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I would think that if the viewers were going to be charged with anything, it would follow more along the lines of legislation that would govern supporting "snuff films" rather than the involuntary manslaughter that some have presented.
The popularity of searches for Saddam Hussein's hanging video as well as the Daniel Pearl video certainly demonstrates a popularity in morbid content, however there seems to be a significant difference between the "Faces of Death" type of video and the actual participatory nature of this event.
While I generally do not support legislating morality, and can certainly understand some people's frustration with a depressed/suicidal person's constant threats of suicide, I find the callousness that some people have demonstrated in this thread disturbing.
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--Sam Harris
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