No anonymity A curtailing of free speech The threat of legal penalty against anyone who improperly read a websites terms of agreement

If Drew’s actions had met the definition of stalking, she would have been charged and convicted under stalking laws; she wasn’t.

“check out just this one site:”

I hope wiredsafety.org has a better understanding of the law than you or all the other vigilantes that spread their ugly message around the Internet.

http://www.wiredsafety.org/information/about_us.html

I found plenty more to help me, including checking out my own state’s government website for their laws. Stalking is illegal, and printed emails are taken as proof. I did also get a PI to get her on tape, so I had extra proof. I was stalked once I do NOT intend to ever take it again, and I feel fortunate that I came out of it with the knowledge I now have.

So again, those of you who think it is a game, be careful you don’t get caught up in your “fun”, you might find yourself in court, and better yet JAIL…..

So I KNOW it can be done, I did it. I looked it up BEFORE I proceeded and there are plenty of sites out there that discuss the legalities of cyberstalking and cyberharassment. I knew what to do, and had plenty of documentation. And mine were all private emails, not PUBLIC posts on a website like My Space. I will agree, she was charged with the wrong crime, or rather, she should have been charged with ALL THE CRIMES SHE COMMITTED. And certainly she did commit cyberstalking and harassment.

It may be fun and games to some of you. Some of you think a person is “weak” if they are “upset” but things they “read”. Well, you DO NOT KNOW who is on the other end of those things, where they are or what they might do. So until you’ve lived in someone’s shoes don’t sit there and speak about how one should “feel”. It’s not a “cyber game” when it’s real and when it’s happening TO YOU. It’s traumatic, scary, and can cause such stress that you are not able to function normally. I ran a HIGHLY successful online business and after this occurred, it caused me such stress with reading emails from strangers that my business is done, I was unable to function properly always wondering if that next person was her in disguise again. This person caused me great distress, and a loss of all income. OK, so yes, maybe I allowed that stress to happen to ME, but excuse me for BEING A HUMAN WITH FEELINGS. I’m not a freak-a-zoid with an ice cube for a heart. No, I didn’t kill myself, nor did I think about killing myself, but I was traumatized to the point I sought legal measures. And traumatized to the point of having PTSD. It’s real, it happens and it can be legally stopped.

ANYONE who uses false pretenses to stalk and cause emotional harm to another should be prosecuted for that. If done by phone or mail I can guarantee you they would be, this is NO DIFFERENT. These kinds of people are the ones that cause the laws to be put in place, NOT THE VICTIMS. If these soulless individuals out there that find pleasure in harming others didn’t do what they do, then laws wouldn’t have to be put into place. But every time someone does something like this, then steps have to be taken to protect the innocent from those who enjoy harming others. In this country we have a right to pursue happiness — WITHOUT BEING STALKED, HARASSED, OR HARMED. And NO ONE has the right to pursue happiness by harming someone else intentionally. We are not talking about something accidentally but intentionally and with premeditation to do so, HARM SOMEONE. Yes, Drew was charged with the wrong crime, but what she did was criminal and I think they messed up, but I’m still glad she is going to have to pay somehow.

People who derive pleasure from others pain need to find a new hobby, and get a LIFE. And ANYONE who thinks it is OK for anyone, adult or otherwise to try to cause physical harm to another person by bullying or stalking or harassment needs major therapy and soon, because they are part of the problem.

But there does need to be a law to protect minors from fake personalities on the internet (internet personas).

In other words, in the interest of free speech, people should be allowed to create “internet personas,” but they should not be allowed to use those personas to trick known minors into communicating with them.

That is to say, there should be a law prohibiting internet personas from communicating with known minors!

If there had been such a law, Lori Drew could only have communicated with Megan Meier as Lori Drew (not as Josh Whatshisname).

That’s quite simple (isn’t it?)

This case is insane and this mother is twisting the law for her own selfish purposes. Lori Drew committed no crime and if the girl couldn’t handle the internet then her mother should have kept her off.