Sometimes Justice Is Not That Tasty

So today a judge reversed the conviction against a mother (Lori Drew) for her participation in a fake out that "led' to a girl killing herself.

Story is here.

Basically the synopsis is this, there was a teenage girl named Megan who had a Myspace account. The woman, Lori, created a Myspace account fictitiously as a boy and began a chatting with Megan. Shortly there after, Lori using her fake profile "dumped" and began trashing on Megan on Myspace.

Shortly thereafter, Megan hanged herself.

Megan's mother then stated that her daughter killed herself because of the actions of Lori.

Lori was charged basically for cyber bullying under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Now before you have an opinion, re-read what I wrote above. A very loose synopsis and think about the facts at hand.

Basically in a nutshell this is what happened, older woman using a fake identity to ridicule and bug a young girl, on a computer. The girl, in question, was diagnosed with depression. The girl, being ridiculed, on a computer, killed herself.

That all being said, I don't see any judge worth their weight in salt with accusing that the actions of Lori directly lead to the death of Megan. Is Lori a horrible person for doing this? Absolutely. Is she by any intent or mean a killer? Crap no. The idea that words alone led someone to die is completely absurd, and anyone who thinks that this is a possibility should get their head checked.

At the risk of sounding wrong hearted, there is a "block" button on MySpace for a reason. In this case, it should have been used early.