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Photo courtesy of WiredSafety

Photo courtesy of WiredSafety



Cyberbullying has killed at least fourteen teens in the US, caused teens in Canada
to knife each other and provoked the murder of a 12 year old by an 11 year old in
Japan. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can hurt you too!

Read about Megan Meier's story and how she committed suicide after being harassed online by a neighborhood mom posing as a cute 16-year-old boy on MySpace.

Then post your thoughts on this below.

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Elizabeth: Friday, February 20, 2009

I have heard about this before, and everytime I always think how important it is to be careful of who you talk to online and how much information you give out.

Julia: Saturday, March 07, 2009

When I heard about this story, I was amazed. To be honest, I was really stupefied too. I couldn't believe that someone would do such a horrible thing that lead to death. Now I know to make sure that I personally know the people that I'm friends with on Facebook.

sara23952: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

i heard about this. that's really sad. ya neva really know and ya most likely neva will.

Haihai190: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

That is sad. And I never knew it could be that bad. I am glad I am a member of this or else I would have not known about anything about Megan's experience!

Lexi123: Monday, May 18, 2009

I feel so sorry for that girl only if those parents didn't make a fake account. I wish she was still alive today.

xoJacxo: Thursday, May 21, 2009

I have heard before about the effects of cyberbulling, and how bad it can really be. I was still shocked about how harsh it was; I just didn't believe that someone would do this to themselves!