People who use bullying as a way to intimidate other people should be ashamed and they should get help... Whether the girl had issues before this episode or not, the mother, who is supposed to be an adult, should have known better.. She also needs to grow and and pay the consequences for her actions too..
My heart goes out to the mom that lost her daughter. I cannot believe that parents are that insensitive to other people that they would encourage their child to bully someone else.
I have a daughter, and she gets very upset when someone comes up to her and tries to push her around.. I let her talk about it, and we try to come up with a solution to the problem, and if it persists I go to the proper authorities at the school to resolve the issue.
Everyone has a place in the world, and no one has the right to push them around... Parents do need to monitor what their children do, that is a parents job, but to get that involved and have someone harm themselves is just wrong...
As far as the city official, she needs to remember that she is in a very public position, keep your nasty jokes to yourself... and tell your jokes with people that understand who you are...
Gaming on line, I am sorry that people feel that they can call others nasty names... I just hope that you move on....be careful, and keep your children safe...
I hope that the officials can come up with a solution, this is an age of unlimited technology and lots of ways to get to people... hopefully someone with a good head on their shoulders will come up with a plan to protect us all...