“Why are you still alive?” A text message sent to 12 year old Rebecca Sedwick before jumping form a tower. Cyberbully, a famous drama movie based on a true story, explains how easy it is to become a victim of online bullying. According to Bullying Statistics, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in approximately 4,400 deaths per year. Still today, many parents see bullying as “just part of being a kid,” but it is a very serious problem and can lead children or teens to have negative emotions or effects on themselves. Many states in USA have laws against cyberbullying, but only thirty four states are with it. A numerous amount people believe that the rest of the sixteen states should create cyberbullying …show more content…
Thirteen year old Megan Meier hanged herself in her bedroom closet on October 17th after meeting a sixteen year old boy online. Although she doesn’t meet him in person, her friends say that the online “relationship” has improved her mood dramatically. Over time, they become even closer but on October 16th, Josh Evans (the boy online) suddenly takes a cruel turn and tells Megan she doesn’t want to be friends anymore. He said, “I’ve heard that you are not very nice to your friends.” After posting derogatory statements about her online and shares some of her private messaged with the public about Megan, his final message to Megan reads, “You are a bad person and everybody hates you [...] The world is a better place without you.” Weeks later, it is proved that Josh Evans’ online account is fake and was created by Lori Drew, who was one of the mothers of Megan’s closest friends. Lori Drew later admits that it was intended to “mess with Megan.” According to the Megan Meier Foundation, many people have joined in promoting awareness and education about bullying, cyberbullying and suicide. The police and/or government receive approximately two million reports of self harm or injury according to Healthy Place. It also states that teens are more likely to engage in self harm/injury than people in their late 20’s or 30’s due to the drama and events that happen in high