More Evidence of Internet’s Dark Side
Blogger Calls Dead Girl “Slut”
Anonymous Blogger Brags She “Covered Her Tracks Well”
A Sick Afterthought to a Sad Case
“You guys are totally wrong about Megan. I’m sick of all the news putting the blame on the lady. I knew Megan and what really went on you can read about it here: http://meganhaditcoming.blogspot.com/
kristen”
The above comment appeared suddenly on our story “Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Cruel Hoaxers Outed, Let the Lesser Outrage Begin“. Because DBKP has been covering this sad story from the moment it appeared, we supposed, the commentator felt compelled to let us know her feelings.
The comment was left by a poster named “Kristen” and led us to a blog by the sick name of “Megan Had It Coming“.
We checked out the blog and found one post on it. That post, in its entirety follows. At the end of it, “Kristen” brags that no one will be able to track her down.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Set the record straight
I want to set the record straight about Megan Meier. I’m calling myself Kristen because if i don’t want to give out my real name.
Megan and I were sort of friends. I always saw her at school and sometimes on myspace when her mom would let her on. I need to talk about what she was like because everyone has this picture of this innocent girl who had this horrible thing done to her. That’s sorta true but not totally.
Megan was a total drama queen. Yeah i know it was depression or whatever but it was hard to be her friend for very long because she would always lose it and turn into a psycho. That’s why the daughter stopped being friends with Megan. Let’s call her laura. Every other day Megan would have some crisis and you could see her freaking out down the hall or screaming at someone for stabbing her in the back or not listening to her or whatever then she would go cry to Laura unless it was her pissing her off. You couldn’t say anything to megan without her taking it the wrong way.Read the rest of the story:
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Blogger Says “Megan Had It Coming”
Sources:
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Blogger Says “Megan Had It Coming”
and those quoted above.
Mondoreb blogs at Death By 1000 Papercuts. Interested readers can e-mail him at
mondoreb@gmail.com.
21 users commented in " Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Blogger Says “Megan Had it Coming” "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWas this written by the mother who victimised Megan, or by
her daughter? Or perhaps the mother put another one of her
employee’s up to this. It is about as abnormals as what the
mother did to Megan.
I can not believe what I am reading. Do you even realize that she killed herself. Do you have even an ounce of compassion in your body? There is simply no need to bash someone who had a hard enough time in life and now you are bashing her in her death. Maybe you should seek help.
It’s a hoax. The girl says in the post “Laura” several times (as Lori’s daughter) but Lori’s daughter’s real name is Sarah.
I’m inclined to believe it’s Lori, since the writing style seems too mature for a 13YO girl like “Kristen”.
Wow,obviously written by an adult. When have you ever come across a 13/14 year old using the words “perspective” and “shallow” in a sentence. First an adult posing as a boy named “Josh”. Now we have an adult posing as “sort of a friend”/and or classmate with the same heartless and unapologetic mannerisms as Mrs. Drew. Hmmm…could it be that the poster is her?? …
For those of you who feel powerless against this injustice, please read. You are not powerless.. Public pressure CAN result in the proper handling of this case as it has many times before.
Example:
About a month ago, a child nearly drowned in the family swimming pool. The child was pulled inside the house to try to recessitate the child.
A cop who showed up after paramedics arrived, ran into the house and slipped on the wet floor. A floor wet, because the child was soaking wet.
After the cop received full pay for her workman’s comp claim…and after all of the cops medical bills were paid….this cop proceeded to sue the family of the boy who is now a vegitable.
Public outrage and anger lead to the cop’s suspension from the force…and the cop was finally forced to repeal her case.
Had this story been covered up and hidden, this cop would have gone forward and sued this grieving family while their child was still in intensive care.
See… you do have a voice… public pressure can give a victim a small amount of justice.
Megan Meier deserves at least a little justice in all this – not just some new law named after her.
If you feel the adult child predator in this case should bear some kind of responsibility to her part in this, then make sure your voice is heard.
Ms Drew could set this up on your child next…
Even if you watch your child like a hawk….remember the following.
Your child’s friends have computers.
Your child’s school has computers…
Libraries have computers…
If your child desperately desires to get to a computer, they will find one eventually…
And Ms. Drew, and others like her are waiting.
Justice deserves to prevail here…and so far it has NOT!
I really do not understand this. Electronic stalking crimes are adequately defined and covered by Missouri Revised Statuets (link enclosed). Unless they are somehow quibbling about intent – I cant understand why the Lori person hasn’t been charged already.
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C500-599/5650000225.HTM
I’m sure many of have seen the T.V. show “To Catch a Predator”. I don’t see how this is any different. If an adult befriends a child with the intent to harm the child emotionally or physically or both, that adult should be held responsible for the consequences of HER Moronic actions. In most states soliciting a child is illegal, I suggest getting records of every conversation this child had with this adult woman and if there was even a hint of her “pretending” to being sexually, emotionally, or otherwise interested in a relationship with this child under false pretenses she should be arrested.This woman is no better than the men they prosecute from “To Catch a Predator”. As much as young children can be “drama queens” none of them deserve anything like this. The woman that perpetuated this young child’s death should be ashamed of herself, how immature and sane can you be to bully a child. I assume this lady is probably a drama queen herself and is probably certifiable and should be committed.I’m disgusted at how horrible an adult can be to a child but I’m sure this is only the tip of the iceberg this internet predator problem really needs to be addressed.
