Killing someone live online... Would you watch?

Munya · 2008-07-29 08:20:28

I think this would go here... The movie Untraceable is about a man who slowly kills people and streams their death live online. The more viewers there are, the faster the person dies. During these murders, the number of viewers watching these people being tortured to death reaches nearly 20 million, and it is only able to…

29-07-2008 09:20AM

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I think this would go here...
The movie Untraceable is about a man who slowly kills people and streams their death live online. The more viewers there are, the faster the person dies. During these murders, the number of viewers watching these people being tortured to death reaches nearly 20 million, and it is only able to be viewed by people in the U.S.

My question is this: If there were a site where people were being tortured to death live and you knew that if you tuned in you'd be killing them faster, could you keep yourself from watching?

I asked this somewhere else and the responses I got were astonishing so I wanted to know how yall would answer..

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#2 29-07-2008 09:24AM

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no.

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#3 29-07-2008 09:25AM

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Not a hope! I watched a vid of some guy being beheaded ages ago and it disturbed me for months. I never want to see anything like that again. If someone reckons they like that kind of thing then they are trying to show off or they are just plain full of ****e!

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#4 29-07-2008 09:25AM

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Where else did you ask?

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#5 29-07-2008 09:26AM

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I'd pay to see Paris Hilton :P

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#6 29-07-2008 09:28AM

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depends on how they're gonna die? :P

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#7 29-07-2008 09:29AM

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Yeah, I'd just stick the Benny Hill music on over it, that always makes everything hilarious.

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#8 29-07-2008 09:29AM

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No and there would have to be serious questions asked of anyone who would.

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#9 29-07-2008 09:30AM

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m@cc@ wrote: »

No and there would have to be serious questions asked of anyone who would.

Pics or GTFO?

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#10 29-07-2008 09:32AM

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JohnCleary wrote: »

Where else did you ask?

On a younge adult site..I'm not going to name it but it was split almost 50:50 between those who said no way and those who said I'd be curious and take a peek or Well I'm helping them die quicker by watching it.

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#12 29-07-2008 09:35AM

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Someone has been watching http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880578/

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#13 29-07-2008 09:37AM

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Munya wrote: »

My question is this: If there were a site where people were being tortured to death live and you knew that if you tuned in you'd be killing them faster, could you keep yourself from watching?

So watching would be an act of mercy? Pff, no fúck that... don't feed the attention whores IMO.
A better rescue plan would be to get a few thousand people from youtube to show up and post "fake", "this is bs", and "you fúcking suck noob"... sicko video blogging career = over :pac:

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#14 29-07-2008 09:37AM

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Well, if Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the Middle With You is playing in the background and there is a bit of dancing involved I may be tempted.

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#15 29-07-2008 09:37AM

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A few years back there was an American guy who used to visit this drugs forum / chatroom and he got aload of prescription pills and started taking them on his webcam, while everyone in the chat room watched.

He was fairly out of his face but people in the room where egging him on to take more, take a handful etc. He collapsed and died on cam.

You could read the logs of the chat room when this all happened, some people were laughing about it, some people were trying to figure out his address to call an ambulance.

It's a fairly horrible story, you'd find it if you googled it.

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#16 29-07-2008 09:48AM

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Saw Untraceable...god it's disgusting! How can people say they'd watch someone being killed?

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#17 29-07-2008 09:54AM

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Made In Ireland wrote: »

A few years back there was an American guy who used to visit this drugs forum / chatroom and he got aload of prescription pills and started taking them on his webcam, while everyone in the chat room watched.

He was fairly out of his face but people in the room where egging him on to take more, take a handful etc. He collapsed and died on cam.

You could read the logs of the chat room when this all happened, some people were laughing about it, some people were trying to figure out his address to call an ambulance.

It's a fairly horrible story, you'd find it if you googled it.

I heard about that but I thought it was a British guy.

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#18 29-07-2008 10:27AM

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i mean didnt the terrorists kill british tourists by be-heading live? and that stuff made the news...
and also, the lady who died in the states on the floor in a hospital - that was shown on the news - images of her dying on the floor.

Its awful.... i'm afraid of people

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#19 29-07-2008 10:29AM

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Some Feedback Threads have been pretty hard to watch but sometimes you just have to force yourself for the greater good.

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#20 29-07-2008 10:33AM

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Made In Ireland wrote: »

A few years back there was an American guy who used to visit this drugs forum / chatroom and he got aload of prescription pills and started taking them on his webcam, while everyone in the chat room watched.

He was fairly out of his face but people in the room where egging him on to take more, take a handful etc. He collapsed and died on cam.

You could read the logs of the chat room when this all happened, some people were laughing about it, some people were trying to figure out his address to call an ambulance.

It's a fairly horrible story, you'd find it if you googled it.

I believe his last words were "I told you I was hardcore"? What a sap

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#21 29-07-2008 10:35AM

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Hell no!
I love motorsport and it is seriously traumatising to watch mortal peril.

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#22 29-07-2008 10:53AM

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Made In Ireland wrote: »

A few years back there was an American guy who used to visit this drugs forum / chatroom and he got aload of prescription pills and started taking them on his webcam, while everyone in the chat room watched.

He was fairly out of his face but people in the room where egging him on to take more, take a handful etc. He collapsed and died on cam.

You could read the logs of the chat room when this all happened, some people were laughing about it, some people were trying to figure out his address to call an ambulance.

It's a fairly horrible story, you'd find it if you googled it.

That was on IRC, don't think there was any cam involved?

As for tuning in? No.

People win when they get you involved in their sick games.

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#23 29-07-2008 10:57AM

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Untraceable is a load of horseshït. Not because of the content but because of the hilariously poor execution (no pun intended).

I wanted to see this is the movies, thought it sounded like a great idea. Having watched on on DVD a few weeks ago I'm glad I only wasted €4 on it.

Lame!

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#24 29-07-2008 11:00AM

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Dragan wrote: »

That was on IRC, don't think there was any cam involved?

As for tuning in? No.

People win when they get you involved in their sick games.

no was web cam as well, as you can read the logs, some of them are saying crap like.. hes stoped moving ect ect

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#25 29-07-2008 11:03AM

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Well if it involved this thread, meh I might be tempted!

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055344403
Just joking admins!

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#26 29-07-2008 11:04AM

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http://encyclopediadramatica.com/I_told_you_i_was_hardcore

For more info on Ripper.

By the way, I would watch yes.

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#27 29-07-2008 11:04AM

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No.

I still regret watching Saddam's hanging video.

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#28 29-07-2008 11:06AM

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ojewriej wrote: »

No.

I still regret watching Saddam's hanging video.

Or someone who looked like Saddam.

Anyway, the average Irish twat would watch anything.

More degradation of society.

I see incest is now the latest thing to be promoted on the television.

Only kiddy porn is left.

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#29 29-07-2008 11:07AM

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It is beyond me how any human being could watch another being tortured and ultimately murdered. Why and how?

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#30 29-07-2008 11:09AM

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JohnJimbo wrote: »

Or someone who looked like Saddam.

Anyway, the average Irish twat would watch anything.

More degradation of society.

I see incest is now the latest thing to be promoted on the television.

Only kiddy porn is left.

You strike me as one of those old biddies who sit at home and ring RTE to complain when women show their ankles.

"Thats disgraceful!"

But you are a guy...

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#31 29-07-2008 11:14AM

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JohnJimbo wrote: »

Anyway, the average Irish twat would watch anything.

More degradation of society.

I see incest is now the latest thing to be promoted on the television.

Yeah cos incest wasn't famously a long running story line in some British soap years ago!!

Quick! Duck, Society's collapsing!

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