After deliberating the case of Lori Drew for six hours Tuesday, jurors asked U.S. District Judge George Wu if they could be hung on one count but unanimous on the others. Wu ordered them to continue deliberations for a second day, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
There are a total of 4 counts and the jury is locked in with a decision on 3 of the 4. I think the one that they’re hung on, is the charge that violates MySpace terms of use.
In my opinion, regardless of the violation of MySpace terms of use, Lori Drew pushed the emotional state of Megan Meier to commit suicide. That’s a crime in itself and she needs to be punished!
Drew has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and accessing computers without authorization. She could be sentenced to as many as 20 years in prison if convicted of all counts.
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Update 1:22 PM CST: A jury has convicted a Missouri mother of lesser, misdemeanor crimes in the MySpace cyber-bullying case linked to a 13-year-old girl’s suicide.
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.
I just heard on CNN that the verdicts are in and they’ve released the info on which count is the “deadlock”.
It was the conspiracy count. They have issued a “mistrial” for that one count but the others are in and waiting to be read aloud in the court room.
Lori Drew is a witch who should be burned at the stake. It’s incredible that in our screwed up society, stealing 100 bucks (i.e., larceny over a hundred dollars)is a felony but causing a sweet young girl to kill herself is a misdemeanor. Incredible.
Hey Frank, hope you got my message through SU. Trying to get back to find all my old friends. I hope this woman gets the shaft, she would have gotten more than civil justice if it had been one of my daughters!
This woman is a SOCIOPATH… She really doesn’t get that harrassing and tormenting a child is wrong? She is directly responsible for the girl’s death.. You must Click YES on the terms of use when you sign up for Myspace…
I hope that the parents of the young girls hire a good lawyer and file a wrongful death suit against her. It won’t bring their daughter back, but this crazy woman will have to pay for what she has done
Unfortunately, this female beast will not get what she truly deserves as far as prison time is concerned. However, the prison she built for herself, her daughter, and her family with any community anywhere they choose to live in the world, will be a life sentence for them all. The disgust and contempt of all who know her and her family will exist as long as they live. Justice has a way of prevailing after all. Rest in peace Megan Meir, for this beast, nor her family will ever know peace again.
Lori,
Will have it tougher with the way society will lash out at her and her daughter who needs to take a time out in a big way.
Tiff,
I agree and I am not happy, but the society in which we live in will make life hard on her and her daughter, it’s just the way things happen.
Hey Frank the verdict is in GULITY
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/26/internet.suicide/?iref=hpmostpop
Guess that lady will be eating turkey in the joint where she belongs
Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)
I know after I send this I’m going to be the most unpopular person on this site, but gotta do it. I’m not very technologically savy and I am thrilled by the comments that no one is advocating her right of “free speech” to do what she did because it’s discusting. I can’t help but feel that as much as the internet benefits our lives it can hurt it more. Just because we have the technology doesn’t mean we have to or should use it. Frank’s previous blog about the guy that committed suicide while being encouraged by people online sickened me. I was too upset about it to even comment on that one. I know, I know, no one here condones what that pychotic witch did but it wouldn’t have happened if those sites weren’t available. Internet is a double edged sword…that’s all I’m saying. Thanks for letting me vent though.
Spark,
I was very upset by this weeks news from the Lori Drew case to the online suicide. It’s sad! Thanks for venting :)