Cyberbullying ends in suicide

[Theo]

The recent loss of a young girl who fell victim to anonymous cyberbullies. :-(

 

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sad story, but who is responsible?


the bully, the website, the parents, or the teen?


stress is a mutha, it kills for real


but folks gotta be strong and start finding more reasons to live....not reasons to commit "sideways"

imo....

 

[Theo]

Well said. It's not a simple case, kids are exposed to a whole lot more pressure online these days. And those that are prone to taunt them, hide behind anonymity. The parents are often oblivious to what's going on; a day full of chats, texting and "usual" contacts for the kids isn't like the old days, when a teen would have to be physically out of the house to engage in trouble. As for the web site, that's a whole different story. They allow 13 year olds and up, according to their terms, so does facebook and other social media. But seriously, even at 18 teenagers aren't mature yet, nor able to deal with early life's problems.