In article <1vis24hmgv78i84b056novoe0ujd4k937b@4ax.com>,
richard wrote:
> On Fri, 16 May 2008 17:17:26 +0000 (UTC), sethb@panix.com (Seth)
> wrote:
>
> >>LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A federal grand jury indicted a Missouri
> >>woman
> >>Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social
> >>network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
> >>
> >>Megan Meier, 13, hanged herself in her bedroom after being targeted in a
> >>MySpace
> >>hoax.
> >. . .
> >>Drew was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing
> >>protected computers without authorization to get information used to
> >>inflict
> >>emotional distress on the girl.
> >. . .
> >>The indictment says MySpace members agree to abide by terms of service that
> >>include, among other things, not promoting information they know to be
> >>false or
> >>misleading; soliciting personal information from anyone under age 18 and
> >>not
> >>using information gathered from the Web site to "harass, abuse or harm
> >>other
> >>people."
> >
> >Too bad the feds won't similarly prosecute spammers who violate terms
> >of service.
> >
> >Seth
>
> Precisely. That's why this story sounds like a true hoax.
> If it were real, how come it ain't made the front page of every
> newspaper in the country, let alone air time on every news channel?
The crime was very high-profile when it occured, and also when state
prosecutors decided not to press charges. Then the feds investigated,
and there was nothing to report until, well, the indictment.
As for being in the news, google it. ""Lori Drew" indictment" returned
23,600 hits. Searching news.google.com for the same text found 1,381
news stories.
Just because you haven't heard about something, Richard, doesn't mean it
isn't newsworthy. If anything, it makes it more likely that it is. |