# Florida Teen Live-Streams His Suicide Online **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779 "2008-11-21T12:53:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/1 "2008-11-21T12:53:56Z")
> ``` > Florida Teen Live-Streams His Suicide Online > > ``` > ``` > Abraham Biggs, 19, Was Egged On by Fellow Bloggers, Cops Say > > ``` > ``` > By EMILY FRIEDMAN > > ``` > > Nov. 21, 2008 > ![http://a.abcnews.com/images/Site/byline_abcnews.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/b/eb6db5f8ae16af11110c3147a5ff3abfc0b1e979.gif) > [112 comments](http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/MindMoodNews/comments?type=story&id=6306126) > > ``` > FONT SIZE [![http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-sm_off.gif](http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-sm_off.gif)](javascript:void(0);) [![http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-md_on.gif](http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-md_on.gif)](javascript:void(0);) [![http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-lg_off.gif](http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/font-lg_off.gif)](javascript:void(0);) > [EMAIL](http://app.abcnews.go.com/sendtofriend/SendToFriend?id=6306126) > [PRINT](http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=6306126) > [SHARE](http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php) > [RSS](http://my.abcnews.go.com/rsspublic/scitech_rss20.xml) > > A Florida teenager who used a webcam to live-stream his suicide Wednesday was reportedly encouraged by other people on the Web site, authorities told ABCNews.com. > > ``` > > ![http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_biggs_justintv_081121_mn.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/0/c023065aad82cab2cee9f583a48b50f2dfa1eccc.jpeg) ([Justin.tv](http://Justin.tv)) > "People were [egging him on](http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=6303533) and saying things like ‘go ahead and do it, faggot,’ said Wendy Crane, an investigator at the Broward County Medical Examiner’s office. > Abraham Biggs, 19, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., had been blogging on an online body-building message board and had linked to his page on [Justin.tv](http://Justin.tv), a live video streaming Web site, where the camera rolled as he overdosed on prescription pills, according to Crane. > Biggs, who had reportedly been discussing his[suicide](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=6079757&page=1) on the forums, also posted a suicide note on a body-building forum, which has since been taken down, in which he wrote, “I hate myself and I hate living.” > Related > [![http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/abc_meier_grills_080401_mc.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/6/86ae488bb261c26d2bd0025260662bb0e50a9a9a.jpeg)](http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=6303533)[MySpace Mom Knew Girl Was On Edge?](http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?id=6303533) > [Dead Teen’s Web Activities a Focus in Hoax Trial](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6296422) > [![http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/abc_myspace_080516_mc.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/d/2d324d51ce773a0994317d5eb16224e5247f955d.jpeg)](http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6297275&page=1)[Dead Teen’s Mom Testifies in MySpace Trial](http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6297275&page=1) > “I have let everyone down and I feel as though I will never change or never improve,” Biggs wrote in the posting. “I am in love with a girl and I know that I am not good enough for her. I have come to believe that my life has all been meaningless. I keep trying and I keep failing. I have thought about and attempted suicide many times in the past.” > The video and blog postings have since been removed from the sites, but Crane, who has seen both, said that at first viewers thought the suicide was a hoax. > “The bloggers said that Biggs had threatened to kill himself before and had faked it, so at first they didn’t believe him,” said Crane. “Gradually, as you read the blog further into the day the bloggers start commenting on how Biggs isn’t moving.” > Crane said comments on the thread included an exchange about whether the image of Biggs’ motionless body was a still photograph or a video, and eventually resulted in one of the site’s visitors calling the police, who tracked down the teen through his computer IP address. > According to Wired magazine, online viewers watching the video ranged from “OMG” – Internet slang for oh my god – and LOL – an abbreviation for laughing out loud. > > - 1| > - [2](http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/MindMoodNews/Story?id=6306126&page=2)| > - [3](http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/MindMoodNews/Story?id=6306126&page=3) > > [NEXT \>](http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/MindMoodNews/Story?id=6306126&page=2) > [Read 112 Comments and Post Your Own](http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/MindMoodNews/comments?type=story&id=6306126) ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/2 "2008-11-21T13:41:49Z")
people are hilarious ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/3 "2008-11-21T14:33:39Z")
That’s not hilarious, it’s disgusting…well, it’s not hilarious to me at least, though I guess most people will find it funny based on my overall low opinion of humanity in general lately. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/4 "2008-11-21T20:25:25Z")
wheres the video? ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/5 "2008-11-21T21:57:25Z")
The kid was obviously messed up enough that he was gonna do it anyway. He was clearly narcecistic (sp) because he chose to do it on a medium that would make him imfamous. ---
