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Online Harrassment-A Hoax, a Suicide-A Journalistic Dilemma
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It was a sad story--Megan Meier, 13, of Dardenne Prairie, committed suicide last year after being bullied and taunted through messages on her MySpace profile.
The messages came from a boy named Josh Evans, who Megan did not know but seemed, at first, to show an interest in her. The messages became more cruel, and then came the nastiest one: "The world would be a better place without you."
Megan hanged herself in a closet without knowing Josh was the creation of neighbors down the street--a woman, her daughter and an 18-year-old female employee. Megan had a falling out with the daughter, and the cyberspace targeting followed.
Steve Pokin, a writer for the …
