Story Anyone seen this? SS in the news😡

[RainAndSadness]

They should've linked to the site instead of posting that cucked shit at the end.

They did mention this forum by its name, actually. Pretty much all people that are trying to register as a result of that article are expressing genuine intentions to join this community. The New York Times essentially lead hundreds of possibly desperate people - in the age of endless lockdowns - to a website that discusses peaceful methods. It's the most irresponsible thing they could have done considering their narrative about this website but I think "suicide prevention" isn't that important if you can boost traffic towards your article that way, right... Regardless, this article doesn't fulfill any journalistic standards, I've rarely seen such a grotesque article before.

 

[BeautifulMosaics]

Regardless, this article doesn't fulfill any journalistic standards

Agreed, it was very sensationalistic and disrespectfully invasive. Showing the deceased's bedrooms. So I guess we can expect our bedrooms to be published online for the world to see then? Get those decorations in guys! Also the cinematic style with which they changed the background and therefore mood when displaying the comments on here.

I also love how they NEVER allow the deceased a voice. One of the users (I believe it was Shawn) gave some excellent arguments for Pro-choice and how she is not a victim of this site, but this grown woman was not allowed a say in this conversation? Countless times they do this - the suicidal are silenced and not given a voice because we're what - irrational and out of our minds? Yet if you read the posts here you'll know it's not true and even if we are of ill logic, we are capable of debate and reason.

 

[Deleted member 8579]

Countless times they do this - the suicidal are silenced and not given a voice because we're what - irrational and out of our minds?

That's the usual circular reasoning: "Suicidal people are mentally ill. They are mentally ill because they are suicidal."

 

[Enigmatic Sailor]

Oh shid! :-DDD The polizia are outside and they're trying to take me away for being on this webiste. Fug :-----DDDDD
Time for my mandatory happy propaganda and forced antidepressant injections...

 

[Midgardsorm]

Approval queue right now:

 

[Simba]

Agreed, it was very sensationalistic and disrespectfully invasive. Showing the deceased's bedrooms. So I guess we can expect our bedrooms to be published online for the world to see then? Get those decorations in guys!

...Or just burn your room to ashes or everything that is in it that way theyll be nothing but ruble to showcase to the world

 

[RainAndSadness]

 

[Romeo1984]

They did mention this forum by its name, actually. Pretty much all people that are trying to register as a result of that article are expressing genuine intentions to join this community. The New York Times essentially lead hundreds of possibly desperate people - in the age of endless lockdowns - to a website that discusses peaceful methods. It's the most irresponsible thing they could have done considering their narrative about this website but I think "suicide prevention" isn't that important if you can boost traffic towards your article that way, right... Regardless, this article doesn't fulfill any journalistic standards, I've rarely seen such a grotesque article before.

I had never heard about SN, until one day I saw an article in on a news website in my country where they carried out a police operation to arrest people who allegedly helped others to commit suicide.
In the article, they clearly showed conversations between a person who committed suicide and members of the group, mentioning SN, CTB.
After I saw this article, I easily found the SS.

I think, like me, thousands of others are looking for a less painful way to do the CTB, and now with this story on the NYT we're going to have a lot more people joining the SS.

Here I found a place to speak freely, without fear or censorship, everything I feel, respecting the pain of each one. Listening to other people and opinions, and all this has done me good.
The pain of each one of us is legitimate.
Whether with or without CTB, the best is always wanted here.

They are concerned with censoring to try to lower the suicide rates, when in reality they are just selfish and don't want to deal with their relatives' problems. Wanting someone who is suffering to stay is not love. It's selfishness.
I'm exhausted hearing from people that I'm strong and that everything will get better. I can't see the beauty in all this misery in my life.

 

[bennay]

*This is going to be extremely blunt, delete if needed*

This shit is so insulting in my opinion not only to the people here but to those that are dead. They are acting like the people in this forum can't think for themselves. You're loved ones were not stupid! No one forced anyone to sign up for this site, no one forced anyone to research or ask questions pertaining to suicide. If someone wants to die they are going to make it happen either way, what's next? Trying to have the entire internet banned? Going back to the Stone Age? Things in this site can just as easily be found by internet searching. The lack of understanding that no one and I do mean ABSOLUTELY NO ONE can make someone "pull the plug" on their own life is ridiculous! it's an extremely difficult mental hurdle to get over regardless of information collected on a method.

