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Teen Sues MySpace Over Sexual Assault
kaufmanmoore writes "A 14-year old is suing myspace for $30 million claiming the site failed to protect her from a 19-year old she met through the site. The suit claims that MySpace doesn't verify a user's identity or age and doesn't do enough to protect users."
Dont they have an "Complete Moron" clause somewhere that says idiots cant sue for being terminally stupid.
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on the one hand, personal responsibility, and responsibility of the parents, surrenders: bad thing
on the other hand, this could destroy myspace: good thing
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
I am stupid. Please make them give me money.
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As an 18 year old big-breasted girl myself, I can totally relate.
A 14-year old is suing the Internet for $30 billin, claiming that the technology failed to protect her from a 19-year old she met...
wait, screw this parody.
What the fuck is a 14-year kid old doing meeting a 19-year old she met om MySpace? I think she should sue her parents for not beating her enough.
And I may add, it seems equally plausible that the 19 years old guy wasn't even aware he was talking with a minor. I am sure he could sue for another 30 millions...
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Phase 1: Sign up on myspace, lie about age
Phase 2: Fuck around with your boyfriend
Phase 3: Lawyer up and sue!
Phase 4: ???
Phase 5: 30 Million Dollars Profit.
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This girl was also 14 years old (according to the article.) 14 year old girls are not known to be masters of logic. That's a large part of the reason why it's illegal to have sex with them.
OMG, $30 million worth of ponies!!!111one
I think I'm going to sue /. for not protecting me against wasting my time. That should be worth a few millions too, right?
And if that fails I could sue my laywer for not protecting me against sueing someone for rediculous reasons.
I am sure he could sue for another 30 millions
Sorry, but due to rampant inflation, the rate today is already $32 millions.
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Way to go little girl!
:)
Let's not forget though the other culprits in this crime:
ISP for providing internet access to enable MySpace to enable rape: sue for $16M
Dell/Sony/etc for manufacturing a computer that enabled internet access that enabled MySpace that enabled the raping: sue for $47M
Microsoft/Logitech for providing mouse and keyboard for enabling computer to enable internet to enable MySpace to enable rape: sue for $2.8M
Office Supply Co for providing desk/chair to sit on computer: sue for $4.7M
Electric Company for providing electrical current to run the rape-uter: sue for $5M
Granted I am not a lawyer, I'm sure they can be much more creative than this.
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A possible, but expensive, way MySpace could reliably verify age of new users is to open staffed registration centers
You mean something like the way that minors can't get alcohol in the US?
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Sorry, but due to rampant inflation, the rate today is already $32 millions.
Sorry, but dollars are no longer accepted. The rate is now 1,683 bars of gold and 500 sex slaves.
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"then one day we get into an argument and she punches me in the face - can I sue MySpace for failing to protect me from her" No, but when the cops turn up you would probably be arrested to protect the poor sobbing girl. Cynical aren't I.
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Dmitri Martin on the Daily Show segment about MySpace and Social Networking sites:
"On the downside they're loaded with sexual predators. On the upside they're loaded with sexual prey."
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Finally, someone takes on MySpace. MySpace is the sesspool of human stupidity; honestly. I'm glad someone is attempting to take them down.
A possible, but expensive, way MySpace could reliably verify age of new users is to open staffed registration centers
:)
So instead of minors lurking around outside the liquor store, trying to get a grown-up to buy them a case of beer, there'll be grown-ups lurking around outside of the MySpace kiosk trying to get kids to get them an account?
Problem is, MySpace's defence will collapse when the prosecution points out one fact:
"I ask you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, how can this site claim to protect minors when it is owned by a man 38 years older than his wife..."
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That's the most politically incorrect post in this thread so far.
Thank you.
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My 14 year old daughter (who we watch like a hawk) can identify the girls in her school that give blow jobs. And we live in a small town with only about 800 residents.
Can you get her to send me a list?
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pfft.unless the father was standing over her armed in her bed, he's a lousy parent. If she leaves the house she should be chipped in several locations and there should be no less than 3 satellites tracking her.
He should also hire someone to follow her 24 hours a day. Otherwise he's just not doing his job.