This is absolutely true. As a father of two young girls, its frightening and disgusting.

Got a friend that says he buys boy pants for his 9 year old daughter because he can’t find pants for her that aren’t low riding hip huggers.

Understood.
I didn't trace the email. I don't know the person who traced the email. An anonymous person on the interwebs claims to have done it and claims that Kody Maxon is the guilty party.
An anonymous person says a name and the lynch-mob immediately forms. Scary shit.

Not a problem

God, this world we live in can be so *****ed up at times.

The internet and social media has dulled our actual feelings of compassion. It has given cowards and predators a podium from which to speak, and a shield to hide behind. Sad.

I don't think I would ever want to be killed to death... :D

I have a hard time finding a reason not to blame Amanda and her parents for this tragedy. First off why does a 12 year old have a webcam? Yeah it's impossible nowadays to keep a kid off the net, but why buy her a webcam? NOTHING good comes from owning a webcam if you're a child. Whats more appalling is the fact that her parents weren't successful in defusing the situation. Instead they gave into all her emotions instead of teaching her how to learn from this silly mistake.

Then there's Amanda. You mean to tell me she couldn't handle life because there was a picture of her breasts being circulated over the internet and around her city? I find that to be ridiculous. Everyone does things they wish they could take back. But come on.. this whole bullying phenomenon erks me big time. Kids have been teased and bullied since the beginning of time. Now all of a sudden these kids are killing themselves over it? I blame the parents and society for not equipping our youth with ways to deal with "bullying."

The dude who kept pursuing her and making life hard on her is a scumbag.. yes I agree. But it's how a person reacts to harassment that opens them up to being bullied. If she just ignored the dude instead of changing schools and posting youtube videos the dude woulda got bored n gave up.

And the getting beaten up for sleeping with another girls boyfriend.. that doesnt need explanation. What would you do if you found out some dude was bangin your old lady? Probably load up the shotgun or pound your fist through his skull. Plus she's how old? 15 or something having a one night stand? Where's the parenting??????????

The whole situation could and should have been avoided. A poor girl resorting to suicide over something she did as a 12 year old is sad. Her actions and her parents actions/inaction deserve 100% of the blame.

I agree with parts of this, but saying that her parents deserve 100% of the blame suggests that this child predator is blameless. **** that noise.

Yup, my first thought was "I really hope they got the right guy". If he is the right guy, then nuthooks for him.

Yep, true. The sexualization of children is the problem here.

OMG... teenagers are having sex!?!?!?! It's not 1950, get over it. Everyone makes mistakes as children, I did, you did, your kids, my kids, however I doubt anyone had that mistake sent to everyone we know to humiliate us over and over. Exposing herself on the internet isn't what caused her to take her own life. The scumbag humiliating her time after time and her believing it was never going to end caused that.

Blaming the girl and her parents is pretty reprehensible.

If it were my daughter I truly hope once he starts tossing threats she would let me know so me and mr black mails my 12 year old can have a nice long talk.

I have four children, two boys and two girls. I have only allowed computers that are accessible to the children to be placed in the living room, in plain view of the entire family. I have also consistently enforced a set of rules regarding internet usage. Kids will be kids. They will have to deal with sexuality as they mature and it happens earlier than a lot of people realize. As a parent you hope to help your kids through that. I don't blame her parents for her death. It was her own unfortunate choice. I do blame the guy that harassed her for causing extra stress in her life that she shouldn't have had to deal with.

Yeah but if you listen to the celebrities they model themselves after, then they are simply "Expressing themselves"

Yup. Imagine going through this and then finding out that the guy is around thirty years old, an adult that you can confront. It wouldn't be pretty.