Today I read a post about Online Harassment. This post was about a girl who was harassed online and eventually ended up committing suicide. Megan Meier was only thirteen years old and began talking to a sixteen year old boy on myspace. She liked this boy until he began making fun of her and calling her names. This one boy was not the only one harassing her, others began to join in. A few days before her birthday she killed herself.
Online harassment can have a tragic outcome. Like in Megan Meier's case it was death. I believe that people should monitor their kids on the Internet. If their teenager was acting strange then the parents should investigate and find the source of the problem. Their are to many people out in the world trying to harass teens to not do anything about it. Parents should not allow young kids on sites like myspace. Teens that are mature enough to know not to talk to strangers or give out information should be the only ones allowed on these sites. Teens need to know their limits.
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