**Author:** ![GreekPower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GreekPower](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GreekPower)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/6 "2008-11-22T01:03:32Z")
Gotta get on the body building forum and watch it happen or atleast you could have… ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/7 "2008-11-22T12:55:42Z")
> [@lol, make your own atari game box art](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-make-your-own-atari-game-box-art/38614/63): > > That’s not hilarious, it’s disgusting…well, it’s not hilarious to me at least, though I guess most people will find it funny based on my overall low opinion of humanity in general lately. I dont find it hilarious per se, but I’m glad that he’s gone. I mean, you’d think people would try and have better grammar in their suicide note. ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/8 "2008-11-22T16:40:34Z")
Posthumous AW ---
**Author:** ![stenseltizm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@stenseltizm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stenseltizm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/9 "2008-11-22T18:53:18Z")
wtf overdose on pain meds? If someone’s going to pull a sick stunt like that they shoulda at least swallowed a 12Ga > [@How to start a '94 Caprice without a key???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-start-a-94-caprice-without-a-key/38806/4): > > wheres the video? lol ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/10 "2008-11-22T20:05:28Z")
this thread is worthless without vids ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/11 "2008-11-22T21:24:26Z")
its worthless since you’ve visited it ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/12 "2008-11-25T13:46:31Z")
What the \*\*\*\* is so wrong in someone’s life at 19 that they need to commit suicide? I think a lot of teens think that Suicide is just some trendy way of garnering attention without remembering that it’s game over after that. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/13 "2008-11-25T15:01:24Z")
I support it… the world is better without them. ---
**Author:** ![xfrankx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@xfrankx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xfrankx)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/14 "2008-11-27T11:50:19Z")
> [@WTB: 4x100 steelies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-4x100-steelies/38748/7): > > What the \*\*\*\* is so wrong in someone’s life at 19 that they need to commit suicide? > > I think a lot of teens think that Suicide is just some trendy way of garnering attention without remembering that it’s game over after that. my thoughts exactly. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/15 "2008-11-27T15:03:27Z")
> [@WTB: 4x100 steelies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-4x100-steelies/38748/7): > > What the \*\*\*\* is so wrong in someone’s life at 19 that they need to commit suicide? > > I think a lot of teens think that Suicide is just some trendy way of garnering attention without remembering that it’s game over after that. I was thinking it’s more along the lines of they have never had to deal with anything bad in their life and never learned to deal with bigger problems so when it all comes down to it all at once they just don’t know what else to do. It becomes such a burden and they have no idea how to work it out so that becomes a much to often used way out. Just my thoughts though. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/16 "2008-11-28T06:27:34Z")
I’ve tried committing suicide and it’s no laughing matter. Every time I one of my posts on Pittspeed gets deleted, i put a razor to my nuts and think about ending it all. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/17 "2008-11-28T10:13:31Z")
maybe i should QUIK :ban: u! ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/18 "2008-11-28T10:44:21Z")
> What the \*\*\*\* is so wrong in someone’s life at 19 that they need to commit suicide? Plenty of things can be horribly wrong in someone’s life at 19. Things can be just as terrible for a 19 year old as they can for anyone at any other age group. I’m not condoning suicide- just saying that being 19 doesn’t automatically make your life wonderful (I’m also not 19- I’m an “old” 27 year old). Stuff like this wouldn’t happen nearly as often if the majority of people acted like decent human beings most of the time. If someone is mentally unstable enough to be threatening suicide, maybe making fun of them isn’t the best course of action? A little decency would go a long way…unfortunately, the older I get the more I realize that most people act like total pieces of \*\*\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/19 "2008-11-28T11:30:07Z")
> [@WTB: Squat rack](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-squat-rack/38850/3): > > Plenty of things can be horribly wrong in someone’s life at 19. Things can be just as terrible for a 19 year old as they can for anyone at any other age group. I’m not condoning suicide- just saying that being 19 doesn’t automatically make your life wonderful (I’m also not 19- I’m an “old” 27 year old). > > Stuff like this wouldn’t happen nearly as often if the majority of people acted like decent human beings most of the time. If someone is mentally unstable enough to be threatening suicide, maybe making fun of them isn’t the best course of action? A little decency would go a long way…unfortunately, the older I get the more I realize that most people act like total pieces of \*\*\*\*. they don’t act like it… most people are pieces of \*\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/florida-teen-live-streams-his-suicide-online/200779/20 "2008-11-28T11:32:36Z")
Yeah, you’re right.