A nonverbal autistic boy used a BlackBerry to communicate with his Mom. Gigi Jordan, a socialite and former pharmaceutical millionaire is on trial for killing her son via a drug overdose. Ms. Jordan testified Thursday that her son told her he wanted to die by typing on a BlackBerry. Some are apparently suspicious of the messages and think Jordan may have typed them in herself.
This is obviously not the kind of marketing that BlackBerry wants, but it does say something about our digital culture. If indeed the boy did type those messages, we may never have known his true thoughts without the BlackBerry.
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In one of the typed exchanges, Jude supposedly wrote, “I feel so bad. I want to be done with life.”
When him mother asked if anything made the memories go away, Jude allegedly typed: “Yes. Sleep.”
Jordan denied that she typed all the messages herself.
When him mother asked if anything made the memories go away, Jude allegedly typed: “Yes. Sleep.”
Jordan denied that she typed all the messages herself.
This is obviously not the kind of marketing that BlackBerry wants, but it does say something about our digital culture. If indeed the boy did type those messages, we may never have known his true thoughts without the BlackBerry.
Hit the source link below to read the whole story.
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