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Unfortunately, as the woman committed no real criminal act, Megan's parents can't seek justice through the court system. In that light, I can understand their desire to punish this woman in some way for being responsible for the death of their daughter. But they're being just as irresponsible as she was by allowing the cycle of revenge to continue. At what point in this does someone, one of these so-called adults, finally stop and say, "Okay, enough. Let's not compound this tragedy any further"?

The second video didn't go into detail about what Megan did to this woman's daughter, other than to say she stopped being friends with her, but regardless of what happened between the two girls, was it worth the parents taking it so far? As a responsible parent, the mother should have just tried talking to Megan and her parents, explaining how her daughter was hurt because of the end of the friendship. Or, explaining to her daughter that friends come and go, and even though it hurt, she should move on and try to make new friends. Taking it upon herself to exact revenge on a 13 year old is idiotic at best; the whole matter is basically a trivial issue between grade school kids that most likely would have worked itself out without the parents' interference. Maybe Megan's parents never should have allowed her on Myspace in the first place, especially if the only reason was "because all her friends were there", but that in no way excuses what the other mother did. The truly sickening part in all this is that the mother feels no remorse for the fact that a child is dead, and further smears Megan's name by saying she deserved what happened. That's inhuman.

Wanting revenge, to me, is a natural reaction to having been wronged by someone. But part of being a mature adult means stopping to think about the possible outcomes of seeking revenge, and realizing that your own hurt feelings aren't the be all and end all. If one decides to go forward with plans of revenge, then the cycle will continue until someone is strong enough to just let things go and go on with their lives.

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