Category Archives: Megan Meier

Why This Hit Me So Hard

In the post, “As if nothing happened“, on my personal blog, I explain why the situation with Megan Meier had hit me so hard. It took me a while to figure it out and even longer to go through all the emotions it triggered within me. This is a very personal issue, but one that [...]

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. [...]