I thought of the same thing. There is actually a term 'suicide epidemic' and it's happened in the past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_epidemic http://en.

I thought of the same thing. There is actually a term 'suicide epidemic' and it's happened in the past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_epidemic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_epidemic The basic idea being that public coverage of a suicide may prompt others who are considering it to follow.