No bullying allowed

Victim of  gay bashing and bullying Jamey Rodemeyer was found dead in his yard September 18, 2011. Tormented  by bullies in school and social media sites, James would find support from websites that would provide helpful tips onto to handle bullying.  He also attempted to help others with anti-bullying messages he made posted on YouTube. Unfortunately, he could no longer deal with the tormenters bullying and as a result comitted suicide.

Not guilty Casey Anthony

A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She is also cleared of child abuse and manslaughter charges after deliberating a total of about 11 hours. However, she was found guilty of lying to investigators, and Judge Belvin Perry  sentenced her.  Anthony, cried in court as the verdict was read, and could have faced the death penalty had she been convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Instead a relieved smile came upon her face as she was found NOT GUILTY.

Afterwards, Casey Anthony hugged attorney Jose Baez and later mouthed the words "thank you" to him. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton, meanwhile, shook his head in disbelief. Anthony's parents left the courtroom without speaking to her as the judge thanked the jury. "Caylee has passed on far, far too soon and what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey because Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple."

Troy Davis

The story of Troy Davis was a very controversial one. Official in Georgia executed the death row inmate on Wednesday, pronouncing him dead at 11:08 p.m. Davis, 42, was accused of murdering a police officer in 1989. He was convicted of the murdering Officer Mark MacPhail in 1991. Since his arrest, Davis has repeatedly said he was an innocent man. Davis told the officer's family while on his death bed that he was "sorry for your loss, but I did not personally kill your son, father and brother. I am innocent," witnesses reported him saying.He also stated that,"The incident that night was not my fault, I did not have a gun," Davis said to all who gathered for the execution. Davis also urged people to "continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really can finally see the truth.""For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls. May God bless your souls," Davis told prison staff.

Jaycee Duggard sues U.S. for the failure to monitor abductor

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is suing the U.S. government, saying federal authorities should have been more closely monitoring Phillip Garrido, the man who abducted her. Garrido, a convicted rapist who was on parole when he kidnapped Dugard in 1991, held her captive for 18 years. Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 50 years in prison, for a rape of another young girl according to NYDaily. He was then granted early parole after serving 11 years in prison. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, kidnapped Dugard-then 11 years old-in 1991 as the girl walked to a school bus stop from her Tahoe, Calif. home. Dugard was afterwards imprisoned and sexually assaulted by Garrido, with whom she had two children. She was later rescued in 2009. Dugard's attorney, Dale Kinsella, said that "Dec. 1988 to March 1999 federal parole agents failed on numerous occasions to properly monitor" Garrido, reuter reports. "We believe that the years of abuse experienced by Ms. Dugard are a direct result of the U.S. Parole Commission's colossal blunders in the supervision of Mr. Garrido," told the news service.The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, states that federal parole officers failed to investigate charges of sexual harassment against Garrido in 1989 by several women who worked with him at a nursing home.Also, the suit accuses federal parole officers of botching Garrido's two positive drug tests, which were recorded during the first 2-1/2 years of his parole, according to Reuters. The state of California, responsible for Garrido's supervision from 1999 to 2009, has already awarded Dugard and her children a $20 million settlement,NYDaily, ABC News and Reuters reported.