There is, but the sentence isn't for a junk mail.

if the father made threats, stalked or harassed...then the father broke the law

Heck,
Mothers too for that matter.

Learn the alphabet? I don't have an account there. I don't know what you mean by that.

Yes, it's MySpace. Teenagers use MySpace and Facebook.

fanta...very true. anyone can do it but it's illegal. and believe it or not...if the person doing the harassment knows where you live..it can be scarey as well as annoying. for a 13 yr old having an adult do it..the child was probably scared

The crime is harassment with the intent to cause emotional harm. No one here is harassing you... well not much LOL

Again:

The adult created a fake teenage boy profile to spread rumors about the 13-year-old girl. It was to gain her trust, act like he liked her and hurt her. The children at school were reading it all too.

That is one sick adult and children need to be protected from her.

I'm not sure if that was mentioned in the article or not. I know this because it happened here.

i have a myspace account to keep an eye on my son, niece and nephew as well as talk to friends...and yes i had some cyberstalkers there.

my nieces ex boyfriend's mom (get that lol) logged on as the ex pretending to be him and emailed all of my niece's friends saying things like she slept with everyone and had an abortion and then harassed my niece as well. A GROWN WOMAN FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

when i found out i got onto andrew until we all figured out it was his mom because it was done while he was at school. i let the woman know if she didn't want charges pressed...don't do it again....as well as some other choice words

The jury said it could not reach a verdict on the first count, which alleged conspiracy. The jury convicted Drew of lesser misdemeanor charges on the other three counts.

Drew was originally charged with one count on conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress.

from winks link on page 1

the interent is a new crime and the courts haven't caught up to the times. it is just like if someone did it in person or on the phone. the courts recently got the hang of the phone harassment


funny thing is....maybe more ironic...i saw an episode of law and order about this type of thing (not this case though)

law and order
Is the biggest propaganda tool law enforcement has!

MO cyber laws

http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C500-599/5650000225.HTM
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C500-599/5650000090.HTM


for each state

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/stalk99.htm

oh please...like I watch it thinking everything is true. it's entertainment plain and simple

law and order always says it is fiction but funny how the timing matches actual events tho

fiction or not...i watch it for entertainment ONLY

Exactly what I meant!

We saw some posts on these forums about potential legislation that criminalizes conduct on the internet like cyber bullying.

So far most of the legislation I have seen that addresses this issue seems sloppy.

I love how so many want to jump up and make assumptions based on overly broad possibilities or those who blame the prosecutors.

Guess what?

Charges must have a legal basis. If there is no law addressing an issue prosecutors and the public may see wrong doing but be unable to bring charges since no statute exists as was the case with this woman.

I think it's pretty clear that an adult woman who was acquainted with the child and the child's family and who knew about her pre-existing metal health issues and then exploited them by pretending to be a teen age boy who courted, dumped and then suggested suicide to the child is a pretty sick *****.

This woman clearly is a disturbed person who knowingly caused harm to a child but absent a statute to charge her under there is little any prosecutor can do.

The charges that were brought stem from a violation of the user agreement for the site she used to manipulate the child right?

It's my bet there are a whole bunch of people on this site violating the user agreement here.

Law is always chasing technology. It's the nature of the beast. It's hard to make a law that anticipates technology right? I am pretty sure the founders never anticipated sexting, jet planes, being able to transfer funds anywhere in the world in minutes...all the things that seem common now were once new.

With each innovation the law adapts, with each adaptation there are tests and refinement. There is nothing sinister in that. It is the evolution of thought and the incorporation of technology in society and societies reaction to it that makes law a living evolving and truly beautiful thing.

We need new laws sometimes...based both on tradition and changing conditions to deal with new circumstances and technologies.

Clearly...this case is a wake up call.

The charges, "three misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization" were clearly the only legal tool the prosecutors had to use. I dare say...there are more than a few people in this site guilty of the same.

I see a dangerous precedent about to be set with this case.

Clearly...this woman is a steam pile of $hit...but...I sort of hope she beats these charges.

Anyway...I haven't slept in a very very long time and I am rambling...I should read and organize this post but...frankly my dear...I don't give a damn.

Its neither Fiction nor nonfiction.
Its story lines with actual names omitted which are based on actual events and presented in a light to coerce the unsuspecting to agree with the gov point of view and belief!
It's propaganda!