I'm super going to disagree with you here, I'm sorry.
A lot of people suffering from depression and mental illness, even something that can seem very small and insignificant to us can be absolutely devastating to someone suffering from some form of mental illness.
None of these guys were probably prepared for their secret to come out so publicly, and that can make someone who may usually be a very strong person unable to cope with a scenario they never expected to face.
We have no idea what a person's situation is or the details of their relationship, or what lead them to that site, and it's absolutely none of our business, and it's so devastating that this situation may have caused them to take their own lives.
We shouldn't be victim-blaming those that felt that they had no other options than to take their lives, we don't know or understand them or their lives; instead we should be looking at the hacker's who thought they had the right to do what they did.
I'm Sorry Amber, my comment wasn't aimed at trying to blame the victim, I apologize if my post came out that way. (ok my last comment, maybe wasn't the best thing to write if I was going for not blaming the victim)
I agree with you on all your points. My point was basically that you should always assume whatever personal information you are putting online, no matter how secure of a site, can be made public.
This isn't the first time it's happened, It happens time & time again, Sony, Ebay, AOL, The US military even the FBI to name just a few! Be it by a hacker, someone working on the inside or simply a mistake from the company. Doesn't matter how big of a company your are or how much security you have.
The hackers or whoever was responsible at AM for releasing the names should face criminal charges like Lily mentioned, even to the point of involuntary manslaughter.
