Cyber Bullying - Bullied in our own bedrooms.

Vicious cyber-bullying is driving young girls to their deaths.


Abstract:
A month ago, Amy Louise Paul was a happy, lively 13-year- old who enjoyed going to school and seeing her friends. Then one of those friends turned against her.

In the past, this schoolgirl spat may have resulted in some name-calling or even a fight; Amy Louise and her mother would have preferred that.

For instead, the 'friend' set up a group on the internet called We Hate Amy Louise - 'for all of those people who hoped she would die already' - and invited her school friends to join. Which many did, adding their own malicious comments and encouragement.

This news article tells the story of young girls who have fell victim to cyber bullying. One of the young girls, Amy Louise has spoken out about just how low the vicious comments had made her feel saying; 


'I didn't believe it at first because we were friends, if it was to my face we could have argued and sorted it out between ourselves but instead she asked all her friends to write about me on the internet. It's much worse because it's more public than name-calling. When I first saw the comments she'd written I wanted to kill myself.

But what is shocking is how widespread cyber-bullying has become, with the report going on to say that; 'Statistics show as many as one in five children have been at the receiving end of abuse via the internet or a mobile phone'

There has also been a rise in suicides by teenage victims of cyber-bullying, youngsters so distraught by their torment they are driven to take their own lives. This year's Anti-Bullying Alliance survey revealed that 18 per cent of ten and 11-year- olds had been cyber-bullied while in their own home. There has also been a rise in suicides by teenage victims of cyber-bullying, with youngsters so distraught by their torment they are driven to take their own lives.' 


I find it really shocking and sad that so many young girls(and boys) out there are being harassed and bullied so much online that they would be willing to take their own lives. 


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1236481/Bullied-bedrooms-Vicious-cyber-bullying-driving-young-girls-deaths.html