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We thoroughly researched the topic of cyber-bullying and came to the conclusion that our topics should be that of Meagan Meier, a girl who was bullied on MySpace and committed suicide. Although there was information on Wikipedia under the topic of intimidation, emotional damage, and suicide, there was little information on Megan Meier's Wikipedia page about the effects of her death on current legislation. Not all the facts were posted on Wikipedia and we decided to give this page on Meagan Meier our undivided attention. We found several news articles about legislation passed in Missouri by Governor Matt Blunt regarding cyber-bullying and harassment online. While there was a few clauses in other legislation, there was little specifically devoted to cyber-bullying and stalking. We decided to add information on this new legislation. We want the readers to understand that our government is passing laws to better protect the youth of America. We felt this issue needed to be addressed in Wikipedia under Megan Meier‘s page. This law is one of the first laws in the state of Missouri to be passed on cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment. We were confused as to why no one has added this to Wikipedia before hand.The suicide of a 13-year old girl Megan Meier, who was the victim of an internet hoax, greatly raised the awareness of cyber bullying and its consequences in the state of Missouri. Governor Matt Blunt went so far as to create a task force whose sole purpose was to study and create laws regarding cyber bullying. Governor Matt Blunt said, “(Missouri) needs tough laws to protect its children.” As a result the Internet Harassment Task Force now stands as an immaculate example for other states around the country. Missouri has also toughened their laws on the matter, upgrading cyber-harassment from a misdemeanor to a Class D felony. We hope that by editing the article, we have shown the readers that there are a lot of first time laws being passed to protect our youth and adults for that matter.

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