Comments on: Can Radian6 be used to prevent suicides and murders?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:32:20 +0000

Truly insightful, Jonathan! Great article, found it via LinkedIn -- I will be sharing. Let's connect.

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By: David Alston

David Alston — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:57:09 +0000

Hey there Jonathan,

Lets look into to something if there is some interest from them. Feel free to ping me on email to talk deets on this as well.

Cheers.
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By: jnau

jnau — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:08:05 +0000

Hi Nigel

Absolutely. There are multiple issues even over and above the issues you have raised, but it's not impossible. As with all these things there's a point when the issues of implementation outweigh the issues of not implementing.

It's worth putting the idea out there though because it might actually resonate with someone who is looking for a solution.

By: Jonathan Nguyen

Jonathan Nguyen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:01:18 +0000

There's definitely a Kids Helpline over here. It would be interesting to see if the an idea like this would be taken up by a not for profit. Are you saying that if we could pitch an idea like this Radian6 would be willing to support the endeavour?

By: nigellegg

nigellegg — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:30:38 +0000

David – my reply (below or somewhere) is a bit negative but if there are enough people in enough places willing to work with it it might just fly – let me know if you need a UK link…

By: nigellegg

nigellegg — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:28:35 +0000

Great idea, but this will need funding – and from who? The system would “catch” incidents from anywhere on the English-speaking internet, and therefore could not be funded out of a single police or law enforcement budget. If you set to region, it goes by IP address – so anybody posting in the UK for example to a *.wordpress.com blog would only be picked up by a US search -and the FBI don't yet have jurisdiction here. This is a really nice idea, but it will need a not-for-profit to set up, run, and notify the relevant authorities. In other words, it will be lots of work.

By: David Alston

David Alston — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:44:43 +0000

Hey there Jonathan,

That's a very cool idea. Maybe it could be paired up with the non-profit org like Kids Help Phone (not sure if they have something similar in Australia) or another organization where volunteers are already staffing phones to offer help to those in need. They could answer the "social phone" and could reach out to connect or work with the other help organizations as you mentioned.

Again, great thinking on this Jonathan. I'd be interested in working with you on this if you found a non-profit partner(s) interested in exploring these possibilities.

Cheers.
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