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Filed under: In The News, Bullying
On Jan. 14, 2010, teenager Phoebe Prince hung herself in her home, and, soon after her death, details of the bullying and harassment she faced at school began to unravel.
Six alleged bullies faced felony charges in their hometown of Hadley, Mass.
Court reports indicate Prince was called a "whore" and that one bully suggested she kill herself, "Today" reports.
Today, more than a year later, two of the teens, Sean Mulveyhill and Kayla Narey, plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal harassment. They were sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service. It is likely the others charged will strike similar deals to avoid jail time.
Narey rose in court to read an emotional apology addressed to Prince in which she apologized for her unkindness, and for laughing when others tormented the girl. She also apologized to the Prince family for the suffering they have endured.
Prince's mom agreed to the deal to avoid a trial. "Today" reports there was not a dry eye in the room as she addressed her daughter's bullies for the first time in court, reflecting on the pain of saying goodbye to her daughter.
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5-05-2011 @ 2:36PM
lunnette said...the parents are the ones that should have gotten probation and comm. service. their kids got away with second degree murder. they should have gone to jail. there they would have understood the gravity of what they did.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:09PM
alden.merchant said...And maybe it'd make others thing before they acted. We put up with this way too much these days.
The damage from bullying doesn't stop for many at the end of school, many will suffer from depression for their entire lives.
Also 100 hours is a joke. I'd want to see at least 1000, make them do it their entire summer break at the very least.
The only reason they said they were sorry was because they got in trouble. I very much doubt they are sorry.
5-05-2011 @ 3:12PM
Dorothy said...OK, so these kids get no jail time, but let's hit them where it HURTS! NO cell phone, NO computer (except in supervised school situations) no driving until they are 21!
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5-05-2011 @ 2:48PM
john said...We live in the area where this all happened, Where did Today, get they're story from. Only crying in courtroom was Phoebes mother, who cried exactly in same place of her speech, each day.... Why doesn't anybody mention how much Phobe was a bully in her school in Ireland... and to all those grammer experts, Kiss my Azzzzz
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5-05-2011 @ 2:53PM
Laurie said...This is completely unacceptable- the only reason these kids actually spoke up about "how sorry they were" was to save their own butts from serious trouble. Hopefully, all of these little weasels will experience first hand what its like to be tormented- too bad it couldn't be in Cell block C.
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5-05-2011 @ 2:58PM
Tab said...This is exactly why bullying will always be a problem. 1 yr. probation for tormenting someone into taking their life?? A bully sees this punishment and this is suppose to make them think before they torment someone?!?!? This is absolutely ridiculous!!!!!! Yes, they are kids but bullying isn't what it was when us parents were in school. They now have internet,text messages and cell phones which makes this so much worse than when we were kids. How many kids are going to have to take their lives from bullying before the punishment catches up with the crimes??
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5-05-2011 @ 3:19PM
Alden said...It's not just while kids are in school, many who are bullied end up with depression that will effect them the rest of their lives. Some may take their lives years later from pain that started while being bullied at school.
6-10-2011 @ 3:20PM
Puppie said...These little bastards are only 'crying' because they got caught, not
for what they did.Karma has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:06PM
jo said...These bulliers are mental cases and need psychological help. A good, normal, happy human being does not inflict such pain on others. They will live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they are the cause of a death.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:19PM
dee said...Should be jail time for the offenders and their parents. Pieces of shiiiitttt all of them. I hope they lay awake at night the rest of their lives tortured by their actions. They killed this girl and they all know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5-05-2011 @ 3:22PM
dee said...John, Jump Long and Hard Loser
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5-05-2011 @ 3:27PM
theresa said...I was bullied as a child and a teen and that was over 50 years ago. This is nothing new, but there is a lot more of it going on as there are a lot more people, and a lot more media coverage. In the old days it was more hush hush and parents seemed to feel it was your fault if you are bullied. My mom used to blame me for anything that went wrong.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:27PM
TiredoftheBS said...Denise, I 100% agree with you and Lynda, I sense a bit of sarcasim in you response but if you were being serious, that's a bit extreme. There's ways to stand up to bullies without going all "Collumbine" on them.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:23PM
dee said...The Judge needs his ass kicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5-05-2011 @ 3:41PM
Chris said...Bullcrap......they should spend several years in jail and be bullied by the other inmantes in every manner imaginable.
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5-05-2011 @ 3:57PM
heidi said...Children who become bullies starts with the parents or whoever is raising them which is usually the parents, both the parents and their children should go to jail and they deserve alot more than a year,let them see what is is like in jail.
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5-05-2011 @ 4:08PM
carl said...When did being unkind become a crime? It might not be right, but what the hell, then I guess we need to charge the president on his comments, and half of the cops in the USA, I am very sorry the young lady Killed herself, but no one made her do it, she was unstable!! we need to stop trying to punish people for others actions, this is big brother at its worse, if anyone tried to put my kid in jail because she hurt someone fillings, my actions I would be much worse!! the people that pushed this are the same people that drug there kids for behavior making them walking zombies!!!!! My god the USA is turning into crap!
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5-05-2011 @ 5:35PM
christib said...May you one day be graced with this issue so it hits you close to home!! People like you are why we have ahole kids like this in our school system!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5-05-2011 @ 6:02PM
carl said...I raiseid 4 great kids and I am a combat vet, how many kids have you raised? and what have you ever done for this country except run your mouth!!
5-05-2011 @ 6:11PM
thewatervstheanchor said...well put, Carl.