For many of the people here, this site probably prolonged their life because they have an actual non judgmental space to vent out their feelings. I know for me, I don't WANT someone trying to convince me why THEY feel life is sooo fucking dandy and worth it, I want people who can understand why it's not and don't try to push their goddamn agenda on me.
I am getting so sick and tired of people in this world thinking they know best for everyone else and trying to stick their faces in other peoples choices. I may lack compassion here, but that 17 year old lied about his age to gain access to this website and that is no one else's responsibility but his and his parents for not minding what their child is doing on the internet. As for the adults, they are adults, they make their own grown up choices - that's like trying to hold an entire town responsible for someone committing a murder.

This is completely tunnel vision, so focused on this website out guilt or grief, that I bet none of them have actually looked at stories about individuals that were given the means to die by doctors and they are still here, it actually saved their lives by knowing that they just had the choice and were heard!

 

[chocolatebar]

What maddens me the most is how they talk about the young people, appealing to parental emotions, as if suicide is a problem merely because the young ones are killing themselves. Under 25? Oh, such a tragedy! Over 25? Well, people die anyway, don't they?

It's stupid how they try so hard to demonize Marquis and Serge.

I don't know much about them. All I know is that they have created a space where people can be truthful, feel free to talk and meet other people that can understand them.

To have this idea and as far as I know as a computer scientist, create and maintain a forum like this is no little shit.
They deserve respect.


Media is always stating things they don't understand. Yet, they act as if they know what is the best for people.

- "Violation of law"
- "Talk to the 'Professionals'".

Aye. Most of us did. Some of us have terrible experiences, yet we keep trying. Some of us got locked in a cage and drugged without our consent because of it.
Isn't that violation of law too? Is such a thing only exists when it is to benefit the ones in power?

Not only that. They do efforts to remember Shawn, Daniel, Joe. All them in F26. People that I haven't had the pleasure to meet but have ultimately taken their own decision after obviously being mistreated by society and the so-called professionals.

We remember them too. But as free people. Not as victims.

Well, I don't know them either and, even though they created this site, I wouldn't defend them without knowing their intentions with this place. I have seen people who take pleasure when seeing others suiciding and that scares me. Maybe no one is innocent.

They mentioned SN (not by name though). Hope this doesn't cause increases regulation of the product.

Edit: they do mention it by name, they wait and call it a "preservative" until half way through the article.

This is alarming... we must prepare ourselves for restrictions.

These articles are always the same garbage rehashed over and over.

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It's the same over and over, but as we gain exposure, they gain more forces against us...

 

[ihatemylife]

What a joke. This is exactly why I cant stand most people. As if this journalist gives a shit about anyone on this site. People are such assholes' they'll say they are worried that some stranger is going to kill themselves but then if they came across that same stranger in real life they would treat them like garbage. They just want to pretend that they are caring people worried about other people when in actuality they are self centered monsters . If people weren't such assholes in the first place half the people on this site wouldn't be suffering in the situations they are in. I fucking hate people. They really need to mind their own business unless they have a solution to everyone's problems on this site.

 

[idiotstillwantstodie]

"In practice, some members urged others on, whether with gentle reassurance or with more force."

"DO IT YOU FUGLY SON OF A BITCH!"

 

[Simba]

What a joke. This is exactly why I cant stand most people. As if this journalist gives a shit about anyone on this site. People are such assholes' they'll say they are worried that some stranger is going to kill themselves but then if they came across that same stranger in real life they would treat them like garbage. They just want to pretend that they are caring people worried about other people when in actuality they are self centered monsters . If people weren't such assholes in the first place half the people on this site wouldn't be suffering in the situations they are in. I fucking hate people. They really need to mind their own business unless they have a solution to everyone's problems on this site.

I agree. Also this article for them is probably a "big scoop" to them.. yeah.. ruining and demonizing us is great ,isnt it ,journalist ?

These articles are always the same garbage rehashed over and over.

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Yeah its called recycled and refurbished articles.. like new but new and improved and new info ! Trying hard to get their subscribers cause of competition out there.

 

[Elegy]

I'm unable to read this article, but I have no doubt it is myopic and unfairly critical. And I am sure they obligatorily attached the national suicide prevention hotline number, Which I have personally called many times.... and police were sent to my door by the crisis line operator. As IF that will help my PTSD, which largely comes from Cops nearly killing me, on 6 different occasions. With Tasers and Glocks etc etc

Side note: If you dial that number... I hope you get the help I never did.
Better choice might be, WARM lines. As opposed to HOT line.
Their goal is to deescalate distressed persons before we go completely overboard.
And has been working well for me.
Thank you Aaaron, and the other patient compassionate Warm Line counselors I have vented on.
You guys and gals are Awesome!

 

[apathetic.]

To the boomers and breeders: how about you guys make this world a better place or maybe just maybe stop breeding so people won't have to suffer and be forced to end their lives? Shutting down a site will not change anything. End this cycle of abuse if you really care.

