According to the BBC, the number of Suicide Club suicides are on the rise in Japan. Apparently these kids over in Japan meet up in chatrooms and websites to try to meet up and commit suicide together. After reading this article I am really torn between thinking the government should try to censor these websites as they promote a rather heinous act and thinking that these people can do whatever they damn please for they are destroying the ultimate gift, their life.

I am of the opinion that those who are suicidal need to be supported by family and friends as that condition is not permanent and after help can lead very happy and productive lives. I feel though that these group suicides may be of another nature entirely as they seem to embrace death in itself while I believe those who are suicidal just have no more love for life. This could suggest that tactics used to help those who are suicidal may not be effective in this case, as it may reflect a culture which has become increasingly apathetic towards the intrinsic value of life.

This is definitely crazy stuff as it almost falls along cult status.

-Trevor