Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by jennyyang on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:43PM
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This article sounds skewed against TikTok. Was the police never contacted by anyone about the suicide? Maybe the police were already contacted? This is a big question that the article leaves out that makes it sound like it's only TikTok who is responsible for calling the police.
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Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by freeone3000 on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:51PM
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Bystanders have a responsibility to report, at least where I am. Even if they are not the only ones responsible, they are still responsible.
Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by drivingmenuts on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:13PM
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Bystander has a different meaning online, though. Is a viewer located halfway around the world still a bystander when they are not governed by the law surrounding an event and may not have any way to influence said event? Is this same person culpable?
Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by freeone3000 on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:15PM
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Yes, it'd be the same as if you were on the phone with the person.
Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by brianTheDog on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:36PM
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That doesn’t make sense. The person on the phone you most likely know where they live. If you are on an 800 number how do you contact the correct authorities? A public account on tiktok can’t tell you who to call... unless it has a video of ghostbusters, but that won’t help.