From the NYTs...
Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar By AMY HARMON
Published: August 26, 2004
"The fight started at school, when some eighth-grade girls stole a pencil case
filled with makeup that belonged to a new classmate, Amanda Marcuson, and she
reported them.
But it did not end there. As soon as Amanda got home, the instant messages
started popping up on her computer screen....
The technology, which allows its users to inflict pain without being forced to
see its effect, also seems to incite a deeper level of meanness. Psychologists
say the distance between bully and victim on the Internet is leading to an
unprecedented - and often unintentional - degree of brutality...etc"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/education/26bully.html?ex=1097899200&en=
c83c946f5aff617c&ei=5070&oref=login
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