Cyberstalking: Exclusive Interview
Wednesday, January 04, 2012 5:35AM
In this web exclusive, Anderson introduces online viewers to Sue Scheff, a woman whose life was almost ruined because of cyberstalking.
Learn Sue's story and how she took action to save her online reputation, and find out her advice for protecting yourself online...
For more information on Sue's book, "Google Bomb: The Untold Story of the $11.3M Verdict That Changed the Way We Use the Internet" (co-written with John W. Dozier Jr.), go to Amazon.com.
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the trolls killed my father. without a Sue Scheff and an Anderson Cooper, michael snyder and surfshack tito would have dug up Patti and Robert Chandler. PLEASE DON'T GOOGLE MY NAME! It's lies by the trolls, who have killed my father, my dog, and my dating with MEGAN!!!
*I* liked my little pony before it was cool.
good night, the True and Honest inventor of Sonichu, the electric hedgehog pokeyman (c) 1999 Christian Weston Chandler.
There's a lot more to this story. "Tough Love and Free Speech:
How a 'child advocate' gamed the media" by Maia Szalavitz
http://reason.com/archives/2007/08/24/tough-love-and-free...
Sue Scheff had a vendetta against the woman she sued for 11.3 million. Her reputation was NOT destroyed. The true nature of her business was revealed. I hope Anderson will investigate the other side of the story and interview some of Sue Scheff's victims (both parents and children). One of Sue's favorite programs that she referred children to FOR PROFIT - The Whitmore Academy in Nephi Utah was shut down, fined and ultimately investigated by the GAO.
http://www.strugglingteens.com/news/whitmorenews.html
One commenter's assertion that Sue is guilty of the sin of omission here is correct. Anderson, please give Sue Scheff's victims equal air time. They deserve it.
This woman isn't a victim of anything. She deserves whatever "cyberstalking" she gets. It's interesting that Anderson Cooper has already gone down a road that it took Dr. Phil 10 years to go down, selling products and inviting frauds onto his show.
I believe Sue Scheff is omiting some truth in this segment. If my memory serves me, she won another lawsuit against WWASPS in Utah prior to this lawsuit....netting her 2 million dollars. This lady seems to know how to maneuver through the court system. I have heard that she refers vulnerable parents to abusive programs but if you try to find out by making statements online, she may sue you...EEK. Sue seems to be acting like a victim but I believe this is an act and, in my opinion, she is a predator who preys on powerless children. Sue seems to be omiting some important information about her livelihood. Long live the first amendment and, more particularly, freedom of speech.
http://www.sueschefftruth.com/
Sue Scheff and Anderson Cooper (sounds like Sly Cooper! I like that game on the Playstation) are HONEST AND TRUE HEROES. Dirty trolls and cyberstalkers have ruined my life! I am just a nice boy looking for a boyfriend-free girl and the trolls are trying to put me into prison! PLEASE DO NOT GOOGLE MY NAME!! It tires my brain just thinking about it. Anyway, take it from me cyberstalkers can ruin a person's life.
Sue Scheff is a true hero with her good work. Cyberstalking is something that is very real and very dangerous. The internet can be very useful, but also can be very dangerous. I am not a huge law person normally, but when it comes to the dangers of the internet more needs to be done. Another teen committed suicide over cyberbullying the other day. In my community, we really have a problem with a website called Topix. It has absolutely destroyed our community and after reading some comments online from the CEO of that company, it concerns me greatly how little his company seems to care about the issue. I can not process in my mind how you could not require users to sign up for accounts with a valid email address and possibly even a phone number.