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."

So much for my hobby

[courtjester801]

I used to enjoy logging in as someone else; no more trolling the retirement chat rooms as a 74 year old chinese woman. :(

Re:Shit

[Nursie]

Oh YOU'RE the extra pickles guy.

I always get your damn burger after I've ordered no pickles. Dammit.

Re:let this be a warning...

[LaskoVortex]

How about this: don't fucking sign up with a pseudonym you fucking criminal!

Oh wait.

Re:Precedent

[LaskoVortex]

Owning a crowbar is not a crime. Using it to bash in the skull of your neighbor is a major felony. Likewise, it isn't illegal to have a pseudonym.

But using your pseudonym to bash in the skull of your neighbor is a major no no.

Re:let this be a warning...

[Anonymous Coward]

Or, don't use a name at all!

Re:Shit

[onkelonkel]

Well, in Texas, don't they have enshrined in their legal system the doctrine of "He done needed killin"

Re:Shit

[raehl]

I spent most of my time in high school with a boner and looking out the window.

Vegetation fetish, eh?

Re:Shit

[Ihmhi]

There's a difference between being a complete and utter asshole and talking someone to death.

If talking someone to death were a crime, my high school Algebra II teacher would be serving multiple life sentences.

Re:Shit

[Sj0]

Oh no! Someone made fun of me! On the Internet!

Goodbye, cruel world!

CAREFUL!!!!

[mangu]

I will just tell you the world and the US would be a better place without you.

That's exactly what Lori Drew said. Look where it got her.