The Sanctuary
Ego => Spurious Generalities => Topic started by: starvingniglet on October 29, 2014, 02:37:59 pm
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http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=348883
Title: Social Workers to Stalk 'Tired of Being Alone' Tweeters
Source: Dallas Blog
URL Source: http://www.dallasblog.com/201410291 ... o-stalk-tired-of-being-alone-t
Published: Oct 29, 2014
Author: Tom McGregor
Post Date: 2014-10-29 01:47:53 by TexGrill
Views: 29
People on Twitter, who Tweet, "I'm tired of being alone," are at risk of getting contacted by government social workers and could involuntarily get sent off to a mental asylum.
Channel NewsAsia reports that, "A British suicide prevention charity on Wednesday (Oct 29) launched a Twitter-scanning app designed to tip people off when their friends post potentially worrying messages. The free app from Samaritans scans for tweets involving phrases such as "tired of being alone", "hate myself", "depressed", "help me" and "need someone to talk to."
Patricia Cartes, Twitter's global head of trust and safety outreach, is quoted as saying that, "By not addressing this issue we run the risk of shutting these discussions down and driving them underground. Instead we need to use tools such as Samaritans Radar to encourage people to look out for one another online, helping them to reach out and offer support."
According to Channel NewsAsia, "'If the message poster's Twitter followers have the application, they will receive an email which links to the tweet that has been picked up, and offers guidance on how to provide support. Designed by digital agency Jam, the Samaritans Radar app is aimed at Twitter users aged 18-35, who are the most active on social media."
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Im tired of this shit I had a good run.
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Programs such as these may actually result in people being afraid to speak up about their problems. When I was 17 I asked the chacha people for suicide methods and ended up being placed in handcuffs and taken to the hospital for a few days.
And as anyone who's been there knows, the psych ward sucks. Boring prison place with shit food and no privacy. People are even sometimes afraid to call the suicide hotlines because they know that might be the result. It's a strange system, though it probably has saved lives.
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Programs such as these may actually result in people being afraid to speak up about their problems
exactly
When I was 17 I asked the chacha people for suicide methods and ended up being placed in handcuffs and taken to the hospital for a few days
You asked them for 'methods'? That is sort of 'provoking' them, don't you think?
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Im tired of this shit I had a good run.
You know what to do....don't forget to make sure your 'ipod full of cp' is in your pocket, so everyone knows what a piece of shit you are when they find your bloated, lifeless corpse
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Anyone who posts about it before doing it obviously is doing it for the attention.
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You asked them for 'methods'? That is sort of 'provoking' them, don't you think?
Yeah I guess. But come on, I was just a dumb kid.
That's how I found totse though. Searching for suicide methods and one of the articles came up. Totse never called the cops :P
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Yeah I guess. But come on, I was just a dumb kid.
That's how I found totse though. Searching for suicide methods and one of the articles came up. Totse never called the cops :P
I want to punch your avatar in the jaw
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Im tired of this shit I had a good run.
You know what to do....don't forget to make sure your 'ipod full of cp' is in your pocket, so everyone knows what a piece of shit you are when they find your bloated, lifeless corpse
I call dibs on the corpse
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Why??
She's a hipster priestess.
(http://i.imgur.com/XQ6uXtx.jpg)
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She's a hipster priestess.
this is why
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I call dibs on the corpse
fine, its hands and genitals are probably covered in child residue anyway
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You wouldn't hit a girl with glasses, would you?
Still haven't found an avatar better than first.
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Still haven't found an avatar better than first.
I am racist against the irish and especially red-haired people. Almost as bad as eskimos and sub-saharan niggers.
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Uh she's a high elf.
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high elf.
with red hair? no fucking way
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They totally had hair dye back then.
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I call dibs on the corpse
fine, its hands and genitals are probably covered in child residue anyway
my mouth too.
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my mouth too.
yeah, forgot that one