Friday, November 21, 2008 | 9:19 PM US/Central
A 19-year-old college student in Florida committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on. Others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror as it became clear it was no joke.
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