John, who surfed the net for seven hours at a time, had spent six months manipulating Mark until he felt he was ready to commit murder. It emerged that John had introduced himself to Mark on the internet as a teenage girl. Mark performed sexual acts for the girl on a webcam which John watched. Later John introduced a series of other characters to the chat room, including a second girlfriend, a stalker and two secret service agents modelled on Bond films. One of the agents, identified as Agent 47695, told Mark she had been assigned to protect John. Later she ordered Mark to kill the boy, promising him a gun, a large sum of money and a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a reward.
like s**t, it happens. and thoughts come into mind.
these kids are spending way too much time over the internet. don't they have normal lives, or is this what they mean by normal lives?
do people actually take internet friendships so seriously that one would be manipulated to commit murder?
although the internet has increased the availability of information, it probably reduced the availability of wisdom, common sense and critical thinking.
the case tragically highlights what internet abuse can lead to.
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