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In reply to the discussion: Rest in peace Amanda. Bullied Teen Commits Suicide After Posting Last-Ditch Cry for Help on YouTube [View all]Catherina
(35,568 posts)31. This is seriously depressing
Last edited Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:59 PM - Edit history (1)
I'm researching this and just getting more depressed.
Ijust watched the following video (an excerpt of which was featured in the Capper Awards above) and it's depressing as all hell.
The Case of Jessie Slaughter (US)
Jessie Slaughter, real name Jessica Leonhardt and formerly known as KerliGirl13(1) on YouTube, is a Florida teenager whose attention-seeking behaviors in her YouTube videos caused her to become the target of a 4chan raid, resulting in a rage-fueled and ill-advised retort from her father that became the subject of image macros and remix videos. As a result, a police investigation was initiated by the local sheriffs department to supposedly track down the pranksters.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/trolling
Jessie Slaughter, real name Jessica Leonhardt and formerly known as KerliGirl13(1) on YouTube, is a Florida teenager whose attention-seeking behaviors in her YouTube videos caused her to become the target of a 4chan raid, resulting in a rage-fueled and ill-advised retort from her father that became the subject of image macros and remix videos. As a result, a police investigation was initiated by the local sheriffs department to supposedly track down the pranksters.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/trolling
^^ This child was 11 years old ^^
The comments are so disturbing they just stun and pain the soul:
Rape her Derp. Then kill her father, and all of her family. Take their pubes and put them in a sorry cake, and force feed it to her. Then tell her about her family that are all dead, while having a smile. She'll probably cry- slap her in the face. Then rape her again.
ManLikeKami in reply to Derp Herp (Show the comment) 2 days ago
ManLikeKami in reply to Derp Herp (Show the comment) 2 days ago
Tell to your daughter that she's a internet bicth.
TheBarbarossatube 2 weeks ago
TheBarbarossatube 2 weeks ago
Cyberbullying was invented by over sensitive little girls that take the internet seriously.
I just can't feel sorry for people that start to cry over someone bullying them over the internet.
Squandarlo 2 weeks ago
I just can't feel sorry for people that start to cry over someone bullying them over the internet.
Squandarlo 2 weeks ago
She's a dumb, spoiled, selfish bitch who manipulates people with crying and emotions.
Ash Williams 1 month ago 2
Ash Williams 1 month ago 2
she's a freshman at my school. ideas?
Derp Herp 1 month ago 7
I really hope you're serious.
Do everything to her.
HitStickProductions in reply to Derp Herp 1 month ago 2
Whore, Slut, Cunt. Loser!!! >
ShinyMew151 4 weeks ago
ShinyMew151 4 weeks ago
and those were just from the first few pages!!!
And further down the page...
The Case of Amanda Cumming (US)
Amanda Cummings was a teenager who was reported dead after throwing herself in front of a city bus in December of 2011. The news of her death became a cyberbullying controversy after her Facebook memorial page R.I.P. Amanda Cummings was vandalized with offensive comments on the wall.
AMANDA CUMMINGS:
By COLLEEN CURRY
Jan. 4, 2012
Bullying played a part in the death of a 15-year-old girl from New York's Staten Island who walked in front of an oncoming bus with a suicide note in her pocket, according to her relatives.
Amanda Cummings, a sophomore at New Dorp High School, wrote Facebook messages in the weeks before her death that her realtives said showed a distressed girl crying out for help. Cummings died Monday from injuries sustained in the bus crash on Dec. 27.
Her uncle, Keith Cummings, told ABC-owned station WABC that bullying contributed to her suicide.
"Amanda begged her mother not to say anything for the simple fact that she'd be picked on more, or they'd make fun of her more," Cummings said.
....
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/staten-island-teen-bullied-suicide-family/story?id=15287910#.UH0DzYayjTc
http://abcnews.go.com/US/staten-island-teen-bullied-suicide-family/story?id=15287910
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Rest in peace Amanda. Bullied Teen Commits Suicide After Posting Last-Ditch Cry for Help on YouTube [View all]
Catherina
Oct 2012
OP
The Internet has Cons as well as Pros. It amplifies schoolyard stuff exponentially
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#2
It'll stop a few. But people always think things like this won't happen to them...until it does
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#5
Doesn't make it right but it's going to happen if you expose yourself on the internet
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#20
I don't condone the 'boys will be boys' mindset but people will exploit you on the internet
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#23
And we as a society have the choice to make life more difficult for the stalker
Gormy Cuss
Oct 2012
#22
It's possible to hunt down and identify individual stalkers within national borders
Gormy Cuss
Oct 2012
#34
I don't think that the fear of making the internet less free is a valid argument against privacy law
Gormy Cuss
Oct 2012
#49
I don't think Obama will do anything about it, nor do I expect Congress to act.
Gormy Cuss
Oct 2012
#60
"No matter how you put it Masculine is designed to attract Feminine & Feminine is designed to
Zorra
Oct 2012
#50
John? Please, consider that you are a man, making repeated, assertive, absolute statements to a
Zorra
Oct 2012
#52
I touch on the control of female sexaulity & homophobia in that thread I made for LadyHawkAZ
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#59
In wake of Amanda Todd suicide, House of Commons to debate anti-bullying bill
Catherina
Oct 2012
#16
Amanda Todd still a target of vile online abuse - on FB page set up in memory of teen 'found hanged
Catherina
Oct 2012
#17
This is how people are on the internet. That's why I talked about preventive techniques
johnlucas
Oct 2012
#25
One alleged tormentor was in court yesterday on charges of sexually interfering with another minor
Catherina
Oct 2012
#42