Cory
Engaged Member
That is true, but it sounds risky if they backfire on you.
General Suicide and Self-Harm Threats (1 Viewer)
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How so? How could it backfire?
Cory
Engaged Member
Well, I was thinking that if law enforcement is involved they could get into trouble for faking it, or get in trouble with their parents at the very least. Getting into trouble doesn't make people very happy. People learn from their mistakes, and sometimes their mistakes can be their downfall when others are involved, such as wanting revenge, showing anger towards you, or doing something stupid.
If they're faking it, they deserve to get in trouble.
There are a lot of people out there that need help, that really need help.
Someone faking suicidal tendencies, IMO, is like someone pranking an emergency hotline (like 911 here in the States).
Cory
Engaged Member
I completely agree with you. I'm just saying sometimes when you get others into trouble they get you involved as the one who told on them.
Ah, I see. I'd just share the information and say I was reporting suspicious activity. I don't really think they can do much to the reporting party unless the report was falsified.
frm
Community Explorer
This has never happened to me, but I would immediately delete it because there can be pressure from both sides (do it/don't do it, with the former being on toxic forums, which I plan to have at least 2), message them that their account has been locked for 72 hours (and lock it from posting), as well as sending them a list of emergency hotlines and suicide hotlines for each country. Deleting also shows that the forum is not your personal therapist.
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
Going any further, such as giving medical advice (whether with good intention), even though it's a "you'll be okay", opens you up to some legalities as you establish a duty of care, whether you realize that or not. If they follow through with it, you could be the one to blame as you're not licensed nor trained on how to handle the situation, as families often go through stages of grief and one of those is anger which could come in the form of a lawsuit.
I know that I'll have to deal with this on IIJM (Is It Just Me?), a mental health forum, at one time or another. And, there's no way I am going to put my company at risk by giving any advice. It'll also have a notice of the hotlines listed. The rules there will be slightly different as posts about talking about SI/self-harm will not be tolerated, etc.
List of emergency telephone numbers - Wikipedia
List of suicide crisis lines - Wikipedia
Going any further, such as giving medical advice (whether with good intention), even though it's a "you'll be okay", opens you up to some legalities as you establish a duty of care, whether you realize that or not. If they follow through with it, you could be the one to blame as you're not licensed nor trained on how to handle the situation, as families often go through stages of grief and one of those is anger which could come in the form of a lawsuit.
I know that I'll have to deal with this on IIJM (Is It Just Me?), a mental health forum, at one time or another. And, there's no way I am going to put my company at risk by giving any advice. It'll also have a notice of the hotlines listed. The rules there will be slightly different as posts about talking about SI/self-harm will not be tolerated, etc.
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