Prosecutors: Minn. man `hunted' suicidal victims - Yahoo! News
sounds like we need some more regulation...
MINNEAPOLIS – A [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Minnesota [COLOR=#366388 ! important]man[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] charged with two counts of aiding suicide was committing a crime — not playing a game — when he "hunted" vulnerable people on the Internet and encouraged two of them to kill themselves, prosecutors claim.
[COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]William [COLOR=#366388 ! important]Melchert-Dinkel[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] used alter egos to stalk victims and get them to commit suicide for the "thrill of the chase," prosecutors said in written arguments filed in advance of a court hearing Thursday in front of a judge who will decide whether the former nurse's actions were criminal.
"Advising and encouraging others in suicide is not an online game for Mr. [COLOR=#366388 ! important][COLOR=#366388 ! important]Melchert-Dinkel's[/COLOR][/COLOR] amusement — it is a crime," Rice County Attorney Paul Beaumaster wrote. He added that Melchert-Dinkel admitted his "conversations moved into the realm of sick and perverse advice."
sounds like we need some more regulation...