Mom who was put on trial in Missouri cyberbullying case asks to use the Internet again
By APThursday, August 6, 2009
Mom in cyberbullying case asks to use Web again
ST. LOUIS — A mother who was tried on accusations she was involved in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old Missouri girl who committed suicide wants to use the Internet again.
Lori Drew’s lawyer says she has been offered a job that requires her to use the Internet. The lawyer asked a federal judge in California on Wednesday to modify Drew’s bail conditions so she can.
Drew was convicted last fall in the case where she was accused of illegally accessing a computer to harass a teenager, Megan Meier. U.S. District Judge George Wu tentatively threw out convictions against Drew in July.
Wu said if Drew had been found guilty, anyone who violated the social networking site’s terms of service would be guilty of a misdemeanor, and that would be unconstitutional.
(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. corrects to show Drew has asked judge to use Internet but judge has not approved the proposal; LINKS photo.)
Tags: Missouri, North America, St. Louis, United States
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August 8, 2009: 2:29 am
That woman should have not seen freedom for a very long time.Just goes to show what kind of justice system we have.America is crazy.Think what u would have done if that had been ur daughter.This is why so many people take the law into their own hands,because of whimpy judges. |
 Diann Racette |
August 8, 2009: 12:21 am
My personal opinion about the whole thing is that she got off easy. My daughter has been the victim of these so called people who think that they are better than everyone else and believe that it is okay to harass young people, or as far as that goes anyone. NO ONE has the right to do what she did. She should have been put on trial for murder because that is what she did. |
neva kusch