March 5th, 2008
‘Webparty’ revellers pelt police:
The international phenomenon of stupidity continues this time in the English town of Bournemouth.
A student there decided to throw a party and thought it would be a good idea to advertise the party on Bebo.
As you can expect 200 people showed up and trashed the neighborhood.
When police showed up a stand […]
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March 3rd, 2008
MySpace foils Wausau underage drinking party:
A couple from Wausau, Wisconsin were away from home for the weekend when they spotted something on their daughter’s MySpace. Apparently she was hosting a party unbeknown to her parents and posted the invitation on MySpace. Which we know is always a recipe for chaos.
The parents turned around and […]
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February 26th, 2008
No charges against impersonators in Internet suicide case:
Authorities in St. Charles County, Missouri will not be filing any charges against those behind the ‘Megan Had It Coming’ blog.
For those of you just joining us let me recap. In the wake of the controversy surrounding the much publicized suicide of Megan Meier someone posted a fake […]
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February 21st, 2008
Mother reports finding nude photos of teen daughter on MySpace:
A horrified mother from Martin County, Florida discovered nude pics of her 13-year-old daughter on MySpace.
Apparently the daughter took the picture of herself and sent them to her then-boyfriend. I’m sure she thought they were going to be together forever. Well, they didn’t. So after they […]
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February 20th, 2008
Police refute Bridgend suicides link:
Another youth has commuted suicide in the Welsh town of Bridgend bring the total to 17.
Most if not all of them had a profile on the social website Bebo. Some people have said that Bebo itself is to blame. While I find that claim ridiculous there was an interesting quote […]
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February 17th, 2008
‘Young cousins’ latest Bridgend suicides
The Welsh town of Brigend has been experiencing a rash of suicides by young people in recent weeks. Two more of its young citizens have taken their life. This time a 15-year-old boy and in a separate incident his 20-year-old female cousin.
Some media in the U.K. have tried to connect […]
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February 15th, 2008
Staten Island teen will face charges in MySpace case:
You would think that this would be common sense but obviously it isn’t. When a restraining order has been issued against you and you’re not supposed to contact the victim in any way, that includes MySpace. So says New York judge Matthew A. Sciarrino.
16-year-old Melissa Fernino was […]
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February 5th, 2008
Police probe death in Bebo suicide town:
Another teen suicide is thought to have happened in the town of Bridgend, South Wales. I originally posted about the rash of teen suicides happening there at this post.
At this time police are saying it’s not linked to other suicides and have actually not officially declared it a […]
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January 29th, 2008
Bebo cyber-bully faces jail after tricking friend into falling in love with fake profile:
In the vein of the Megan Meier tragedy a 17-year-old boy from the UK is under arrest after causing his friend to attempt suicide via Bebo. Bebo is a social site along the lines of MySpace that is very popular in the […]
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January 22nd, 2008
Copycat death cult rips apart town as SEVEN teenagers commit suicide:
I ride the American press constantly for shoddy journalism. It could be worse. It could be the British press. No offense to Brits but outside of the BBC you have some of the worst in media. Take for example this article from This Is London.
7 […]
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January 13th, 2008
Parents away and 500 teens play:
An Australian teen from Narre Warren South, Victoria posted an open invitation to a party at his house while his parents were on vacation. 500 kids showed up. It got so out of hand the police had to fall back and wait for back up.
The worst part? The kid isn’t […]
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January 10th, 2008
Okaloosa County boy arrested for MySpace threat:
This article is the definition of short on details.
Some kid from Okaloosa County in Florida threatened some other kid on MySpace back in October.
He was arrested.
The end.
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January 8th, 2008
L.A. grand jury issues subpoenas in Web suicide case:
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has issued subpoenas in the suicide death of Megan Meier from Missouri. For those of you living under a rock Megan Meier at the age of 13-committed suicide when a boy she met on MySpace rejected her and demeaned her. […]
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January 7th, 2008
Facebook vigilantes identify alleged cat killers:
The Royal Canadian Kilted Facebook Vigilantes have struck once more. I made that name up by the way with heavy influence from Ren and Stimpy.
Anyway this time they’ve published the names of four teenage animal abusers…
In a case of vigilante justice, the identities of four teenage boys accused of […]
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January 3rd, 2008
Suspect identified, threatened on Facebook:
Facebbok may not be a hotbed of criminal activity like MySpace is but it sure does have it’s share of dumbasses.
16-year-old Mike Woloshyn was fatally stabbed at a house party in Selkirk, Manitoba.
A memorial Facebook group was started so friends and family can post their thoughts and feelings on his tragic […]
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