Man Arrested for Faking Suicide on Webcam!!!

Even in raucous Internet chat rooms, there are a few lines that just aren't crossed. For example, don't joke about broadcasting your own death live on the Web. Apparently, Lockport, New York's Joseph Shepherd missed this part of Internet 101. (Or is that Common Sense 101?). According to the Daily Mail, Shepherd was arrested after allegedly pretending to commit suicide in a webcam-enabled chat room. After communicating with several others chatters about his life and depression, the 21-year-old went to his bed and lay down with the camera still on. Assuming he'd killed himself, the other users -- who were all in Gwent, North Wales, U.K. -- contacted their local police, who then contacted Interpol, who in turn contacted the New York State Police. Using his IP address, police tracked Shepherd down on Sunday, finding him to be alive and well. Shepherd told police he just "fell asleep" with his webcam on. After investigating the incident, though, police didn't buy his story, charging Shepherd with falsely reporting an incident and aggravated harassment

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