A few weeks ago, while livestreaming, a player told me to kill myself. That got me thinking: legally speaking, what happened?
So this week, we talk about it.
First of all, my apologies for posting the video like this. YouTube is being difficult this week, and won’t let me embed the show as normal. So I’m doing so through blip.tv
The YouTube version is here if you prefer it this way:
Sources:
Livestream source: http://www.twitch.tv/tyger_wdr/c/2863578
Justin Pillault article: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/352702/josh-pillault-original-justin-carter-charles-c-w-cooke
Justin Carter article: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/02/tech/social-media/facebook-threat-carter/index.html?iref=allsearch
League of Legends video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugXC7g3p0JU
Wisconsin Legislature 947.013: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/947/013
Minnesota Assisted Suicide laws: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.215
William Melchert-Dinkel sentenced for encouraging suicides: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8493861/Former-nurse-William-Melchert-Dinkel-sentenced-to-prison-for-encouraging-suicide-online.html
Man arrested for assaulting teen over CoD game: http://www.newsytype.com/12172-man-chokes-teen-call-of-duty/
World of Warcraft stabbing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/world-of-warcraft-stabbing-jordan-osborne_n_1671234.html
Death Sentence for online gamer: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/08/content_449494.htm
James Swan chokes Mom over WoW: http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/02/james_swan_chokes_mom_smashes.php
Plague of game dev harassment: http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/15/4622252/plague-of-game-dev-harassment-erodes-industry-spurs-support-groups
“The Psychology of Cyberspace”: http://users.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psycyber.html
