http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werther_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werther_effect I've seen it myself. When I was in high school, one girl committed suic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werther_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werther_effect I've seen it myself. When I was in high school, one girl committed suicide and days later two others attempted suicide in the exact way she did. This is a normal behavior of a depressed human mind. I'm not saying that everything is great at Foxconn. I'm saying that their employees are often happy to be employed at all, and sending money back to their families. I have friends who work on the Xbox hardware teams and have been to those factories. It's my understanding that the working conditions are clean and safe, but intense and fast-paced. Sure, it's a shitty life overall, but Foxconn is easily on the nicer end of the Chinese factory spectrum. Relative perception really matters to influence suicides. As a result, I'd expect the suicide rate to be lower than among peers. If we beat up on Foxconn instead of on the Chinese government, then all we're teaching these businesses is "You can still treat your employees like shit, just avoid showing up in US newspapers".