Bloomberg tells readers how to kill themselves!
Oooh, I’m angry!
Shane at A Typical Life reports that Bloomberg has published a story detailing the recipe for hydrogen sulphide, the poison gas that has become all the rage for people doing themselves in, but a method of suicide that has killed a few others in the process and has sickened many, many more.
They have not only published the exact recipe and named the products to use, but in the case of the bath salts that may be difficult to obtain, they chose to link not to the official web site, but actually to an online shopping site so that death can be delivered to your door with a click of the mouse.
Please visit Shane’s blog and digg and Japan Soc the story, and add a word or two of support for her and also tell Blooomberg what you think of them for detailing information that the Japan National Police Agency is trying to keep off the web.
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Shane said,
May 4, 2008 @ 18:17
Thanks for your support. I have emailed Bloomberg and the authors of the article and have yet to receive a response. I honestly believe that this is irresponsible journalism and hope that we can somehow get the message through to them and other news outlets that think they can print/publish or broadcast anything in the name of news.
Weekend News said,
May 5, 2008 @ 04:17
[…] Bloomberg publishes the recipe to make Hydrogen Sulfide Shane over at A Typical Life stumbled across an article on Bloomberg that was reporting on the current wave of suicides in Japan using Hydrogen Sulfide. What they did next is a bit shocking from such a reputable source. They not only gave the recipe to create the deadly gas, they even linked to an online shopping site where you can get everything needed. When Japanese police are asking ISP’s to take down the recipes found on Japanese websites, Bloomberg makes the situation even worse. A Typical Life via What Japan Thinks […]
Shane said,
May 5, 2008 @ 06:36
Count this as one for the little guy! With much thanks to Nick, (http://www.japansoc.com/), Ken (http://whatjapanthinks.com/) and others for helping to spread the word on this I am pleased to report that the article was corrected. These words now appear at the top of the article:
“(Corrects to delete quantities used in materials in 10th and 11th paragraphs in story published May 2.)”
Thanks again to everyone for your support - I literally couldn’t have done it without you!
billywest said,
May 5, 2008 @ 22:47
Cheers to everyone involved in helping put that Bloomberg piece to rest.
Anne C said,
May 5, 2008 @ 23:07
this is absolutely disgraceful! (PS it is a recipe not a recipie)