Shropshire Star

Chatrooms - have YOUR say

Shropshire has been rocked by the apparent suicide of a Telford man on webcam in a chatroom. So what do you think about chatrooms - are they a good or a bad thing?

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Kevin Whitrick, from Wellington, hanged himself as he took part in a webcam session on paltalk.com.

The police investigation was continuing today. Detectives are still working to trace the people who were talking to Mr Whitrick online before he died on Wednesday.So what do you think about chatrooms - are they a good or a bad thing?

You might think that they allow people to experience a wider community and to connect with like-minded people or that they are full of manipulators and paedophiles.

Tell us your experience of chatrooms - good and bad, by filling in the comment box below. Remember that all comments are moderated before they are allowed to go live on the site.