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    • Posted October 6, 2010 by
    TommyBahama
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    Nassau, Bahamas
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    Bullying in America's schools

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    Eight Months in Jail For Threatening on Facebook

    By TommyBahama  |  Posted October 6, 2010  |  Nassau, Bahamas
     

    Two days ago, a College of the Bahamas student was sentenced to eight months in jail for threatening another person on Facebook.

     

    Vanlyn Bethell, age 21, of Flamingo Gardens in Nassau was charged by police, after an reverse IP trace was done from the victim's email and Facebook messages.

     

    Judge Derence Rolle-Davis handed down the sentence in Nassau and ordered the offender to undergo counselling for four months.

     

    The full story from the Nassau Guardian can be found here:

     

    http://www.thenassauguardian.com/girl-sentenced-for-facebook-threats

     

    This landmark case should put a damper on cyber bullying.

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