Megan Meier was one of untold numbers of underaged teenagers who have joined MySpace. The tragedy of her suicide, and the stunning sequence of events that brought it about, force us to confront the potential dangers that minors face when venturing online. Megan Meier’s suicide has been reported in a detailed article, published in the [...]
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Megan Meier: MySpace, Manipulation, Betrayal and Suicide
November 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Privacy and Personal Safety, Social Networking
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Taser Death at Vancouver Airport – Conflicting Eyewitness Accounts and Controversy
October 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Physical Safety, Privacy and Personal Safety
The man whom police at Vancouver International Airport tasered to death on October 14 has been identified, but the circumstances and the exact cause of his death are still unknown: A man who died at Vancouver International Airport minutes after being zapped with an RCMP stun gun was in the process of immigrating to live [...]
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Man’s Death By Taser at Vancouver Airport Ignites Debate on Taser Use in Canada
October 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Physical Safety, Privacy and Personal Safety
The Globe and Mail reports that the taser death of a man at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday, October 14, has become the impetus for an examination of the use of tasers by police in Canada: Another taser-related death in Canada has set off a call for national standards on when and how the weapons [...]
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