 

[willitpass]

if this journalist was so set on getting rid of access to suicide methods and forums, why did they give the exact name of the poison they were repelled by and the site they think no one should have access to

 

[Kobusu]

I hope this article doesn't spell the death of this site. People who aren't there don't understand how much support networks like this do to keep people alive in the first place. Having a place to come back to after having a stay at the hospital where people won't look at you funny. Where people understand. A place where people won't try to "fix" your problems, but will listen and support you either way. I've never seen anyone encourage anybody else to ctb, though I haven't been here long. This place is a great resource for people who don't have anybody else who understands. Writing that article without understanding the people that use this site was irresponsible, as was publishing the name in general. This place is a safe haven for countless around the world.

 

[senti-mental]

Parents refusing to accept responsibility for the death of their children are absolutely the biggest enemies of this site. A major worry of mine is my parents joining their ranks after i ctb.

 

[DontGiveAshiit]

f*ck them
f*ck who wrote this article and f*ck everybody that wants to limit the freedom to choose
just f*ck them all

 

[ScaredToLive]

If any of these dummies are reading this, I recently was found by police on a bridge, advised to contact mental health services. So I did. I got a letter saying that I basically wasn't deemed a suicide risk. How do these two events exist?

I've been on and off this site for ages, most of the time it's talked me down from a terrible mental health crisis and I've felt way way better. Its actually very helpful for me to speak to kind people offer actionable advice not "don't do it man!! You should try CBT!" So I can easily say it's saved my life multiple times, actually.

 

[bennay]

I'm unable to read this article, but I have no doubt it is myopic and unfairly critical. And I am sure they obligatorily attached the national suicide prevention hotline number, Which I have personally called many times.... and police were sent to my door by the crisis line operator. As IF that will help my PTSD, which largely comes from Cops nearly killing me, on 6 different occasions. With Tasers and Glocks etc etc

Side note: If you dial that number... I hope you get the help I never did.
Better choice might be, WARM lines. As opposed to HOT line.
Their goal is to deescalate distressed persons before we go completely overboard.
And has been working well for me.
Thank you Aaaron, and the other patient compassionate Warm Line counselors I have vented on.
You guys and gals are Awesome!

If you wanted to read it, someone copied and pasted the article on this thread, page 1!

 

[Elegy]

Yet if you read the posts here you'll know it's not true and even if we are of ill logic, we are capable of debate and reason.

It's truly amazing how reasonable and intelligent suicidal persons can be, when treated with due Respect, instead of like Outcasts, Pariahs, Criminals.

 

[Circles]

Well what a fucking coincidence of course Kelli and fixthe26 are involved:

https://mobile.twitter.com/fixthe26

FUCK YOU.

They did mention this forum by its name, actually. Pretty much all people that are trying to register as a result of that article are expressing genuine intentions to join this community. The New York Times essentially lead hundreds of possibly desperate people - in the age of endless lockdowns - to a website that discusses peaceful methods. It's the most irresponsible thing they could have done considering their narrative about this website but I think "suicide prevention" isn't that important if you can boost traffic towards your article that way, right... Regardless, this article doesn't fulfill any journalistic standards, I've rarely seen such a grotesque article before.

So people are trying to join now? I don't know about you and I'm sure some of these people are legitimately suicidal but can we entertain the idea that some of these people are here to trash this place? I know we can't know for sure about anybody's true intentions but I honestly feel unsafe now.

 

[bennay]

Well what a fucking coincidence of course Kelli and fixthe26 are involved:

https://mobile.twitter.com/fixthe26

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FUCK YOU.

I find it funny that they are preaching about "helping" all over their page and "stopsuicide" but then allow a comment like this.. fucking idiots! This just solidified that these are nothing but a bunch of controlling ass bullies trying to get their way and nothing more. They can fuck all the way off!

 

[Amumu]

Who's that Sarah? @bennay

Seriously I'd like to send them pictures of people who failed their attempts with firearms to show them what sasu is preventing people from doing.
Nobody wants to see that, and yet it happens all the time. Some people live in complete agony for years, in total agony and solitude.

We should send them articles of people who failed hanging and ended up as vegetables, unable to feed themselves and nourished intravenously for months.
We should send them articles of people eating paracetamol, agonising for months due to liver failure.
We should send them articles of people drinking bleach, agonising for hours.

On sasu we've all been fucked up by society by different ways (bullying, harassment, abuse) and now they don't want us to exit peacefully.

By analogy, that's like beating your pet as hell so that it loses two legs, one eye and one ear and then when it's moaning due to suffering you don't want to offer it a peaceful exit. Just allow people to buy N at a cheap price like it was the case before the invention of benzos, and everyone will be happy.

