Category Archives: cyber bullying
Target to bully to target…
Here’s an example of how how bullying can spiral out of control, and how roles can switch back and forth as assaults are met with assaults. It’s the recent news story of Jessi Slaughter (online name). Parry Aft is interviewed by Good Morning America in response to this situation where an 11 year old girl [...]
Video: “Protecting Kids Online”
This video is a project of “The Center for Safe Schools”. It was recommended in a documentary called “Bullying – Kids at Risk”, aired on ABC27 tonight. I only caught the last part of the documentary, but took note of this resource. From the website: The Center for Safe Schools is pleased to announce the [...]
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 [...]
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