"Megan Meier had been taking psychotropic drugs," said Aftab, who founded WiredSafety.org and Wiredkids.org. "She was emotionally fragile."

"This was a rare case, an anomaly," agrees Justin Patchin, co-founder of Cyberbullying.us and associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. "Megan shouldn't be the basis of a new law."

If only they used this logic with drugs. One kid OD's or dies or trips out and kills themselves and that's their only basis for banning mushrooms in Amsterdam. As well as every new drug here.
luciddreamer Reviewed by luciddreamer on . If you hurt someone's feelings, you can go to jail Cyberbullying Bill Could Ensnare Free Speech Rights Critics say the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act is too broad and would act as judge and jury to prove that one person "cyberbullied" another. By Steven Kotler FOXNews.com Thursday, May 14, 2009 A bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month by Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., is designed to prevent cyberbullying, making it punishable by a fine and up to two years in prison. Rating: 5