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Posted By Eagle_Eye 1 month, 3 weeks ago in NewsCyber-bullying has become a major issue around the world. Teens across the U.S. and across the pond in Europe find themselves constantly faced with this new form of harassment. But if we had to pick one place as the epicenter of this disturbing new trend it would be Missouri.
The home state of Megan Meier, a girl who committed suicide just before her 14th birthday as a result of being bullied on MySpace, was one of the first to pass anti-cyber-bullying legislation and to expand local harassment laws to cover digital communications. Since the passage of that law, several high-profile cases have come out of the state, including one that involved a 21-year-old woman sending threatening and vulgar text messages to a 17-year-old girl. Now, the state has another cyber-bullying incident garnering national attention. A ninth-grade girl from the town of Troy has been arrested for creating a Web site dedicated to harassing and mocking a fellow student.
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Eagle_Eye1 month, 3 weeks ago
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There are plenty of "bullies" on Propeller, it seems that the anonymity of a computer emboldens them. it is good that there are ways to find them and good thing that they are so stupid they don't realize that there are programs that can read the IP address so that they can be found.
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epiphannyy1 month, 3 weeks ago
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It's about time they start cracking down on cyber bullying. Too many people get away with murder (literally - remember the MySpace hoax that ended in a young girl's suicide?) with little or no repercussions. It's good that they are finally taking it more seriously. Bullying shouldn't be tolerated in any setting, online or off.
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