Lori Drew Trial Results In 3 Misdemeanor Convictions

grassy_knoll writes "As a follow up to an earlier story, the Lori Drew 'cyber-bullying' trial has resulted in misdemeanor convictions." grassy_knoll quotes from the AP story as carried by Salon: "The Los Angeles federal court jury on Wednesday rejected felony charges of accessing a computer without authorization to inflict emotional distress on young Megan Meier. However, the jury found defendant Lori Drew guilty of three counts of the lesser offense of accessing a computer without authorization. The jurors could not reach a verdict on a conspiracy count. Prosecutors said Drew violated the MySpace terms of service by conspiring with her young daughter and a business assistant to create a fictitious profile of a teen boy on the MySpace social networking site to harass Megan. Megan, who had been treated for depression, hanged herself in 2006 after receiving a message saying the world would be better without her." Adds reader gillbates: "She now faces up to 3 years in jail and $300,000 in fines — a troubling precedent for anyone who has ever registered with a website under a pseudonym."

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Re:Somewhat fitting.

[windex82]

You require medication and dedicated professional counseling to deal with depression. A pep talk from your parents isn't going to cut it.

Odd how we've gotten along for so long without the medication and professional counseling eh? We could also as a society that if you want to kill yourself so long. If someone else doesn't want to live anymore who are you to force them to? Survival of the fittest. If your tiny brain is so unstable that you feel that the only release would be death then so long. I don't want you making any decisions that may impact the rest of us anyway.

Before anyone says, You say that now but what if your mom or sister/brother tried to commit suicide?!! HUH WHAT THEN!? My mom has been hospitalized twice for depression with several weeks of suicide watch under her belt. I've thought the above for quite some time before any of that. The first time she was hospitalized I changed my tune a bit. However after the second time I realized its just a cycle that will continue until she is gone by natural or her own power and there is really no point in fighting it. Yes we are fairly close and get along quite well, no ill will for anything.

Re:Shit

[nietsch]

I could write something insightful here about why those 'rules' are in place, and remind you that the US has one of the highest murders per capita, probably because of attitudes like yours. Instead I will just tell you the world and the US would be a better place without you.