FUCK YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES AND PRO-LIFE PEOPLE YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. Fucking braindead journalists.

You're the ones who are delusional as hell. You truly think calling a helpline is going to "save" people.

Guess what : it doesn't. Everyone here who called a helpline said it was useless as hell.
Everyone here who tried antidepressants said they were at best, slightly positive, at worst horribly damaging.
Everyone here who tried therapy said it hasn't entirely removed their suicidal thoughts at best,
or that it was detrimental due to their therapist being abusive at worst.

RECOVERY ISN'T POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE FFS !!!

I'd like a journalist from the NYT or a self-righteous psychiatrist to suffer from severe depression for a decade, or to have face cancer, or to become homeless and see how it feels. Guess what : I think the first thing you'd like to do would be to join Sanctioned Suicide. Fuck you, assholes.

 

[bennay]

Who's that Sarah? @bennay

The comment from the Sarah person is what I'm referring to.

 

[Chinaski]

The comment from the Sarah person is what I'm referring to.

She's got me bang to rights tbf.

 

[Amumu]

The comment from the Sarah person is what I'm referring to.

Indeed, but who is she? Ft26, a grieving mother?

 

[bennay]

Who's that Sarah? @bennay

Seriously I'd like to send them pictures of people who failed their attempts with firearms to see them what sasu is preventing people from doing.
Nobody wants to see that, and yet it happens all the time. Some people live in complete agony for years, in total agony and solitude.

We should send them articles of people who failed hanging and ended up as vegetables, unable to feed themselves and nourished intravenously for months.
We should send them articles of people eating paracetamol, agonising for months due to liver failure.
We should send them articles of people drinking bleach, agonising fo hours.

On sasu we've all been fucked up by society by different ways (bullying, harassment, abuse) and now they don't want us to exit peacefully.

By analogy, that's like beating your pet as hell so that it loses two legs, one eye and one ear and then when it's moaning due to suffering you don't want to offer it a peaceful exit. Just allow people to buy N at a cheap price like it was the case before the invention of benzos, and everyone will be happy.

FUCK YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES AND PRO-LIFE PEOPLE YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. Fucking braindead journalists.

You're the ones who are delusional as hell. You truly think calling a helpline is going to "save" people.

Guess what : it doesn't. Everyone here who called a helpline said it was useless as hell.
Everyone here who tried antidepressants it was at best, slightly positive, at worst horribly damaging.
Everyone here who tried therapy said it hasn't removed entirely their suicidal thoughts at best,
or that it was detrimental due to their therapist being abusive at worst.

RECOVERY ISN'T POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE FFS !!!

I'd like a journalist from the NYT to suffer from severe depression for a decade, or to have face cancer, or to become homeless and see how society treats you afterwards. Guess what : I think the first thing you'd like to do would be to join Sanctioned Suicide. Fuck you, assholes.

Oh I have no idea who she is. I just checked out their page after it was mentioned they have one. I don't even have a Twitter, just looked out of curiosity and saw that comment and thought it was extremely rude and wanted to point out irony on their page, especially when they are talking about teenagers and bullying is one of the main reasons teens commit suicide but yet the allowed a comment like that on their page against suicide.

 

[Pluto]

I'd like a journalist from the NYT or a self-righteous psychiatrist to suffer from severe depression for a decade, or to have face cancer, or to become homeless and see how it feels. Guess what : I think the first thing you'd like to do would be to join Sanctioned Suicide. Fuck you, assholes.

It is important to remember that these journalists generally stand for nothing beyond advancing their careers.

As an example, I remember a reader calling out a journalist who had written a big exposé about the ecological damage caused by the aviation industry, then the next week a travel blog boasting about her latest flight to a balmy paradise. They write enough hot air to make sea levels rise.

It would be interesting to do some investigation into these journalists. Which NY high-rise do they luxuriate in at night? How abundant are their love lives? Which prestigious university did mummy and daddy pay for them to attend? Who is the latest celebrity that they have flirted with?

Let me tell you about my day. I just got back from a 16-hour day driving a truck in heavy Melbourne traffic. Secretly yearning for freedom, watching normal people live reasonable lives, fantasising about being able to sleep or eat good food. I come home to a pigsty of a house which I never have the energy to clean. No good friends, no family, no handouts from daddy, no partner, various health issues, and the income I get is only enough to buy trinkets because living costs are so high and I must be conservative to account for the total lack of support. People have complimented me for making it to 40 and admitted that they would have not made it this far. (And, I will add, my story is a day at the beach compared to some others here. My heart goes out to you all.)

Needless to say, our sheltered journalist friends should check their privilege, as they would likely run screaming to jump in front of the next train if they had to endure just one week of this. Show some integrity or fuck off.