On October 17th, 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier received a message from a boy named Josh Evans saying, “The world would be better off without you.” Megan, who had feelings for Josh despite never having met him, took his words to heart. She was found dead twenty minutes later in her bedroom closet. She had hung herself.
What makes this story even more tragic is that Josh Evans did not exist. He was the creation of Lori Drew, who, together with her daughter, created the boy to find out how Megan felt about her daughter, among other things. According to Drew and a temporary employee who supposedly wrote most of the messages, the final missive was meant to end the charade and give Meier some sense of closure. Drew was arrested in 2008 for violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act but was acquitted in 2009.http://blog.koldcast.tv/2011/koldcast-news/8-infamous-cases-of-cyber-bullying/
Ok, I think this the one that our lecturer was talking in the class, I just think bring it here so we share what we think about this issue and how can we help to improve the situation, so this thing can not happen again, the interesting point is most common idea about cyber bullying is not just among teenagers, it also involves between an adult and kids as well. The machinery life makes people to be always busy at work and children are left with laptops and their p.c’s. So lack of attention by parents guide them to the cyber world, that any thing can happen, being alone, feeling unsecured lead to open up to every one who shows a little interest.
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