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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Mom: Web Hoax Led Girl to Kill Herself

"Now Megan's parents hope the people who made the fraudulent profile on the social networking Web site will be prosecuted, and they are seeking legal changes to safeguard children on the Internet."

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/mom-web-hoax-led-girl-to-kill-herself/n20071116233209990015

Note: This is a heartbreaking story. Please note the internet safety links in the top right of the blog. We may never be able to entirely stop things like this from happening, but we as a community can do our best to be self-monitoring in chat and other discussions.~mm

Posted by modelmotion at 10:25 AM

8 comments:

  1. milowentNovember 17, 2007 at 11:35 AM

    that is truly terrible story. the mom that let this happen deserves some real punishment.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 1:47 PM

    I know maybe not everyone will agree with me, but I don't think she deserves punishment. Yes it is a sick and cruel thing to do, but she had no way of knowing that the girl would kill herself. I also think it's not what will help everyone involved. I think both families need some serious therapy though.

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  3. modelmotionNovember 17, 2007 at 2:30 PM

    I think the key is for everyone to move forward being a lot wiser.

    It definately should make everyone think.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 3:06 PM

    Shame on any grownup who would participate in such a cruel trick on a child.

    suze

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  5. AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 3:30 PM

    I agree with Modelmotion! But, I see a civil suit in the wringful desth department coming!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 3:40 PM

    Oops, too much caffeine. I meant "wrongful death"

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  7. AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 6:31 PM

    I can't get over how an "adult" would actually do this. Sure this woman had no way of knowing the girl would kill herself, but COME ON! She was 13! You make up some person so you can spy on your daughters "friend"?

    I can't even begin to understand what would make a person want to do that.

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  8. AnonymousNovember 18, 2007 at 5:38 PM

    I thought this story was a hoax until I saw it on the news.

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