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PostSecret Readers Create Facebook Group to Help Save a Life

by Caleb Johnson on June 9, 2010 at 03:55 PM

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In response to a suicide note sent to PostSecret, more than 32,000 people have joined a Facebook group pleading for the anonymous person to keep on living. According to Time magazine, the heart-wrenching letter was published over the weekend. It read: "I have lived in San Francisco since I was young ... I am illegal ... I am not wanted here. I don't belong anywhere. This summer I plan to jump off the Golden Gate." Readers of PostSecret, which is a blog that posts letters written by anonymous users, flooded the site with comments begging the person not to leap. One reader even wrote that he would hang copies of the comments along the Golden Gate Bridge. The Facebook group, dubbed, "Please Don't Jump," quickly formed, and people from across the world have joined in support.

This is a sobering story, but it's also a wonderful example of how a social-networking community can be used to create a real community. However, the only way to ensure that this grass-roots effort saves a life works is to keep spreading the word. Show you care by visiting "Please Don't Jump," and leaving some kind words. [From: Please Don't Jump and Time, via: Neatorama]

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