Zadi sent this out from the Videoblogging list I’m on:
At first, I thought it was a joke – just a teen looking for attention.
But when I clicked on his profile and read some of his blog posts, I
began to realize that it may be real after all.
It turned out it was real. And he was overdosing on pills. Rick Rey, a
fellow videoblogger, called the school and the authorities handled it
from there. Just a few moments ago I received an email from one of his
friends saying the kid was alive and holding on in the hospital.
That was quick thinking on both their parts. A kid is alive because two guys cared enough to get involved. Sometimes the internet can be a great place to work and play.
Would you have done the same?
It also begs the question, What can we do to stop this? Zadi suggested a red button:
I feel like there should be a little box on all these social networks
that say “in case of fire, break glass.” A red button of sorts. But is
that getting into a whole gray area?
Are their negatives for this? Why couldn’t we have some sort of ‘emergency notification’ button or link to alert someone who could help?
