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Cyberbullying is the use of Information Technology to harm or harass other people in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner.[1] According to U.S. Legal Definitions, Cyber-bullying could be limited to posting rumors or gossips about a person in the internet bringing about hatred in other’s minds; or it may go to the extent of personally identifying victims and publishing materials severely defaming and humiliating them.[2]
With the increase in use of these technologies Cyberbullying has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers.[3] Awareness has also risen, due in part to high profile cases like the Suicide of Tyler Clementi.[4]
to harass [ˈharəs, həˈras] make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy) the squadron's task was to harass the retreating enemy forces
deliberate [dɪ'lɪb(ə)rɪt] 1) done consciously and intentionally a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict 2) careful and unhurried a conscientious and deliberate worker ■ fully considered; not impulsive a deliberate decision
hostile ['hɔstaɪl] If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. Many people felt would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention... The West has gradually relaxed its hostile attitude to this influential state... The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday. Syn: antagonistic Ant: receptive
rumor [ˈro͞omər] (Brit. rumour) a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth they were investigating rumors of a massacre rumor has it that he will take a year off
gossip ['gɔsɪp] Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs. He spent the first hour talking gossip... There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence... Don't you like a good gossip?
extent - the particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case
to a certain extent — в известной степени
to a lesser extent — в меньшей степени
to some extent — до некоторой степени; в некотором роде
to the extent of — до размера, в пределах
everyone will have to compromise to some extent
decision-making was to a large extent outside his control
to defame - damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel he claimed that the article defamed his family
to humiliate - make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride you'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!
awareness [ə'weənəs] concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development a growing environmental awareness his political awareness developed
Cyberbully (stylized cyberbu//y) is a television film that premiered on July 17, 2011 on ABC Family. ABC Family worked with Seventeen magazine to make the film, and hopes it will "delete digital drama". The film tells the story of a teenage girl who is bullied online.[1] It was filmed in Montreal. The film was released on DVD February 7, 2012.
to bully - (also bully off) (in field hockey) start play with a bully
Origin: late 19th cent. (originally denoting a scrum in Eton football)
1) грозить, запугивать, стращать Syn: intimidate
2) (bully into) угрозами или силой заставить (что-л. сделать)
Those boys will have to be bullied into action. — Этим парням надо как следует пригрозить, чтобы они начали что-то делать.
The boys bullied the small girl into giving them all her money. — Парни так запугали девочку, что она отдала им все деньги.
Syn: intimidate, cow - bully off
Plot (Сюжет )
Taylor Hillridge (Emily Osment) is a teenage girl who is being raised by her single mother, Kris (Kelly Rowan), along with her younger brother, Eric (Robert Naylor). She is close friends with two other girls, Samantha Caldone (Kay Panabaker) and Cheyenne Mortenson (Meaghan Rath). Earlier, Taylor made a seemingly innocuous comment to one of her classmates, Lindsay Fordyce (Nastassia Markiewicz), to which Lindsay took great offense.
She receives a computer for her seventeenth birthday from her mom. At first, Taylor is excited by the independence of going online without her mother always watching her. Meanwhile, her crush, Scott asks her to the dance, to which she says yes. Cheyenne is happy for her, but Samantha does not like Scott because she previously went out with his friend, who later dumped her. Taylor soon finds herself the victim of cyberbullying when she becomes a member of a social website named Cliquester. Things begin to go wrong when Taylor's brother, Eric, hacks into her account and posts a defamatory message about his sister. Students at school write horrid comments about her and she becomes afraid to face her friends at school. Taylor also meets a guy named James online and thinks he is just being nice, but winds up spreading a rumor that Taylor slept with him. Taylor gets pegged as a "slut" and "whore" as a result of the bullying. The abuse that Taylor receives from the hands of her schoolmates pushes her to a breaking point. Scott also tells Taylor that he cannot take her to the dance and Cheyenne and Samantha begin to turn their backs on Taylor. Overcome with depression, Taylor posts a video online saying that she can no longer live with herself. Samantha sees this and quickly goes to Taylor's house and finds her trying to commit suicide by overdosing with pills, but cannot get the cap off. Taylor is then sent to a hospital. Taylor's mom learns from the incident and takes on the school system and state legislation to prevent others from going through the same problem as her daughter. Taylor's mom recommends that she go to a support group and get help. She finds that one of her classmates, Caleb is going through the same exact thing, only he is targeted for being gay. Taylor finds support in the group and deals with the bullying much better. She finds out that her best friend Samantha is the one who created the "James" profile and set Taylor up. Samantha feels guilty and becomes a victim of cyberbullying herself. Taylor finds out about this and tells her about her support group and eventually forgives Samantha, rekindling their friendship. In the end, Taylor, Samantha, Cheyenne, Caleb, and Scott all stand up against Lindsay and a law is passed to help fight against bullying.
Read a real story about the girl who commited suicide because of being cyberbullied.
Suicide of Megan Meier
Megan Taylor Meier (November 6, 1992 – October 17, 2006) was an American teenager fromDardenne Prairie, Missouri, who committed suicide by hanging three weeks before her fourteenth birthday. A year later, Meier's parents prompted an investigation into the matter and her suicide was attributed to cyber-bullying through the social networking website Myspace. Lori Drew, the mother of a friend of Meier, was indicted on the matter in 2008, but in 2009, she was acquitted.[1]
Background
Megan Taylor Meier was born on November 6, 1992 to Christina "Tina" Meier and Ronald Meier[2] in O'Fallon, Missouri. During Megan's childhood she lived in the nearby Dardenne Prairie. She had a younger sister named Allison.
