Additionally, you atate; “As a parent of teenage kids, I’m sympathetic to the Meier family and align myself with those who wish to see some kind of punishment served on Lori Drew for being intentionally mean to a child she knew was vulnerable and depressed.” and actually conflate what appears to be conspiracy and colusion with “being intentionally mean” then proceed to demonstrate an alignment with the perpetrators, not the victim. Why, with the use of adjectives such as these, one would be tempted to think that this is not such a big deal. As a mother you should no better. To me, it doesn’t appear that you are willing to do anything. In democracies the evil that is visited on them are the evils that are allowed to exist. I do, however agree that in part we share a responsiblity to teach our children civil discourse. Sadly though, many parents are shirking that responsibilty,or teaching something else entirely different, (and evil, in the case of the Drew family).
