On an online game, someone told me to kill myself. Can i report them to police?

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#1 hydralisk86
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On an online game, someone told me to kill myself. Can i report them to police? What if i had a snapshot of him saying that?

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#2 BiancaDK
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It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =P
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#3 deactivated-5e97585ea928c
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....what? Why would you even think that.
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#4 hydralisk86
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It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =PBiancaDK
Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?
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#5 jalexbrown
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No. This is just like telling someone to go play in traffic; even if they were to actually do it, you wouldn't held accountable for the fact that they died.
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#6 DJ-Lafleur
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No. Stuff like that is probably said online alot, or worse.

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#7 BiancaDK
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[QUOTE="BiancaDK"]It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =Phydralisk86
Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?

Then it's a practical suggestion, although not necessarily a good one. =P
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#8 deactivated-5e97585ea928c
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[QUOTE="hydralisk86"][QUOTE="BiancaDK"]It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =PBiancaDK
Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?

Then it's a practical suggestion, although not necessarily a good one. =P

I would suggest one where he cuts his hands off..
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#10 AirGuitarist87
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Nope, you should develop a thicker skin.
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#11 hydralisk86
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[QUOTE="hydralisk86"][QUOTE="BiancaDK"]It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =PBiancaDK
Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?

Then it's a practical suggestion, although not necessarily a good one. =P

What if he told me to slit my wrists? I know, pretty graphic suggestion. But I mean i think I'vre heard of people getting in trouble for encouraging some guy to kill himself, and the guy actually did it. isn't it a similar case?
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#12 Bedizen
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This is a joke thread right?

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#13 RiseAgainst12
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Is someone mad for getting beat in a game??

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#14 optiow
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Just forget it, the police would not care that much.
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#15 gamebreakerz__
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Just forget it, the police would not care that much.optiow
Agreed, the police are busy dealing with theft and murders, not trash talking in an online game.

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#16 optiow
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Agreed, the police are busy dealing with theft and murders, not trash talking in an online game.gamebreakerz__
I don't know why people take online games threats and stuff seriously...what can they possibly do to you? Spam your account maybe? Whoo, hate to be their enemies...
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#17 XilePrincess
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you could report him for harassment but that's probably it, and it likely wouldn't go anywhere past the complaint. if they said they were going to kill you, that would have been another thing.
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#18 MushroomWig
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Report them? Why? It's the internet, stuff like this happens all the time, don't take it so seriously, the police wouldn't do anything.

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#19 VaguelyTagged
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i've benn told worse,.you need to ease off

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#20 Coka_Cola241
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You could report him to his parents.
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#21 Fizz111
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I lost it at this thread. Hahahaha. You know what the police are gonna do? They're going to laugh in your face and tell you the same thing that the people in this thread are saying. Also, I'm laughing in your face because I also want to tell you to go k- Nevermind, I know the mods are watching.

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#22 Coka_Cola241
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I lost it at this thread. Hahahaha. You know what the police are gonna do? They're going to laugh in your face and tell you the same thing that the people in this thread are saying. Also, I'm laughing in your face because I also want to tell you to go k- Nevermind, I know the mods are watching.

Fizz111
That might be, but if you tell his parents he will have some 'splanin to do.
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#23 freek666
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LolUmaD?

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#24 testfactor888
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[QUOTE="BiancaDK"][QUOTE="hydralisk86"] Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?hydralisk86
Then it's a practical suggestion, although not necessarily a good one. =P

What if he told me to slit my wrists? I know, pretty graphic suggestion. But I mean i think I'vre heard of people getting in trouble for encouraging some guy to kill himself, and the guy actually did it. isn't it a similar case?

Are you planning on doing it than? If not this isnt a similar case than.
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#25 xTheExploited
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[QUOTE="Fizz111"]

I lost it at this thread. Hahahaha. You know what the police are gonna do? They're going to laugh in your face and tell you the same thing that the people in this thread are saying. Also, I'm laughing in your face because I also want to tell you to go k- Nevermind, I know the mods are watching.

Coka_Cola241
That might be, but if you tell his parents he will have some 'splanin to do.

No they won't. You tell his parents that their child told you to kill yourself on an online game they aren't going to give a damn.
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#26 ZombiefiedZomB
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You should not take every you hear online to heart, I mean is the clouds really made out of whip cream?
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#27 Pixel-Pirate
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[QUOTE="gamebreakerz__"]Agreed, the police are busy dealing with theft and murders, not trash talking in an online game.optiow
I don't know why people take online games threats and stuff seriously...what can they possibly do to you? Spam your account maybe? Whoo, hate to be their enemies...

