A 19-year-old man has apparently committed suicide while broadcasting himself on Justin.tv, according to a report at NewTeeVee.
The teenager took an overdose of pills while on camera and was apparently encouraged to do so by commentators on Justin.tv and a bodybuilding site, according to the report.
Justin.tv enables users to broadcast video live to the Internet. NewTeeVee said it confirmed the man's death with the Broward County medical examiner's office, which is near Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This will undoubtedly raise questions about the power of Web video and whether its voyeuristic nature can go too far.
The young man apparently posted threats of killing himself to Web message boards in the past, according to numerous online reports. Because of this many of those who watched the man's suicide were skeptical that it was a legitimate suicide attempt and began mocking him.
Some viewers did take him seriously and contacted the Broward County Sheriff's Department. It appears that deputies broke into the man's room and discovered his body.
Report: Teen commits suicide on Justin.tv

windows7- Saiyan
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uptime- Saiyan
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wow. that's terrible

ipepsi- Saiyan
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yep, can't believe someone would do something like this

macmini- Saiyan
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yep, pretty horrible

air- Saiyan
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i can't believe it

potter- Saiyan
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me either

dragon- Saiyan
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terrible

PC- Saiyan
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why would someone do this?

dragon- Saiyan
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who knows



