Since he took pills and not shot himself, do you think he thought someone would have called the police and that he would not really die?

I can not believe it took 8 hours on a live webcam without any movement for someone to call 911.
On the other hand, I probably would have thought it was fake. What do you think?
http://news.aol.com/article/teen-commits-suicide-live-on-web/256594

They were watching and some were egging him on.
It says " Some members of his virtual audience encouraged him to do it, others tried to talk him out of it, and some discussed whether he was taking a dose big enough to kill himself."