What kind of trouble could you get into from threatening someone on Facebook?
By Sheepie
@Sheepie (3112)
United States
May 18, 2010 4:47pm CST
Okay, so I was friends with a couple of awful people when I didn't have any other friends, just because I didn't have anyone else. Really immature, stupid girls. So this one in particular threatened me in a Facebook message.
She's shorter than me and I am not afraid of her. Plus, I have much better friends now who would help me deal with it.
But I'm thinking about college now, bigger things, and I really do not care. In fact, I pretty much just want to get her in trouble. If I print out her message and give it to the administration at my school, how much trouble could she get into?
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6 responses
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
18 May 10
I was just testing this message out. I was unable to post a little while ago... I personally think that, you should contact facebook since this is a facebook matter. Does this girl go to the same school as you do? Did she send this message to you while you were in school? This is mean and nasty. I think that it is wise for you to keep a copy of your facebook message.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
18 May 10
Contact both facebook and the school's administrator... If she goes to your school, that will make officials aware of her threatening you. That way if she tries to pull something she will be in hot water. They already know that she is in a state of being harsh. Contact facebook so that they will be aware of this person. They may delete or suspend them from facebook.. I wished that facebook did not have the wall feature. That means that, anyone can post anything on your wall and you can't delete them.
Facebook needs to change this feature.
Facebook needs to change this feature.2 people like this
@dfcar47 (15)
• United States
18 May 10
Be very careful of what you print or say in public it will and can come back to haunt you. How you feel today is not how you'll feel a year or two from now but everyone will remember how it was. If it's in print it can be brought up in court or in a law suit at anytime. Remember your ex-friends may not have your maturity even when they are fifty but you will be much better than to have stuped to their level of brain power.Let her own mouth get her in trouble. Seems she got a good start already.Leave her be and you'll be the winner.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 May 10
sheepie read your discussion over to yourself. look its horrible
what this girl did to you in Facebook. I realize that but if you
turn around and use her same tactics
just what does that make you? I would instead show the message to a Facebook administer and let them handle her. also talk to the school administration, get people
on your side. what I am saying is do not stoop to her level, as I
can see you are a much better person than that. and with college'coming up for you you want a clean decent background. Hounding the mean girl would not look good to College administers at all.
just what does that make you? I would instead show the message to a Facebook administer and let them handle her. also talk to the school administration, get people
on your side. what I am saying is do not stoop to her level, as I
can see you are a much better person than that. and with college'coming up for you you want a clean decent background. Hounding the mean girl would not look good to College administers at all.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
19 May 10
she could be charged with libel or something that is against our personal rights. is there some defamatory words she used?
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
18 May 10
I dont know what sort of trouble a person could get into for threatening someone online or on facebook because I haven't experienced anything negative like that in a long time.
But I do know that most social network sites have a way for there members to report cyberbullying or bullies.
And as for what will happen to them, I'm not sure, as I said. but it's possible that the person involved with the bad behaviour will be band from the site maybe even fined, I know that I came pretty close to reporting someone that was really rude to me on another site along time ago, the strange thing is I didnt do anything to provoke the bullies and didnt understand way they singled me out, but sometimes when I think back I wish I had reported them, and honestly I think you did the right thing by reporting these people or ex friends of yours assuming that they were in the wrong, but you reported it, thats all you can do as to what will happen thats up to the administrator at your school.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
18 May 10
Oh just wanted to add that you have to be careful though when it comes to showing someones personal pics, and things of that nature because sometimes doing things with the intent to expose a persons wrong doing can back fire.
So just be sure that if you report someone you are only doing so because this person has done you wrong and not to get back at them for something else or to humiliate and embarrass them in the community. I say this because I hear of many people and teens getting angry over something that happened in there relationship or friendship and using private photos against them, so I think its good that you reported the inappropriate behaviour but move forward from there and hope that the administrators handle appropriately.
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