Det. Bart Lasiter Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 That wall of text reads like a MySpace bulletin or comment or whatever the **** they're called. You can really tell it was written by a second-rate playwright. Also I agree with Ray, I'd like to believe that this girl didn't kill herself because some "OMG SO HAWT" internet friend called her a few names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 That wall of text reads like a MySpace bulletin or comment or whatever the **** they're called. You can really tell it was written by a second-rate playwright. Also I agree with Ray, I'd like to believe that this girl didn't kill herself because some "OMG SO HAWT" internet friend called her a few names. Well, this may be made up, then again, it may not be. As Sabretooth has already said, as long as we don't know each other in real life, we should assume we are only figments of each other's imagination. We shouldn't take people for granted when we only know them from the net. It really is important to firmly stay in touch with real people and to assume a Kreia-like stance towards the net. Don't trust anything or anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediRevan Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 It's awful to know that a website originally created for teenagers has attracted the attention of childish adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 It's awful to know that a website originally created for teenagers has attracted the attention of childish adults. QFT. And how many parents believe in software 'solutions' to keep their kids from harm rather than spending time with them? When your child comes up to you and says, "Dad, you got a minute?" the only valid answer is "Yes, of course." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igyman Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 What those people did is downright despicable. How they can continue to normally live their lives is a mystery to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 It is a mystery to all of us. I would think it to be quite hard to go to sleep everynight knowing that you were partly the reason that a 14-year old girl commited suicide. Unless of course they have asked for forgiveness, but without that, I don't think that I could ever sleep again if I did something like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobQel-Droma Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Wow. What a bunch of jack@$$es. Now there's some people who we would be better off without. And the moral of the story? Well, hmmm.... maybe something like "think about what you do before you do it".... or maybe more appropriate and much simpler: "grow up, 'unnamed adults'". I dunno. Perhaps they were not the only reason for the suicide, but when you have a girl that is depressed and then believes that someone likes her - only to have them call you names and bash your life - well.... they've got some serious blood on their hands. And all from acting like a five-year-old, beating this girl down. As far as MySpace goes, well, of course it has nothing to do with the site; although, maybe some moderating of the messages posted would help. But we might as well take away internet altogether if you feel that it contributed to the problem. It was more a problem of some adults who weren't mature enough. Goodness, I hope they're prosecuted for this. If this was my daughter that killed herself, I would hunt down these people and do something I wouldn't be proud of later. But I'd probably still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargoyle King Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 And adults are supposed to set the example; doesn't bode well with examples of these dispicable people roaming around whom have nothing better to do than to bully a 14-yr old kid. It's like in the UK with the government always banging on on the rate of deteriation of the youth were personally i don't blame the youth, i blame those that should be keeping them in check; their parents etc. - basically adults. Now being an adult myself now i am horrified by this and just couldn't imagine preying on a young girl's emotions like that just for kicks, the ones responsible should be banged up; atleast for manslaughter IMO as they lead to the girl's death. I don't think Myspace are to blame, as it can be hard to monitor what is now such a large online social gathering but i do agree that some form of tighter control should be placed to stop online bullying like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Another point that also bothers me is that Megan, when she spelled out her name, gave 'N for neglected' in her introduction. Why did her parents not jump when they read this? I am NOT excusing anyone, I just feel Megan's parents should have taken better care of their daughter. To me, the pain that Megan went through and that made her take her life instead of talking to her parents weighs heaviest, and when those %%%%s wrecked her, her parents acted far too late. Another point: there are controlled, supervised chatrooms for kids and youths, where your kids are pretty safe but even that is no excuse for not being careful. As for myspace: no accounts for my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargoyle King Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Another point: there are controlled, supervised chatrooms for kids and youths, where your kids are pretty safe but even that is no excuse for not being careful. As for myspace: no accounts for my kids.Yep there are but a lot of kids, being kids, go for the more popular ones (of what i've seen anyhow) that are rarily supervised such as Myspace, Facebook etc. as it is seen as the more popular choice. You made a good point about her parents, just why didn't they click on to her dilemna earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ-W4 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 You made a good point about her parents, just why didn't they click on to her dilemna earlier? I can only speak for myself, but 'Mira' and I decided the kids come first and are second to absolutely nothing. Obviously, not everybody shares our opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Sad....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargoyle King Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I can only speak for myself, but 'Mira' and I decided the kids come first and are second to absolutely nothing. Obviously, not everybody shares our opinion.Yeah i hope to have kids one day and i'd like to think this is the approach i would take with my children, i just can't imagine putting my kids second for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Xander Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 This is greatley tragic I can't believe someone would do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesious Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Myspace myspace myspace... Bunch of jerks... That poor girl... this is exactly why when i used to go on myspace, my profile was set to private and only my closest friends i knew from my family or nieghborhood or school were my friends on it. Actually...it's been about a year and a half sinc ei was last on myspace... i prefer forums now, and my mind and willpower are so solid i'd never commit suicide with such an irrational logic. There are jerks in this world, and people who are easily exploited and emotionally effected by them. This is yet another example of the cruelty this 'big, bad' world has. And sadly, such cruelty and disrepect for the fellow human being is everywhere. These kinds of examples of human cruelty make the religious philosophy of morality seem not so bad, do they? In fact, have morals ever truly in their real purity ever caused harm? No. Please people, even though it is good to know truth and reason, don't lose your morals and common sense. Respect others and be friends to them instead of cussing at them and tellignt hem to die or you'll kill them over the tiniest misunderstanding. Reason and Morallity actually go together perfectly, and if you remember not to forget those two things, hopefully incidents like this will happen less often and the world will be a less cruel and unyielding place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 And this is precisely why I don't have a MySpace page, and if, by some miracle, I'm ever persuaded into getting one, I'll set it to private where only people I know well in real life will be allowed to go. Sure, the immature jackasses aren't the only ones who deserve any blame, but what they did is pretty disgusting. The girl's parents certainly aren't the model idea for how parents should treat their child, but I do admire their self control. I know I wouldn't have reacted so calmly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur'phon Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 These kinds of examples of human cruelty make the religious philosophy of morality seem not so bad, do they? No worries, it makes morals seem very good, though I don't like that you seem to imply that morals are property of religion. Please people, even though it is good to know truth and reason, don't lose your morals and common sense. Luckily, morals, truth and reason tend to fit well together, so no need to fear:) As for the girl, it's sad. must.......not.......rant.....about....the.....media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesious Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 i didn't mean to imply that morals came from religion. everyone has their beliefs/theories/philosophies and stuff, and it's all such a big mess... i'm not goign to discuss religion in this thread though, that's not what it's about. leave that for another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur'phon Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Sorry, my mistake then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 No worries, it makes morals seem very good, though I don't like that you seem to imply that morals are property of religion. Luckily, morals, truth and reason tend to fit well together, so no need to fear I respond to your comments by reference to the Spartan Krupteia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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