Cyber Bullying

The peak of  the Internets success has lead to a staggering number of horrible events that it can cause. There are many unfortunate events that stem from the internet such as fraud, fabrication, and falsifying information; but the most popular "trend" among teens seems to be cyber bullying. A horrible situation should never end in suicide due to cyber bullying. Each year, thousands of teenagers lose their life to other people slandering their name and their reputation.

Unfortunately, Jessica Laney of Hudson, Florida committed suicide in 2012 after she was "pushed to the point where she couldn't take it anymore." It all started on ask.fm which is a social media site where people can ask other users anonymous questions which usually become an invasion of privacy situation. Her home life was already a dreadful mess where she said that she lost a relationship with her brother and her father. After many people commented things like "you should kill yourself already" and "nobody cares about you anyway", she decided to hang herself on a cold Sunday night. Laney was 16 and died of a "broken heart" due to absurd comments on social networking sites.

Even though the I believe the government should take legal action in finding out who the anonymous people are, I do know that it may not be the easiest task. I also believe that if the "anonymous cyber bullies" were to be tracked down, they should be sentenced to at least five years in prison.