Results: Cyber bullying and Rehtaeh Parsons
Published on 04/11/2013
Rehtaeh Parsons was a teenager from Nova Scotia (Canada) who passed away on April 7th 2013 after a suicide attempt. She had been raped by four boys 18 months prior and pictures taken during the rape had circulated in her school, prompting constant bullying and cyber bullying by her peers.
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Have you heard of this case?
Yes
41%
1968 votes
No
59%
2841 votes
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Do you think bullying is worse now than in the past because of the Internet? Yes
76%
3650 votes
No
13%
649 votes
Undecided
11%
510 votes
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Are you surprised that the authorities did not press charges earlier in this case, considering it involved allegations of rape and distribution of child pornography (with the victim being underage at the time)? Yes
67%
3212 votes
No
13%
643 votes
Undecided
11%
538 votes
Not Applicable
9%
416 votes
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Do you think Rehtaeh Parsons' suicide will prompt the authorities to prosecute her alleged rapists? Yes
48%
2304 votes
No
19%
908 votes
Undecided
25%
1194 votes
Not Applicable
8%
403 votes
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Do you think that Rehtaeh Parsons' suicide will prompt changes in laws, policies, and regulations at any level (national, provincial, municipal, in schools)? Yes
43%
2076 votes
No
22%
1058 votes
Undecided
27%
1285 votes
Not Applicable
8%
390 votes
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