A seventeen year old, Daniel Perry killed himself after he was targeted
in an extortion scam through Skype. Daniel had a conversation with a person who
he believed was a girl his own age. However, a gang hijacked the chat and
threatened to show his family the video unless he paid them off. However, a
gang then hijacked the chat and threatened to show the video to his family and
friends, unless he paid them off. Within an hour he went to the Fort Road
Bridge and committed suicide. His family said that he felt
Within
an hour of the threat and fearing for the repercussions he went to the Forth
Road Bridge where he jumped to his death last month. His family said that he
Daniel felt that he had let everyone down.
Cyberbullying has become more rampant with the rise of social media. This
is an example of dissociative anonymity because the criminals got Daniel’s
skype id from his twitter account and lured him by using a girl. It was a case
of cyberblackmail and Daniel felt helpless and was too ashamed to approach any
of his loved ones. The oversharing of private information amongst teens has
given cyber criminals an opportunity to exploit them. It is very difficult to
be tracked and especially in cases like these where the biggest threat is their
own parents.
- Siddhant Puri
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