Cyberbullying Victims

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There are way too many cyber bully victims all around the world today. The victims are so badly effected they can either become seriously depressed or even end their own life. Most people believe that only teenagers are involved in cyber bullying. But in fact there are adults such as a parent that can be under fake accounts online to hide who they really are. The sad thing is that aren’t parents supposed to teach their kids from right and wrong. That was not the case in the 2006 cyber bully suicide of 13 year old Megan Meier (Anonymous). A lot of people have heard about this devastating story. There has been a lot of similar stories, but this one was a big one. It all started with a women named Lori Drew. In this story Lori Drew 49 years

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