Lori Drew case and cyberbullying
5 12 2008
There is a great posting by social networking expert danah boyd regarding cyberbullying as it relates to the Lori Drew case. She says, “Lori Drew abused her power as a knowledgeable adult by leveraging her adult knowledge of psychology to humiliate and torment a teen girl. Put another way, Lori Drew engaged in psychological and emotional child abuse. Child abuse includes the psychological or emotional mistreatment of a child. Unfortunately, most legal statutes focus on sexual and physical abuse and neglect because emotional abuse is very hard to substantiate and prosecute. But realistically, she should’ve been tried with child abuse, not a computer crime.” What do you think?
The article is definitely worth a look – the comments are insightful too! Find it at: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/11/30/reflections_on.html
Hello! I found a social action band you might be interested in called ‘Truth On Earth’ — http://www.truthonearthband.com
they have a song about cyberbullying and have a rock sound of the early ’70’s. this is the only song of its type that tells the story about cyberbullying and presents a solution. They are awesome.
download some of their music on iTunes – a whopping 70% of their profits go to charties and organizations supporting the subjects they sing about.
dont forget to add them on facebook and myspace!
Email them at their contact page, they like to link up with anyone who wants to promote their cause
From – Beckie