I dont know how naive people are from where you live, but even if someone is a drama queen at age 14 does not mean that an adult who should be matured has the write to harrass her and play with her head. An adult that is that twisted should be locked up and I think you have a lot of growing up to do if you think it is ok what this woman did because this girl is a “drama queen”. The world is filled with girls like this you will see them in college and at your job if your small minded no brain self ever lets you make it that far and just because it annoys you doesnt mean you can harrass them to depression and even death. Get a life!
My blood is ice cold at this unbelievable story! The anger and venom i want to spew at the vicious sick bastards who can a) perpetrate something this cruel and b) the brainless wonders who condone it is immeasurable!! My heart goes out to Megan’s family, and to all families that suffer at the hands of such base humans. My Space is a poison! Remove your children from it, unplug their computers, and send them out to play to be with friends and family!! Do it now .. no one could have forseen this form of predator, and i am 100% certain some other sick twisted bastard will come up with some other way to infect our children and hurt them. Megan cannot be saved, but her story can be given voice. i for one will work with any future campaign to make such things illegal, will you?
The lack of real human interaction tends to dehumanize folks on the internet towards one another, even when they can see your face!, such as the case of video blogger Paperlilies on youtube. This beautiful young lady received the same hurtful comments as Megan times a thousand!. Instead of hanging herself, miss Paperlilies went and made a video about all those mean jerks, and if you scroll down, that video has the same amount of comments saying how much people love her. the video is here if you want to see it yourselves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSYw4dUVb1E
Lets all learn from both these examples to NEVER take internet comments too personal and they CAN be brushed off as nothing. (show it to your loved ones too)
Jorgie is absolutely right. Look at this mess: the whole thing was possible because the internet has cultivated an environment where anyone with inferior communication and social skills (or none at all) can flame anyone with absolute impunity. It’s called cyber-disinhibition (look it up), and refers to the fact that people hiding behind their screens and fake names can act out their aggressions in ways they never could before…road rage without the car.
The brutal words and attacks poor Megan was enduring were just “business as usual” among her peer group. Even today, if you had the audicity to approach a young girl at school and call her a “total slut” to her face there is a good chance someone else (maybe a boyfriend or older brother) will clean your clock (and you will deserve it). But if you can hide behine your avitar and get away with anything– and are crude, rude and vulgar to begin with– what’s going to stop you? Lori Drew was just leveraging a sick system already in place, enabled by this and countless other posting sites. Yes, she is guilty and responsible for what happened. But she didn’t invent the system; she just gamed it with devestating consequences.
So stop posting. If you have something to say to someone either have the nerve to say it to their face or don’t say it at all. If you have an opinion try writing and getting published a letter to the editor or even a guest editorial, where you’ll be required to use your real name. Your neighbors and others will come up to you and say things like “Wow, great article– didn’t know you felt that way,” or “I really don’t agree with you, here’s why.” Either way, it’s a lot healthier and you’ll feel a lot better about yourself.
Go back to the blog. It turns out it was in fact the mother! Don’t let this go unseen! Tell everyone!
Crystal you are a damn drama queen yourself.if your stuoid enough to kill yourself over something said on the net,then i’m sorry you reproduced.
Jorgie, while I agree that comments on the internet should not be taken as seriously, Megan Meier was an emotionally unstable, depressed 13 yo teen girl, who was going on the belief that these nasty comments were from her fellow classmates and friends at school, and “Josh Evans” (Lori Drew) even told her that “everyone knows how she is”. She probably felt her world completely collapse around her. I’d say in this particular case, Lori Drew’s actions were to blame especially due to knowledge of Megan’s frail emotional state and how not being accepted or being rejected by this made up boyfriend would at the very least drive Megan to attempt suicide.
The “Megan Had It Coming” Blog was written by Jason Fortuny and is discussed at length in the New York Times Magazine in an article entitled “The Trolls Among Us.”
this woman should be locked up
i just got done reading this blog and it is so messed up how could someone do that to a child you must be stupid. this girl was pretty and she sounds just like some of my friends and i do hate that they act like that but who are we to talk about these kinds of people in such words. this girl should be put away for life.
Why is it the womens fault that this young girl killed herself? Shouldn’t you be asking why didn’t the PARENTS monitor their young daughters internet usage? Why didn’t the PARENTS seek help for their daughters disorder? I’m sorry guys but this is retarded… You’re going to have people in the real world telling your silly stuff. It’s called life. She was a child and the blame should be on the parents. When a kid shoots himself you don’t BAN all guns because the gun was evil. A gun is a gun – it’s inanimate. The question is why didn’t the parents have any responsibility! Seriously! Wake up AMERICA!
Not all thirteen year olds are retarded enough to not use words like “shallow”, and “perspective,” etc. How else would “Kristin” have known about all these school examples, and happenings? That makes absolutely no sense.
I am shocked about how people are defending this woman. She is 40 some years-old. Can’t she defend herself? I am sickended with all this blogs I’m reading about how Megan was crazy but this Lori is fine. She should of been a parent. At some point in your child’s life you have to let them expirence the hardships in the real world. Kid’s have to deal with rumors and friends turning on each other and all that. It builds charater and toughness. And if Lori wasn’t ready to let her daughter go through life she should of called the school or parent. What she did was wrong. I don’t get how people can not see that.
Leave A Reply