@Algebe
"I hadn't heard of those until you mentioned them, so I took a look. Thanks for sharing the disease."

I could make a similar argument for the content posted in this thread.

@CyberLN

"Faces of Death" may have not caused his death, but it may influenced him. He had the old orange VHS tapes, and the content you find on those websites Algebe complained about (which are explicit) were saved onto his hard drive. He had dozens of downloads of recordings of actual deaths, suicides, etc. Prior to his death, he developed this fascination. As for "suicide" not always being the "wrong decision to make" is sort of vague comment. Perhaps you're referring to euthanasia for the diseased elderly. I'm really not sure. I suppose I'd agree with you if I knew how you were couching that statement. But I lost two friends to suicide that year six days apart. One on July 4th, 2007, the next on July 6th, 2010. One undergoing a more philosophical depression finding life meaningless, and another going through bullshit; a cheating and pregnant wife, a second DWI, heroin abuse, etc. I'm sure the death of my friend, Adrian, the one that developed the obsession with Faces of Death-type clips affected my other friend on top of all the bullshit he was already dealing with, Robert. I managed to get Robert on the phone that same night, we were going to meet up, and out of intuition my point of discussion was going to be "suicide is not the answer." My wife and mother didn't think I would make to work the next day, and I'd just 40oz the night away with Olde English. I did tell my friend I'd buy 'em. So, I went home with my wife and two kids at the time only to get a phone call the following morning from another close friend who had heard the news that my friend had hung himself.

However, this "take action" comment of yours seem that it would only apply to atheists. You're on an atheist forum, after all, on a single thread which is only highlighting atrocities that seemingly hold religion as the culprit. In other words, a theist would find this thread appalling, and so wouldn't support it. Atheists have always been aware of the corruption of priests and the homosexual and pedophilic charges so much so that it's become a common quip of comedians attacking religion. It's nothing new, and sure, it continues today. I just don't see the point in a thread where The Pragmatic seems to update these things like its a fetishism. As though it was a pastime of his… Really, what's with that? Maybe he has a passionate retort.

This is a tabloid for atheists. 13,650 views so far, and there's how many English people speaking people on the planet with access to Google? What action will be taken that isn't already an effort by atheists? We've got The Atheist Experience webcast, dozens of atheist podcasts, the literature of Dawkins, Harris, Dennett, and Hitchens. The outcry of Greta Christina and various other internet bloggers and social networks. There's the Atheism+ movement. So, you're telling me this thread on Atheist Republic is going to incite people to take action? *Takes another hit of the joint…*

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11745043

Horror story from India about child sacrifice and the lynching of "witches"

@ The Pragmatic....

In my opinion..the whole criminal enterprise should be held in utter contempt until the number of predatory priests/ nuns ,turned over to the legal authorities ,by the RCC itself ,begins to (even distantly) approach the numbers of abuse cases raised.

Until then ,as far as I'm concerned ,they are still at the back of the queue of those awaiting to be re-admitted to the human race.

Just a couple of legal terms for any outraged catholics out there....

1/ Accessory before the fact...... A person who aids, abets, or encourages another to commit a crime but who is not present at the scene. An accessory before the fact, like an accomplice, may be held criminally liable to the same extent as the principal. ...

2/.Accessory after the fact.....Someone who assists another 1) who has committed a felony, 2) after the person has committed the felony, 3) with knowledge that the person committed the felony, and 4) with the intent to help the person avoid arrest or punishment. An accessory after the fact may be held liable for, inter alia, obstruction of justice.

3/ Complicity....... Complicity in criminal law refers to when someone is legally accountable, or liable for a criminal offence, based upon the behaviour of another. Criminal complicity may arise in the following situations: With the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offence