Judge Overturns MySpace Cyberbullying Verdict

[JMcEntegart]

A federal judge has overturned three guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, the women who created a fake MySpace account which she then used to bully 13-year-old Megan Meier, a former friend of her own daughter.

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[Guest]

Congrats for ruining what was a fine judgment, The two women should get what is coming to them.. Their direct bullying caused a emotionally unstable girl to kill herself.

At the very least they should have to pay grievances to the parents.

 

[scuba dave]

Boo hoo hoo. Cry me a river. While cyber "bullying" someone isn't very nice, it's hardly something someone should have to pay for. It's not her fault their kid was an idiot. I say we give the girl in the noose a Darwin Award and be done with it. Maybe her parents can also learn to be more active in their childrens lives.

 

[Guest]

I for one am glad to hear this verdict was overturned. While what the woman in this case does deserve some punishment, what she did is not illegal. A TOS is not a legally binding document you can go to jail for breaking, nor should it be. Imagine being put in jail for installing and Apple OS on non-Apple hardware (Yes, this is a silly example. But once you start heading down this road, it's a slippery slope.)

The family of the girl should take the woman to court for civil damages or the woman should be prosecuted under bullying laws (if they exist in her area.) The woman should not, and cannot, be put in jail for breaking a TOS.

 

[gimpy1]

Good, it should be dismissed.

Here is a brief explanation, written by a law professor (from my Alma Mater) who represented her, of why this was the right decision.

 

[eximious]

I'm still not sure why the prosecution went with this vague "violating the TOS is a federal crime" offensive. Nevertheless, this case will be appealed and I'm fairly confident the 9th circuit will establish some precedent here, even if they exonerate Lori Drew.

 

[brendano257]

If someone you've never met, or even heard their voice can make you kill yourself, you need help in the first place. But the parent shouldn't have been doing that either.

 

[Guest]

Jane:

Woman - the female human being (e.g. Lori Drew is a woman)
Women - plural of woman

 

[benjaminwright_35]

The legal story on cyberbullying is not over. As state anti-harassment laws are revised to cover cyberbullying, schools and other institutions face the potential for lawsuits. --Ben

 

[thejerk]

also...

clothes are hung

people are hanged

 

[kewl munky]

Call me a jackass if you want but I honestly laugh when I hear that someone committed/attempted suicide because of cyber bullying.

Remember kids, you don't know them and they don't know you but you should take everything they say over the internet seriously because internet is serious business.

 

[P_haze420]

Internet, serious business.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]thespellchecker[/nom]Jane:Woman - the female human being (e.g. Lori Drew is a woman)Women - plural of woman[/citation]

Thanks for the sarcasm. I'll fix the error now. Happy 4th of July.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]JMcEntegart[/nom]Thanks for the sarcasm. I'll fix the error now. Happy 4th of July.[/citation]

Rather, thanks for being so patronizing. /facepalm.

 

[porksmuggler]

[citation][nom]JMcEntegart[/nom]Rather, thanks for being so patronizing. /facepalm.[/citation]

way to go! trolling your own comments section? its a simple correction, from thespellchecker, no need to get huffy.

 

[tipmen]

Lucky here at toms no one here is that sensitive or messed up other wise this site would be the number 1 cause of IT and computer enthusiast suicide. There is such a thing as real friends and a Block button.

Kids theses days can't take reality........

 

[Regulas]

I agree, it should have been overturned. Give it time, the hacks in DC will make it a life sentence for this and everyoneone will have government moniters rammed up their arse to make sure.
Her mom was on another news site and I think she had a single mom, the soccer mom liberal types that believe all kids should get As as long as they try and that the smart kids have to come down to the other levels so all is fair, that would be a good reason her daughter was so messed up and I feel sorry for her she should have not been on the net.

 

[kingnoobe]

Cyberbulling.. LMAO! I'm very glad this case got overturned. Maybe if parents would quit spoiling their freaking kids, and start disciplining, and quit making everything so freaking easy. Maybe they could get a little thicker skin. You know like we used to have.

If a kids commits suicide because of cyberbulling, or goes into a school and starts shooting people... There's something else going on and it doesn't have a damn thing to do with games/bullying. Those are just excuses to keep away from the root of the problem.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]Porksmuggler[/nom]way to go! trolling your own comments section? its a simple correction, from thespellchecker, no need to get huffy.[/citation]

It's not trolling, it's my job. I'm supposed to read and respond to comments.

 

[doomtomb]

These two are psychos and deserve prison time. What kind of mother cyberbullies a 13 year old girl?