There are some who take trolling to the extreme and bring it into real life.

And then theres just plain nut jobs. I remember a story about a man who drove a thousand miles to a guys trailer and set it on fire because the guy called him a nerd on the internet.

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#28 EMOEVOLUTION
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You could report them to the police. I doubt they'd do anything. You'd probably have better luck reporting them to the authority figures that monitor your on line game. And if none are present you're probably out of luck all together. But I agree with you.. It's unnecessary behavior to tell others to kill themselves...
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#29 Willo_10
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If you are playing games on the internet, you are going to have to become accustomed to comments like that :P just ignore them.
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#30 hiphopballer
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i gotten a lot of bad things said to me online. dont tell the police because there probably on a different continent

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#31 Starstatus
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You should not take every you hear online to heart, I mean is the clouds really made out of whip cream?ZombiefiedZomB

mmmmm....whip cream.

Yes this stuff gets said every second online it's not to be taken seriously. after all the internet is NOT serious business.

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#32 Vic-Ferrari
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It's not a crime to tell someone to kill him/herself.
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#33 MushroomWig
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i gotten a lot of bad things said to me online.hiphopballer

Same here, somebody even said they would try to find me in real life and beat me up, I just shrugged because I knew that the chances of that would be insanely small :P

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#34 ZombiefiedZomB
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[QUOTE="ZombiefiedZomB"]You should not take every you hear online to heart, I mean is the clouds really made out of whip cream?Starstatus

mmmmm....whip cream.

Yes this stuff gets said every second online it's not to be taken seriously. after all the internet is NOT serious business.

You have offended the mighty Internet Penguin, he takes the Internet very serious.

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#35 MushroomWig
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You have offended the mighty Internet Penguin, he takes the Internet very serious.ZombiefiedZomB
So does G.W.Bush;

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#36 Starstatus
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[QUOTE="Starstatus"]

[QUOTE="ZombiefiedZomB"]You should not take every you hear online to heart, I mean is the clouds really made out of whip cream?ZombiefiedZomB

mmmmm....whip cream.

Yes this stuff gets said every second online it's not to be taken seriously. after all the internet is NOT serious business.

You have offended the mighty Internet Penguin, he takes the Internet very serious.

ISB

I'm sorry mighty penguin, please don't shoot! :(

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#37 Vesica_Prime
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He didn't threaten you, he gave you a suggestion which you can either accept or deny. You have the choice whether to end your life, not him.

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#38 Maniacc1
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It's an empty threat, if even a threat at all. I wouldn't suggest playing online games if every insult is going to bother you.
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#39 Rockman999
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[QUOTE="optiow"]Just forget it, the police would not care that much.gamebreakerz__

Agreed, the police are busy dealing with theft and murders, not trash talking in an online game.

C'mon now who lied to you? ;)
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#40 Barbariser
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On an online game, someone told me to kill myself. Can i report them to police? What if i had a snapshot of him saying that?

hydralisk86

I hope you're younger than 10, because if you're older than 10 I'd likely get a brain hemorrhage due to being more amused then I have ever been my whole life.

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#41 super_mario_128
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It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =PBiancaDK
Yes, and why the hell would you do that over what somebody ONLINE says? Grow a backbone.
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#42 JML897
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Is this the first time you're playing a game online, OP?
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#43 markop2003
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[QUOTE="BiancaDK"]It's not really a threat, more like a suggestion. =Phydralisk86
Yes, but what if he told me the manner of me killing myself? Can he get in trouble?

He's still just giving you a suggestion albeit a detailed one
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#44 Pythos77
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On an online game, someone told me to kill myself. Can i report them to police? What if i had a snapshot of him saying that?

hydralisk86

Are you really thinking about that???

You should go kill yourselfby jamminga KFC spork to the carotid artery........

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#45 b1lal
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I doubt you got offended by that. You just want him to get in trouble. I'd say go report him and post the results.
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#46 Wolls
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No, just dont take his advice.
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#47 kidsmelly
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Seriously man how old are you? 12 year old kids threaten to kill me all the time on online games don't take that crap seriously. If it bothers you that much just report him the moderators or administrators on that game if there is one.

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#48 racing1750
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Seriously? This sort of stuff happens everywhere. You just need to ignore it :)
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#49 Vic-Ferrari
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[QUOTE="optiow"]Just forget it, the police would not care that much.gamebreakerz__

Agreed, the police are busy dealing with theft and murders, not trash talking in an online game.

Apparently the Detroit Police does: