Case Study #2: Amanda Todd
Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old girl who was blackmailed, bullied, and physically attacked. When she was only 12, she exposed her breasts to a stranger. This stranger took a photograph of Amanda and then threatened to share it if she didn't "give him a show." However, the stranger still leaked her topless photos which left Amanda vulnerable to bullying. The stranger had her topless photo as his Facebook profile picture and passed it along to her schoolmates. Humiliated, Amanda changed schools, but the picture made it to her new school as well.
Later, Amanda was talking to an old guy friend who convinced her to come over while his girlfriend was away on vacation. She engaged in sexual intercourse and the girlfriend found out and she and a group of her friends beat Amanda up outside of the school. After that, Amanda tried and failed to kill herself by drinking bleach. Her failed suicide attempt only made her more of a target for bullying with pictures of her captioned, "Thirsty? Drink Clorox."
To escape the torment, Amanda's family moved; however, the stranger again spread her topless photos around the school by posing as someone who was going to move to that school. Amanda spiraled into a deep depression, posting a video on YouTube detailing the three years of torture, suffering and anguish she had gone through. Months after posting the video, Amanda hanged herself.
Later, Amanda was talking to an old guy friend who convinced her to come over while his girlfriend was away on vacation. She engaged in sexual intercourse and the girlfriend found out and she and a group of her friends beat Amanda up outside of the school. After that, Amanda tried and failed to kill herself by drinking bleach. Her failed suicide attempt only made her more of a target for bullying with pictures of her captioned, "Thirsty? Drink Clorox."
To escape the torment, Amanda's family moved; however, the stranger again spread her topless photos around the school by posing as someone who was going to move to that school. Amanda spiraled into a deep depression, posting a video on YouTube detailing the three years of torture, suffering and anguish she had gone through. Months after posting the video, Amanda hanged herself.
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