Being a teenager is hard enough but having an adult target you like this in addition to it. Drew needs to spend some time in jail maybe then she will grow up and stop acting like a child herself. All families have issues including the Meiers it does not make them unfit. Most will say that there are some things that could have been done on both sides parents and Drew. However, Drew is still in the wrong and should be punished for such both legally and socially.

While I think what the woman did was wrong, I disagree with the charges. this is an abuse of the criminal system. Do the Feds intend to charge everyone who has ever lied on the internet like on dating sites or even those who have used false ID on this site?

No she should not be indicted. I think that Megan’s parents are poor role models. It sad that that no one in Megan’s family could help her. This is another waste of time, tax payers money and another case that causes a backlog in the system. Is the L. Drew a jerk yes..but not a criminal. Maybe Megan’s mom should have kept her off the internet

People do not seem to understand what this will mean legally. It is a very scary precedent to be setting. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a scary act to be invoking. The reason she is being charged under this act is due to the fact that the US operates under an ex post facto law, and there was no legal precedent on cyberbullying. Therefore, she is being partly charged on the grounds that she used a fake persona to do what was done. Do people demanding to put Ms. Drew in jail realize that this will mean that violating the Terms of Service of a website is punishable as a felony? Simply using a fake name could be grounds for making someone a felon. How many here used their full, real names? Every one could be punished, again, as a felon. The right to privacy, and yes, countless court rulings have established that people have a certain right to privacy, on the Internet would be demolished. One might say that if you have nothing to hide, you shouldn’t worry. Under that view, as long as you are doing nothing wrong, the government can place cameras all over your home, even in your bathroom. Because, as one says, you have nothing to hide. While I dislike using slippery slope arguments, in the Age of Information, ideas and the zeitgeist of what is allowed moves at breakneck speed, and one is one day viewed as a far-off, nonsensical endpoint is quickly reached and carried past due to inertia. How soon after this case is over, if she is found guilty, will it be required to sign in with a ‘new and improved’ license that must be swiped at a computer, in order to ensure that you are who you say you are? Will thumbprints be required to sign into a site? The technology is already there, though the current use is for, ironically, keeping people from accessing a private, personal computer. Be careful what you wish for, for you just might get it and everything that comes with it.

So they are tying to make a criminal case out of violating a websites terms of service? What a joke. Its a tragic case but I hope this is tossed out quick or we face a future where you will face criminal charges for hurting feelings in messageboard flame wars.

Forgot to mention something……

Being stupid is not a crime, nor is it fixable. As much as we would like to “get even” with this person or seek justice, I am unaware of any criminal law on the books that makes stupidity a felony.

I think the pharmaceutical and mental health care industries should be indicted. This girl was being given mind-altering drugs prior to her suicide - drugs that have been shown to increase the risk of suicide. And based upon her reported problems with body weight, it is also likely that she was addicted to the chemical known as sucrose - a chemical that can cause severe mental health problems.

As long as we make Lori Drew a boogieman, the REAL issues well never be discussed. Typical. Now go feed your kids an addictive drug and blame others for the consequences.

Should Drew have been indicted? Absolutely not.

Anyone who states otherwise is probably a mean conservative with no heart.

Megan took her own life.

What every happened to the news that came out in the beginning but has since disappeared? I can remember in the news that Tina Meier had given in and opened another My Space account after her daughter was banned from the site. The mother knew that she had problems. She made no effort to keep her from the place that was disturbing her to begin with. Lori Drew was wrong in what she did. Megan’s mother was just as guilty for letting her daughter venture into an area that was causing her problems all along. Tina Meier knowing the condition her daughter was in should have been doing something to keep her away from potential problems. She did not. This is a very bad situation for all parties involved. No one should be prosecuted. There are several guilty parties and the girl was the ultimate loser. Sometimes things have to happen to make others think and not let anything like this happen again. Prison time solves nothing.

That is absolutely insane! The meiers need to hold themselves responsible for having such a dumb little girl and allowing a relationship to develop between her and a computer monitor at the age of 13. Classic example of the blame game. The Meiers should be brought up on charges for being idiots. That picture of them on the front page of stltoday.com makes me want to punch that smirk right off Tina Meiers face. This world is going to hell when you can get 20 years in jail for playing aroung on myspace. Did they ever tell their kid that not everything you read is true?