcasm, cynicism, belligerence, being insulting/”not-nice.” though.
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If thats true, then he could also have been the one to help them come back, course he decided to feed them what they wanted to hear, he's a scumbag.
There is an ‘internet meme’ that talks about this. To become ‘an hero’....and is quite prevalent on certain sites where the young hang around. It’s really disturbing.
CC is another forum, ConservativeCave.com
Thanks....
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