Someone using Josh's account was sending cruel messages. Then, Megan called her mother, saying electronic bulletins were being posted about her, saying things like, "Megan Meier is a slut. Megan Meier is fat."

Megan's mother, who monitored her daughter's online communications, returned home and said she was shocked at the vulgar language her own daughter was sending. She told her daughter how upset she was about it.

Megan Meier hanged herself in her bedroom on October 16, 2006, and died the next day. She was described as a "bubbly, goofy" girl who loved spending time with her friends, watching movies and fishing with her dad.

hanged herself

Lol, CNN making grammar mistakes.

I think.

"I hanged that poster on the wall"

As for the topic at hand. I don't think they will be brought up on criminal charge. If they do, it will most likely be Involuntary Manslaughter but I can guarantee that there will be a Wrongful Death Suit.

Everybody in O'Fallon knows how you are. You are a bad person and everybody hates you. Have a [rule 6]y rest of your life. The world would be a better place without you.

None the less, just goes to show that MySpace is Serious Business.

Bullying is bullying. What does the medium matter? I remember when the internet was my escape from real life and people I respected repeatedly told me what a horrible person I was. I can't imagine what it would be like to have someone you trust do that to you in the same situation.

Also, she was thirteen, and you can have some weird priorities at that age.

What kind of Adult insults a 13 year-old from another family?

An adult who doesn't want their kid to be treated like they were in school, so they help their kid take out the other kid in a way that they wish they could have done to their bullies.

Except this time someone died.

According to another news story I read on this, the last message she received was

What kind of Adult insults a 13 year-old from another family?

What kind of adult insults a 13-year-old, period?

Far too many people over the age of 20-whatever have failed to grow up. They think they're still 16 and in high school.

This trend is growing and it concerns me.

I remember that. I'm glad you finally came to your senses and realized that the problem was his, not yours.

Well, the reassurance from you and my other friends helped a lot. Y'know, that I wasn't a worthless drain on society who did nothing important.

What is wrong with people?

They are idiots.

Also, everyone who's making a big deal about this, Remember Terry Schiavo.