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AMERICAblog: Breaking: Guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case

  • Indigo · 1 year ago
    Three years!
  • Rob Mule · 1 year ago
    I hope Lori draws the romantic attentions of a large, mustached prison matron...
  • DebG · 1 year ago
    I hope she receives jail time. What a despicable woman. This poor girl suffered so much, and was so emotionally fragile. If all this woman gets is probation, what will prevent her from doing something similar. I hate it when mean people seem to prevail.
  • IamSmartypants · 1 year ago
    Please let the judge take the horrifying outcome of her crimes into account. She deserves the absolute maximum -- three years without the possibility of early parole. Then let's see the state legislatures toughen the penalties for the kind of online fraud and harassment that led a troubled girl to kill herself.
  • CPL · 1 year ago
    I hope the judge will allow Megan's parents to make statements during the sentencing phase. That's all that's needed to make sure this woman does some jail time for basically involving herself in her child's life to the point she had no life of her own as a grown ass woman.
  • steve303 · 1 year ago
    Guilty? Kind of. The jury rejected the (very) questionable felony charges the government charged her with. She was convicted of three misdemeanor charges which could carry a year in jail, but will almost result in no jail time.

    Were Drew's actions despicable? Yes, without a doubt. But were they illegal? The jury says sort-of. Frankly, this case should never have been prosecuted - there really is no crime here. Certainly, there is civil culpability here, and I am sure Ms. Meier will be seeking damages in the civil courts, but I have yet to hear a clear and consistent explanation of any criminal activity Ms. Drew engauged in.
  • duchessofbilgewater · 1 year ago
    What COULD thi woman have been thinking to behave in such a childish bullying manner? Parents are supposet to protect their kids from this soprt of behavior, not jump into it with them! Adults who try to act like "one of the kids" instead of acting as responsible adults or parents always end up in some kind of trouble. and sadly, they often drag kids down with them.
  • Cpeterka · 1 year ago
    Just my personal opinion, but...
    I HOPE THAT WOMAN ROTS IN HELL FOR WHAT SHE DID !!

    Again, just my personal opinion.
  • ndtovent · 1 year ago
    While I agree that this is a tragic situation and that this drew soman is a wretched, sick, dispicable character, I also think that the Meier girl had emotional problems beforehand, and that her own parents should've been more vigilant about what she was doing online, who she was talking to/associating with, etc. Some of the blame should be on them. A normal, stable teenager would not have committed suicide over a breakup. Nor do I think that this or related incidents should encourage government sanctioned censorship of the internet.
  • Karen · 1 year ago
    It was more than a break-up. This so-called adult told a tormented child that "the world would be better off without" her. She had full knowledge that this girl was depressed and suicidal and apparently hoped to drive her over the edge. Sick, sick freak in every meaning of the word.
  • Brad · 1 year ago
    On the internet, no one knows that you are a dog. Or Hannibal Lecter.

    Parents, parent, please.
  • Naked Bunny with a Whip · 1 year ago
    I hope Meier's family takes Drew for every dime she has now in civil court.
  • Ken · 1 year ago
    Meier's actions were despicable. But the government's theory is, to me, more terrifying. Under the government's approach, if you violate the terms of service of any web site, you've committed a federal misdemeanor. How many terms of service have you read?

    The case is merely an illustration of the premise that federal prosecutors, given time and the inclination, can find a theory on which to prosecute nearly any unpopular transaction. Whether that is a good thing -- whether you trust that they will only do so in appropriate cases -- has a lot to do with your attitude towards government, I submit.
  • Older_Wiser · 1 year ago
    People have been prosecuted for less than this woman did. I've read about this case and it appeared to be a revenge case involving Drew's daughter. This cowardly woman bullied a child to death--she knew Megan was an emotional 13 yr old and yet egged this charade about "Josh" on and on.

    This was not a stranger on stranger internet crime, not a hacker stealing your ID. What you have is a monster adult raising a monster child. I hope this is a lesson to Drew's own daughter, but her character has already been formed, sadly.
  • DebG · 1 year ago
    Brings up the question of overall expectations of security on the net. I just joined a forum where it said upfront that if you put your last name in your profile you will be searchable by Google. Now the friend of mine who invited me there doesn't care if he's searchable or not. But I do.

    Parenting aside, I think it's reasonable to expect certain safeguards in place when it comes to children. Parents should parent. But parents cannot monitor their children 24/7.
  • ABProsper · 1 year ago
    Is this a liberal blog this the Nancy Grace/Prosecutorial vengeance hour? Its no wonder the US in incarceration central. The very people who would should be most concerned with the rule of law and justice act more like a howling lynch mob.

    However disgusting this womans conduct is the law was meant to deal with computer hacking and fraud not giving false information to a company.If we want a law against harassment than write one. Don't abuse the existing statute

    By allowing this stupid abuse of law you set up anyone who puts down a false name on a web site to be put in a federal jail.

    And advice to parents -- keep you mentally ill kids completely off the internet. If they are as sick as this poor girl was anything could set them off.
  • HarpoSnarx · 1 year ago
    Since this is a librul blog, let's all agree to let the perp go home without supper. I'm sure the emotionally retarded twat is upset about having her teenhood redux interrupted by pesky court actions.

    Then let's pelt the the victim's parent with shit and shame for having an emotionally fragile teen and for not monitoring her 24/7.

    Remember it's ALWAYS the vic's fault.
  • guss · 1 year ago
    Nancy Grace put a hard guilt trip on a mother who son was Missing. Pushed her over the edge for ratings or ego. It was Enough for that mother to take a shotgun and commit suicide. Nancy Grace is still on the air to push another over the edge. So are they equal to what happened in this situation?
  • Liz · 1 year ago
    Lori Drew is an ADULT. She and her co-conspirators, tormented a 13-year-old girl who had a history of emotional issues. This behavior is despicable. Who was the one who was supposed to know better? Lori Drew. Who was the one who had cruel intentions toward Megan? Lori Drew. When did it become fashionable to "go after" kids who might make your kids upset? What was this woman thinking?? If anything, this should be a wake-up call to all parents. Kids can be mean to one another. That doesn't mean parents should be equally (or more) mean to settle a score. As another poster said - "Parents, parent please."
  • CalKid · 1 year ago
    She may be scum but she did NOT violate MySpace's terms of use:
    they only have you say "this is me" as in if you created an account as say Britney Spears and tried to make money or something through it you'd be in violation. There is nothing about entering your legal name there.
  • Mister EC · 1 year ago
    Wait until the civil trial. That will wipe the woman out and all the money she will EVER have.