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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: epicure who wrote (92691)1/6/2005 4:49:33 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Ionesco, off topic--not Hugh Grant worthy--but I was just reading the Internet and students in Louisiana have been arrested for cyberbullying!

Students Arrested for Cyber Bullying

We all know about high school bullying but have you heard of cyber-bullying? It's real and three Loranger High School students have been arrested for it. You're looking at computer equipment confiscated as part of the Attorney General's High Tech Crimes Unit investigation.

They say the bullying started when a 15-year-old female student created a website picking on a 14-year old male student. He responded with his own site featuring poems with threatening language. A concerned parent alerted the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff, and he contacted authorities.

They say the language was so graphic, it crossed the line and is considered "cyber-stalking," which is a felony. Kris Wartelle with the Attorney General's Office said, "It sort of was like bullying on the Internet that got even worse, and we're lucky it didn't escalate to something even worse."

One student, 18-year old Joseph Sanchez, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor; he helped the younger male set up and maintain his website. The pair called themselves the "8-Ballas," and their poems targeted a group of students they called the "Preps."

We'll have more on this story coming up on 9-News tonight.

wafb.com
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