You asked how we felt about this, so, here is what I think...
When I was a kid, my friends and enemies called me names, threatend me and faught with me. They wrote me notes with bad names and threats, these were my friends and I was popular, that is just how we acted in Junior High, I guess. No one arrested any of us or anything?? And I know for a fact I wasn't the only child in my grade to ponder suiside.
So, I guess my point is, if you are going to hold a cyber bully responsible for hurting someone's feelings so bad they commit suiside (not that this isn't a very sad story, but putting myself in the girl's shoes, mom really didn't help matters there at the end either) then you better hold every little kid calling the next little kid stupid on the playground responsible as well.
Kids are mean and kids take critisism VERY hard, well at least some of us. Doesn't matter, it is and always will be everywhere, besides maybe in the good ole' days when teachers could actually teach children right from wrong.
I guess this helps me to learn how to teach my kids that this kind of behavior is not excepted for doing OR should it be taken seriously by the reciever.
Thanks and obviously this hit a spot because I have been watching your show for ever and have never posted a reply about one. Maybe it is because this is the first time I have disagreed with you?
Sacia