From the third grade, Megan had been under the care of a psychiatrist. She had been prescribed citalopram, methylphenidate and ziprasidone.[3] She had been diagnosed withattention deficit disorder and depression, and had self-esteem issues regarding her weight.[4]She was described by her parents as a "bubbly, goofy" girl who enjoyed spending time with her friends and family.[5]
Meier attended Fort Zumwalt public schools, including Pheasant Point Elementary School andFort Zumwalt West Middle School[6] in nearby O'Fallon, Missouri. For eighth grade, her parents enrolled her at Immaculate Conception Catholic School[6] in Dardenne Prairie. They thought that its policy requiring uniforms and prohibiting makeup and jewelry might help Megan fit in.[7]
A 16-year-old male named "Josh Evans" was registered on the account used for bullying messages to Meier. But Lori Drew, the mother of Sarah, a former friend of Meier, later admitted creating the Myspace account. At the time of the suicide, the Drew and Meier families were neighbors, living four doors apart.[8]
Lori Drew was aided by Sarah and by Ashley Grills, an 18-year-old employee of Lori. Lori and several others ran the hoaxed account. Witnesses testified that the women intended to use Meier’s messages sent to "Josh" to get information about her and later humiliate her, in retribution for her allegedly spreading gossip about Drew's daughter.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Soon after opening an account on Myspace, Meier received a message supposedly from a 16-year-old boy, Josh Evans. (It was sent by Lori Drew using a fabricated account.) Meier and "Josh" became online friends, but never met in person or spoke. Meier thought "Josh" was attractive. As Meier began to exchange messages with this person, her family said she seemed to have had her "spirits lifted". This person claimed to have moved to the nearby city of O'Fallon, was homeschooled and did not yet have a phone number.
Death
On Monday, October 16, 2006, the tone of the messages changed. "Josh" stated in a message sent to Megan: "I don't know if I want to be friends with you anymore because I've heard that you are not very nice to your friends". More messages of this type were sent; some of Megan's messages were shared with others; and bulletins were posted about her. According to Ronald Meier and a neighbor who had discussed the hoax with Drew, the last message sent by "Josh" read: "Everybody in O'Fallon knows who you are. You are a bad person and everybody hates you. Have a shitty rest of your life. The world would be a better place without you."
Meier responded saying, "You’re the kind of boy a girl would kill herself over." The last few exchanges were made via AOL Instant Messengerinstead of Myspace. Meier was found 20 minutes later in her bedroom closet; she had hanged herself with a belt. Despite attempts to revive her, Megan Taylor Meier was pronounced dead the next day on October 17.
Local
Several weeks after her death, Megan Meier's parents were told that the mother of one of their daughter's friends—with whom Meier had a falling out—had created the "Josh Evans" account. The parent, Lori Drew, who created the fake account, admitted that she and her daughter had the password to the account, and characterized the hoax to a reporter as a "joke." Initially, Drew denied knowing about the offensive messages that were sent to Meier. She told the police that the account was aimed at "gaining Megan's confidence and finding out what Megan felt about her daughter and other people". The neighborhood mother who had told the Meiers that Drew had the hoax account said "Lori laughed about it," and said she had intended to "mess with Megan." While Drew's name was excluded from most early news stories, CNNdisclosed her name through the inclusion of the police report in its broadcast of the story; it was featured on many blogs.[19][20][20]
It was more than a year between Meier's suicide and the first media report of the Internet hoax. The FBI was investigating the matter and had asked the Meier family to refrain from speaking publicly about it to keep the Drews from learning about their investigation. Shortly after the first anniversary of Meier's death, her aunt, Vicki Dunn, saw an article written by Steve Pokin of the Suburban Journals about internet harassment. She contacted Pokin to share Meier's story with him. Once the story broke, it quickly spread to national and international news outlets.
At a press conference on Monday, December 3, 2007, Jack Banas, the prosecuting attorney of St. Charles County, said that Lori Drew's 18-year-old temporary employee, Ashley Grills, wrote most of the messages addressed to Meier and that she wrote the final "Josh Evans" message addressed to Meier. Grills said she wrote the final message to end the MySpace hoax and get Meier to stop communicating with "Josh Evans."[11] Banas stated that he did not interview Grills because, at the time, she was under psychiatric treatment for her participation in the Meier case. He did not plan to interview her at a later date.
The Meiers criticized the prosecutor's statements, saying that Banas did not interview any party other than the Drews and that Banas was solely relying on the testimony of the Drews. Banas said that the original FBI investigation into the matter, during which Grills was interviewed, established her role in the event. The Meiers have said they do not hold Grills responsible for Megan's death.[23] Banas said Sarah Drew, now 15, was attending a different school and not living in Dardenne Prairie. He said Lori Drew was fearful of telling him where her daughter lives. According to Lori Drew's attorney, she had to close her advertising business in the wake of publicity about her role in the Internet account and messages. The Drews would probably be unable to continue to live in the neighborhood. Neighbors shunned the Drews following the revelations.[24]
Internet webloggers posted photographs, telephone numbers, e-mail details, and addresses of the Drews and the employee on various websites.[24] Businesses that advertised in Drew's coupon book business were also shunned.[25] Sarah Wells, a weblogger who revealed thegiven and family names of Lori Drew, said, "I don't regret naming Drew." Stephen Hutcheon, a writer for the Australian newspaper The Age, compared the Dardenne Prairie street where the Drews lived to Wisteria Lane in Desperate Housewives. He noted that neighbors were feuding and there was an increased police presence.[25] After reviewing the case, county prosecutors decided not to file any criminal charges in relation to the hoax.
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