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A sad Myspace story; Told you it was evil!
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Denovissimus Nov 18 2007, 04:06 AM Post #1
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Mom: Girl killed herself over online hoax

Teen distraught at end of MySpace relationship; neighbor family created ID

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. - Megan Meier thought she had made a new friend in cyberspace when a cute teenage boy named Josh contacted her on MySpace and began exchanging messages with her.

Megan, a 13-year-old who suffered from depression and attention deficit disorder, corresponded with Josh for more than a month before he abruptly ended their friendship, telling her he had heard she was cruel.

The next day Megan committed suicide. Her family learned later that Josh never actually existed; he was created by members of a neighborhood family that included a former friend of Megan's.
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Now Megan's parents hope the people who made the fraudulent profile on the social networking Web site will be prosecuted, and they are seeking legal changes to safeguard children on the Internet.

The girl's mother, Tina Meier, said she doesn't think anyone involved intended for her daughter to kill herself.

‘Absolutely vile’
"But when adults are involved and continue to screw with a 13-year-old, with or without mental problems, it is absolutely vile," she told the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, which first reported on the case.

Tina Meier said law enforcement officials told her the case did not fit into any law. But sheriff's officials have not closed the case and pledged to consider new evidence if it emerges.

Megan Meier hanged herself in her bedroom on Oct. 16, 2006, and died the next day. She was described as a "bubbly, goofy" girl who loved spending time with her friends, watching movies and fishing with her dad.

Megan had been on medication, but had been upbeat before her death, her mother said, after striking up a relationship on MySpace with Josh Evans about six weeks before her death.

Josh told her he was born in Florida and had recently moved to the nearby community of O'Fallon. He said he was homeschooled, and didn't yet have a phone number in the area to give her.

Megan's parents said she received a message from him on Oct. 15 of last year, essentially saying he didn't want to be her friend anymore, that he had heard she wasn't nice to her friends.

Megan seemed upset
The next day, as Megan's mother headed out the door to take another daughter to the orthodontist, she knew Megan was upset about Internet messages. She asked Megan to log off. Users on MySpace must be at least 14, though Megan was not when she opened her account. A MySpace spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.

Someone using Josh's account was sending cruel messages. Then, Megan called her mother, saying electronic bulletins were being posted about her, saying things like, "Megan Meier is a slut. Megan Meier is fat."

Megan's mother, who monitored her daughter's online communications, returned home and said she was shocked at the vulgar language her own daughter was sending. She told her daughter how upset she was about it.

Megan ran upstairs, and her father, Ron, tried to tell her everything would be fine. About 20 minutes later, she was found in her bedroom. She died the next day.
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Her father said he found a message the next day from Josh, which he said law enforcement authorities have not been able to retrieve. It told the girl she was a bad person and the world would be better without her, he has said.

Another parent, who learned of the MySpace account from her own daughter who had access to the Josh profile, told Megan's parents about the hoax in a counselor's office about six weeks after Megan died. That's when they learned Josh was imaginary, they said.

Creator of fake account not charged
The woman who created the fake profile has not been charged with a crime. She allegedly told the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department she created Josh's profile because she wanted to gain Megan's confidence to know what Megan was saying about her own child online.

The mother from down the street told police that she, her daughter and another person all typed and monitored the communication between the fictitious boy and Megan.

A person who answered the door at the family's house told an Associated Press reporter on Friday afternoon that they had been advised not to comment.

Megan's parents had been storing a foosball table for the family that created the MySpace character. Six weeks after Megan's death, they learned the other family had created the profile and responded by destroying the foosball table, dumping it on the neighbors' driveway and encouraging them to move away.

Megan's parents are now separated and plan to divorce.

Aldermen in Dardenne Prairie, a community of about 7,000 residents about 35 miles from St. Louis, have proposed a new ordinance related to child endangerment and Internet harassment. It could come before city leaders on Wednesday.

"Is this enough?" Mayor Pam Fogarty said Friday. "No, not by any stretch of the imagination, but it's something, and you have to start somewhere."
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That woman who created that fake account is a pathetic bitch!

I wonder if Megan was taking meds for her condition? I bet she was. They failed. I bet them meds aided in her destabilization and her suicide!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Nov 18 2007, 04:41 AM Post #3
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those mothers who created that account deserve to go to jail! how fucking immature! you would expect that from other 13 year olds, not their mothers! What the fuck kind of example are they setting their kids?
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I kind of agree Michele. I want them to be held accountable, but I don't some law created for it. Stupid pathetic bitch. It's just so shameful, a waste of life I think really. To track and hound a girl young enough to be your own daughter.

Humans piss me off so much sometimes.

I don't know why I stick up for them like I do.
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alondria Nov 18 2007, 10:04 AM Post #5
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there has to be some kind of lawa put in place for this kind of thing. they have the ip address so they can track who did it, they've even admitted to sending the messages. they killed that girl and are now going to get away with it
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Well, see Alondria, that was not their intent. What they did really was no different from what has gone on in schoolyards for ages. Only this time the internet was involved. Back in my day, if my mom wanted to know what some kid was saying about me, she would go to that kid and ask!

This really is a fucked up story though.
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but the difference is that these were ADULTS doing this to this child, acting like kids in a school yard, adults bullying and ridiculing and dehumanizing a child. They need to be punished! I say 1 year in jail!!! Enough time for them to get their asses whooped several times while they are in there.
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there is evidence that they harrased that girl who already had mental health issues, wether it was their intent or not they are responsible for her death, they pushed her over the edge. they didn't put the rope around that girls neck physically themselves but they may as well have done
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Angeliica Nero Nov 18 2007, 05:26 PM Post #9
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That is so sad. It would be sad if it was kids that did it to her but grown adults!! Ugh--human beings suck sometimes.
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people have become too dependent on this myspace shit. get REAL friends and bfs'gfs

I find it pathetic for the girl who committed suicide. whether ADD or depressed. give me a fucking break!

what a waste of life.
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She was 13 years old, Jules!! And maybe she didn't have any real friends. Remember what it is like to be a Weinerdog? I do.
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yes I do
but I dealt with it. we didnt have computers when I was a kid
I read books
book after book after book

people have to learn how to DEAL WITH IT.

I was the most giantist WEINERDOG! I got past it. I still have issues with it, but I learned to deal
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it is unfortunate. Jules you are right, everyone should be stronger but some people just arent. I wonder why? Is it genetic, personality, or enviroment that causes someone to be so weak and not be able to handle life?
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dependency on technology.

people use it as a crutch now a days.

whether to find recipes, friends or love.

I admit Im on the pc alot but I dont fancy it as a way out of real life.
I have my own life,friends and family.
people should learn to communicate and meet friends the "old fashion way" REAL LIFE
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yeah, but with real people you can't just shut down the computer if you want a break :;
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well thats when "REAL LIFE" comes in and you have to deal with the situation
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i forget how my sarcasm just does not translate at all in type :ha
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Julesy Nov 18 2007, 06:33 PM Post #18
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:toot
gotcha
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alondria
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yeah, but with real people you can't just shut down the computer if you want a break :;

I could! :rocks
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Some people are more sensitive than others. It's a fine balance to have sensitivity *and* strength. I have nothing but sympathy for that poor little girl though. I'd like to lay a beating on those adults that did that to her. What trash!
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