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I believe in the equality of humankind; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy. en Vox Sat, 17 May 2008 10:18:22 +0200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss suicide http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/internet-pranksters-are-place-on-notice.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(xmangerm) http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/internet-pranksters-are-place-on-notice.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/internet-pranksters-are-place-on-notice.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 17 May 2008 10:18:22 +0200 <h2><span style="color: #ff0000">I originally posted this in November 2007.</span> </h2> <h2><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html">Parents say fake online &#39;friend&#39; led to girl&#39;s suicide - CNN.com</a></h2> <ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Options &#160; </p> <ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a>Edit</a> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a>Add to group</a> </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a>Delete</a> </p> </li></ul> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Viewable by anyone </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nov 18, 2007 </p> </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html#comments">7 comments</a> </p> </li><li><p><a>Share</a> </p> </li></ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/link/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003.html"><span style="color: #000080"><img alt="Parents say fake online &#39;friend&#39; led to girl&#39;s suicide - CNN.com" height="219" name="graphics1" src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003-320pi" width="292" /></span></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/link/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003.html">Parents say fake online &#39;friend&#39; led to girl&#39;s suicide - CNN.com</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="snap_com_shot_link_icon"></a><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/17/internet.suicide.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview" target="new">http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/17/...</a><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/17/internet.suicide.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview" target="new"><img height="15" name="graphics2" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.30/t.gif" style="text-align: bottom" width="17" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Story Highlights Family says teen was upset after &quot;Josh&quot; ended their friendship on MySpace &quot;Josh&quot; turned out to be the creation of a neighborhood family Parents want the people who made the fraudulent online profile to be prosecuted Girl&#39;s mother: Law enforcement officials say the case doesn&#39;t fit into any lawNext Article in U.S. »</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/link/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003.html#comments">1 comment </a> </p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /><strong>I believe that this story should be read by the entire Vox community. Should something be done? And if so, what?</strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html#comments">7 comments</a> Tags: <a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/posts/tags/myspace/">myspace</a>, <a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/posts/tags/suicide/">suicide</a> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <h2 style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ff0000">Now it is time for the lasted update 16 May 08. And from my perspective, it looks like justice has been properly served.</span></h2><p><br /> <p><strong>LOS ANGELES, California (AP)</strong> -- The groundbreaking move by federal authorities to indict a Missouri mother on charges connected to the suicide of a 13-year-old MySpace user has sent a strong message to the online world: Internet impostors may be prosecuted<img alt="art.megan.jpg" height="219" name="graphics3" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/CRIME/05/16/internet.suicide.ap/art.megan.jpg" style="text-align: bottom" width="292" /></p> <div dir="ltr" id="imageChanger1"> <div dir="ltr" id="cnnImgChngr"> <div dir="ltr" id="cnnImgChngrNested"> <p>Megan Meier, 13, hanged herself in her bedroom after being targeted in a MySpace hoax.</p> </div> <div dir="ltr" id="cnnImgChngrPrvsLbl"> <p><img height="4" name="graphics6" src="http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif" style="text-align: bottom" width="4" /> </p> </div> </div> </div> <p>&quot;The Internet is a world unto itself. People must know how far they can go before they must stop,&quot; FBI official Salvador Hernandez said Thursday as prosecutors unveiled a case that employs laws usually used against hackers to go after the alleged perpetrator of a false-identity hoax.</p> <p>Lori Drew, 49, of suburban St. Louis, Missouri, was charged with conspiracy and fraudulently gaining access to someone else&#39;s computer. She allegedly helped create a MySpace account in the name of someone who didn&#39;t exist to convince young neighbor Megan Meier she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans.</p> <p>Megan hanged herself at home in October 2006, allegedly after receiving a dozen or more cruel messages, including one stating the world would be better off without her.</p> <p>&quot;They exploited a young girl&#39;s weaknesses,&quot; Hernandez charged. &quot;Whether the defendant could have foreseen the results, she&#39;s responsible for her actions.&quot;</p> <p>He called the case &quot;heart-rending.&quot;</p><p>For full story, <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/16/internet.suicide.ap/index.html">click here</a>.<br /></p> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/internet-pranksters-are-place-on-notice.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141bbfae685e00fa96762a5c0003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> myspace suicide justice pranksters http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(xmangerm) http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:23:41 +0100 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large link-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item link-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/link/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003-320pi" alt="Parents say fake online 'friend' led to girl's suicide - CNN.com" title="Parents say fake online 'friend' led to girl's suicide - CNN.com" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/link/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bec0d20003.html" title="Parents say fake online 'friend' led to girl's suicide - CNN.com">Parents say fake online 'friend' led to girl's suicide - CNN.com</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle link-subtitle"><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/17/internet.suicide.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview" target="new">http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/17/...</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-description">Story Highlights Family says teen was upset after &quot;Josh&quot; ended their friendship on MySpace &quot;Josh&quot; turned out to be the creation of a neighborhood family Parents want the people who made the fraudulent online profile to be prosecuted Girl's mother: Law enforcement officials say the case doesn't fit into any lawNext Article in U.S. »</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div style="text-align: center"> <br /><strong>I believe that this story should be read by the entire Vox community. Should something be done? And if so, what?</strong><br /></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xmangerm.vox.com/library/post/parents-say-fake-online-friend-led-to-girls-suicide---cnncom.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141bbfae685e00e398bebaa40004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> myspace suicide