In fact, if the Goon-vermin go after this guy full force, he might become suicidal as a result of the very very public attack

The appropriate response was to ignore it or attack him in a less public way.

NOTE:
Goon-vermin refusal to "talk with" people they can't threaten makes them thugs.

Because real suicidal people are frequently noted for their powers of discrimination in not putting themselves in harm's way? Oh, wait ...

The argument about PvP games in general is total crap. We're not talking about the consequences of someone losing their ship. we're talking about the consequences of a public call to harass a person. If you look closely you may be able to discern a minor difference.

So, it's okay to actually attack an actually suicidal person who actually kills himself so long as you weren't 99.99% sure that he was actually suicidal?

Or maybe just because he didn't avoid you so really it's actually HIS FAULT for what you did?

You guys sure come unglued fast when the other side stops being nice, don't you? Sing for me little Goon, sing.

Exactly, they took it out of the game. Thats a, NO GO.

The ones defending it are just as bad.

Sociopaths.

They don't get that this is not a joke. They still think this is a troll.

Hell this opens a door for CCP to be sued for liability now in most places.

c) How you interact with someone who is suicidal IS your responsibility. - Correct.

d) Consequences following from your chosen course of interaction are partly your responsibility. -Correct.

e) Invoking a request to harass someone who has self-identified as suicidal and whom you are unable to rule out as suicidal may lead to serious consequences for that person. - Correct.

f) Therefore, you will be partly responsible for any consequences that might follow from said call to harass. - Correct

Now, I could go on from there but it will be easier to leave the emphasis on this point: your actions have consequences and you don't get to disavow responsibility simply because your actions interact with some pre-existing conditions. ALL actions interact with pre-existing conditions.

Nor do you get to disavow responsibility on the grounds that 'I wasn't sure' because if you weren't sure then you gambled with the other person's well-being. Claiming that you only have a responsibility to avoid certain actions if you are 100% sure that something bad will happen is the biggest pile of horseshit I have ever heard. Just try running a few thought-experiments on that one will you, and see how they come out. It's better that you work through these basic exercises yourself rather than have your hand held as then the lesson will really stick.

As someone who has suffered from severe depression and suicidal ideation for a majority of his life, I think it's pretty disgusting how so many people are trying to use this event as an excuse to get Mittani in trouble.

You people don't give a rat's ass about the suicidal guy in actuality, and this much is blatantly obvious - you just want to leverage the fact that "there's a suicidal guy" to get Mittens out of CSM. The "suicidal guy" in question is probably going to suffer more from the widespread media exposure you gave him by dredging up this non-event, than he would have from a handful of Goons acting predictably asinine.

Go shoot the Jita monument some more, you utter prats.

See thats the thing about cult programming old chap, once you've had your self-esteem removed alongside any notion of individual violition and personal responsibility its quite easy to condition your activities by simple hierarchy and peer pressure. You don't "need" instructions any more than a rat needs to be commanded to eat the cheese.

LOL- this coming from a guy who was banned for telling a dev to die in a ball of fire