Suicidal blog not taken seriously

By: Erin Floro

I read an article in People magazine today that made me sick to my stomach.  A 19-year-old college freshman suffering from bipolar disorder was upset over a girl.

Abraham Biggs posted a suicide note online and had a live Webcam running as he overdosed on pills.  He was posting his feelings of depression on a blog.  People who were reading his blog and watching his Webcam were encouraging him to do it and not doing anything to stop him.

This continued on for 12 hours before someone called the site's monitor who told police.  By then, it was too late, Abraham was dead.  

I understand that many people probably thought this was a joke but it wasn't necessary for bloggers to type comments such as "Stop giving the attention whore what he wanted", and "Go ahead and do it." 

I don't see how people can be so cruel when someone was in a time of need.