Monthly Archives: November, 2007
Article: Megan Meier – New Law Fatally Misses The Mark
Well, I stand corrected…to where I edited my previous post. There’s a lot of writing on the internet right now concerning the death of Megan Meier – most expressing feelings of anger and frustration. But this article by Danny Vice really adds a great deal to understanding the dynamics of the entire situation. And I [...]
Megan Meier’s Hometown Outlaws Online Bullying
An article just “hot off the press” on a British online publication, no less, reports the hometown of Megan Meier, Dardeene Prairie, Missouri, made online harassment illegal. A town where a 13-year-old girl hanged herself after falling victim to a “cyber-bullying” campaign has become the first in America to criminalise internet harassment. In what they [...]
Blog: Cyber Anthropology – When cyberbullying goes too far…
(Previous post about Megan Meier here) There’s something else you have to read about the family who created the internet hoax for Megan Meier: When cyberbullying goes too far… :: Cyber Anthropology Quote taken from the above blog post: What may be the worst part of it all, after their daughter’s death, Megan’s parents let [...]
Megan Meier
I need to post some more on this story, about the suicide of Megan Meier, because it’s so upsetting to me. I had missed it when it happened last year, but it’s resurfaced again, and I just need to process this now. Two young girls who used to be best friends have a falling out. [...]
Article: ABC News: Family Linked to Girl’s Suicide Harassed
I want to post a link to an article I just discovered about the suicide of Megan Meiers, a victim of cyber bullying, instigated not by her peers, but by the mother, Lori Drew, of one of her friends. The article, ABC News: Family Linked to Girl’s Suicide Harassed was a particularly difficult one for [...]
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