Cyberbullying: 11-year-old Girl Receives Death Threats Due to Online Video Chat
Eleven-year-old Jessi Slaughter (a.k.a. kerligirl13) is now under police protection after receiving death threats from several cyberbullies. It all started when Slaughter encountered several “haters” in a live, online video chat room using a site called Stickam which hosts real-time, streaming videos. Slaughter subsequently recorded a response video to the bullies from her bedroom webcam and posted it on YouTube. The video has been dubbed an “emotional breakdown” and features her angry father threatening the cyberbullies with criminal charges. To date, the video has been seen by over 1 million viewers and is even highlighted on Comedy Central's website. YouTube user Trey.tech Media also edited a popular remix of the video to music which is featured on StickyDrama.com and even on sale at iTunes, all at the expense of 11-year-old Jessica, whose name has become a hugely popular search term on Google.
The initial online attacks against Slaughter were compounded after her street address and telephone number were posted on various Internet message boards. Soon, anonymous 911 calls led police to Slaughter’s house in the middle of the night on multiple occasions. Death threats quickly followed.
In an interview with Momlogic.com, Slaughter’s mother, Dianne Leonhardt, says she did not realize that her daughter was creating videos and posting them online.
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Monica i totally agree with u. no sympathy watsoever. i feel bad she got bullied but she has a sailer mouth, is too full of herself, etc. etc. so haters dont hate on her, but girl stop cursing ur like 11!
i have a motto for schools. no school is a great school untl its a safe school."(please comment)
hang in there it will be over soon
I'm against any kind of bullying, (as a child I was bullied) but in my opinion this 11 year old is strongly feeding all that negative buzz around her.
She is not behaving like an 11 year old, she is cursing like a sailor (every other word), flirting (sucking her fingers) showing her piercing lips, saying that she is more beautiful, popular than every body else etc etc. plus that popular tantrum. People who watch this can not feel empathy for her. It is the same feeling when one watches a two year old smoking cigarettes. She is not another Ryan Hallygan or Megan Meier. She is at the other side of the coin. Its incredible how her parents are being played by their 11 year old, they should keep her away from posting anything, all that family should go to counseling ASAP.
It is well known that teenagers learn from the experiences of their peers. That is why "Teen Cyberbullying Investigated" (Jan. 2010, Free Spirit Publishing) was written. TCI presents real cases of teens in trouble over their online and cell phone activities. Endorsed by Dr. Phil on April 8, 2010 (Bullied to Death), TCI speaks to our youth about their e-mails, blogs, text messages and Facebook posts. Civil and criminal sanctions have been imposed by schools, law enforcement and the courts for mean-spirited and cruel content. The bottom line: "Think B4 U Click."
Thanks for looking at "Teen Cyberbullying Investigated" on: http://www.freespirit.com (publisher).
Regards, -Judge Tom.
Hello from Montana:
You have a great site and are doing an important work. I would very much like to link our sites and help one another share the message of no bullying.
May I have permission to quote from your site, giving you full credit?
thanks,
Judy Helm Wright
Judy- Thank you for following the work we do. Please feel free to quote and re-publish our content with appropriate credit.
Thanks!
Mike