Story Created:
May 16, 2008
Story Updated:
May 16, 2008
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers have approved a bill that makes Internet harassment illegal.
The bill is a response to the suicide of a St. Charles County
teen who was teased over the Internet. It updates state laws
against harassment by removing the requirement that the
communication be written or by telephone.
Supporters say the bill now covers harassment through computers, text messages and other electronic devices. It now goes to Governor Blunt for approval.
The bill was prompted by the suicide of a suicide of a suburban St. Louis girl.
Police said Megan Meier hanged herself in 2006 after being teased on a social networking Web site. A neighborhood mother was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in the case.
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Saturday, May 17 at 5:29 PM lillian hall wrote ...
I agree with this law. Teens are too fragile for anyone, especially an adult, to be playing with their feelings and insecurities. I wonder how this woman would have handled the situation if it had been reversed. I feel very sorry for the mother of the victim. My prayers will be with her and also with the perpetrators that they can finally see the damage they did.
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