> I understand everyone is poking fun at this web sites concern but what I find > most disturbing is that everyone forgets what this was all about. > > A woman, adult, used myspace to manipulate and persecute a young girl to the > point where she committed suicide.
She wasn't found guilty of this however, and that's problematic for your analysis. > This woman's intent was the deepest and worst I have ever seen. Not only > that she refused to fess up to it when questioned. The jury in the case did not agree with your analysis. They convicted her of federal misdemeanors not involving intent. I also pointedly note that her convictions may not withstand even minimal appellate review. > That is what this whole trial was about. I think they could care less if > someone wanted to make themselves look better to someone else. But if > someone wanted to use Myspace to harass and injure someone else, it should be > a crime. No, that's what the media tried to prove. The US Atty actually lost on most of the issues. The jury also appears to have disapproved of her actions and thus convicted her despite not agreeing with the basis for the case being brought. What she was convicted of was the equivalent of one of us signing up for this discussion list using the name Piowar Tom and that's not the actual name of the individual signing up. There is a long history on the internet of folks using aliases for any of a variety of reasons and now a jury has ruled that's illegal and a misdemeanor. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
