Cases of cyber bullying

The top six unfortunate cyber bullying cases in which led to suicide of the victim are reported here:

http://nobullying.com/six-unforgettable-cyber-bullying-cases/

It is truly a shame to read these stories and imagine what these individuals went through on a daily basis that led them to such a low point in their lives where they couldn't stand to be alive.  It is horrible to think of how the family and friends of these individuals felt, some not finding out until after their loved ones death why they were so depressed and felt no escape but to take their own lives.  However, it is amazing to see these families help others by raising awareness and helping establish laws in which protect individuals from being victims of cyber bullying and help prevent it all together.  The harsh reality is that these are only a small proportion of the cyber bullying cases that have occurred worldwide since the influx of cyber space and vast usage of the internet as a means of communication and broadcasting.  It is evident that cyber bullying is a social issue not to be taken lightly and that society should be highly concerned when certain individual’s actions and poor choices lead to the ill-health or in the worst case scenarios, as exemplified in the above link, death by suicide.  The Amanda Todd case, being the most recent on this list (2012), went viral as she posted a Youtube video about her story of cyber bullying shortly before she committed suicide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHXGNx-E7E .  It is hard to watch her video knowing how much pain she was in and knowing that not long after she took her own life, she couldn’t get away from the bullying, it just would not stop.  This is where cyber bullying really differs from bullying in the past, it really never goes away.  The internet is a powerful place and once something is posted online, regardless of whether someone deletes it, it is never really gone.  The concept in which best describes this characteristic of the internet is surveillance; information posted online is stored indefinitely and can be access and shared globally.