You bet she should be charged. She might not spend a day in jail, but this follow her around.

She’s just mean. And mean people suck.

This almost 50 year old adult should face charges and time for her harrasment of a 13 year old child. A girl this age going through puberty is not going to be able to deal with the type of hateful actions and mind play this crazy woman did to her, with the internet used more each day as a way of comunication, things need to be done to protect children.

I would love to give my opinion on this matter, but since I’m pretending to be someone else on this forum I’m afraid that the feds will prosecute me…

Megan,

Had issues…if I remember correctly she first spoke of killing herself in the 3rd grade.

The girl was mentall ill….and this lady is hardly the cause of her death. She was a sick little girl and life finally caught up to her.

If the internet is such a dangerous place ..where these things can occur ..then why isnt Megans mom being indicted for failing to protect her child from it? The short -sightedness of the average person never ceases to amaze me . I liken megans internet usage to a child playing with a gun. You certainly would’nt allow that would you ? And if you did …chances are you’d be charged with some kind of a crime. And I dont mean to imply that the internet is a wild out of control place where ANYTHING goes…BUT You would only allow a child to have a gun if he/she were intelligent enough to understand the responsiblities involved. THE SAME GOES FOR THE INTERNET …and anywhere else you may allow to go without your supervision. And only you would know if your child were ready for something as involved as gun ownership….or internet usage.
Her mother clearly did NOT monitor her usage …or she would have known about what was happening. If she monitored her …she would’nt have been left alone at her most vunerable time ….these are failures ON HER MOTHERS PART ….NOT LORI DREW. Is it mean spirited …maybe …is it illegal? ABSOLUTELY NOT !!!!!!!!!! People need to learn the difference.
Also ,….why isnt megans mother being charged for creating an account for her daughter …even though MYSPACE clearly indicates that you must be at least 16 years old to do so? Naaah …I guess not ….even though that was against myspace policy …no one wants to talk about that. Funny how most here talk as if lori drews sole intention was to have this happen…gimme a break. Its probably like a nightmare that wont quit. But it shouldnt really come as a suprise to me…as most will base their view of this event in moral terms …but thats not were talking about. The question was …is what she did illegal?…and the answer is still NO NO NO!!!

I can’t believe people state an opinion beyond even indictment that she should go to jail, without even knowing the facts. I think what happened is horrible, and not exactly sure precisely of the law broken, but if there were it should move forward to figure it out. However, how people can be swayed by the media though and convict based on the news is very sad.

Even beyond that for someone to say Megan’s parents are to blame is despicable. The person that said that is the type of person that should be put away.

mj–

I dealt with the same sort of *#@! Megan did at a younger age. Difference was, the harassment was in person, and I had two very decent parents who taught me how to fight my own battles. Don’t blame it on puberty.

I don’t quite understand the charge of “accessing protected computers.” Unless the co-conspirators somehow hacked the My Space system (by means other than creating a fictitious name and coming in the front door)to obtain info on Megan that they probably could have equally found by asking kids in the neighborhood (remember, they lived in the same neighborhood) and some computer geek has evidence of reverse engineering code, or breaking passwords, or some such I don’t see how those charges could stand.

I have a My Space account under a fictitious name. Other than clicking a button certifying I was over 16, My Space only knows the DNS of the computer I connect from, not any identifiable info on me. Heck, I could be in the kitchen and anyone in the house could log onto the My Space page.

It’s such a specious non-story with evidence holes big enough to sail the Nimitz carrier through. The backlash may be it creates sympathy for Ms. Drew and her co-conspirators. Now, what good would that do?

Teresa - There is a difference between a child being harassed by an ADULT and by other children. Sorry, but your situation is not comparable. If you can’t see the difference, there is no use wasting time trying to explain it to you.

Renee, there is a difference between poor moral judgement …and breaking the law. If you can’t see the difference, there is no use wasting time trying to explain it to you

It’s horrible situation, but she shouldn’t go to jail. And did you ever notice this? Whenver they show a picture of Megan, it is a head shot and she doesn’t look bad. However, a body shot clearly shows that she is fat, so there you go.