@darwin:
It was more than simply “messing” with her. Lori Drew knew that Megan Meier had emotional instability problems, and (allegedly? yeah, whatever) used that knowledge to induce an uncontrolled emotional state in which Meier presented an immediate danger to herself.
In your little “thought experiment,” you miss that a teen girl who hounded another into suicide, would be doing it for kicks, just to see how far she could push the victim. It isn’t a “teen prank” when it’s a constant, deliberate action intended to cause emotional distress. It probably borders on a social disorder (look it up).
Lori Drew never grew up. Her adolescent behavior demonstrates that. If, at 49, she is still engaging in this kind of teenage viciousness, she needs to be removed from society.
@Adele: MySpace’s TOS only requires that users be at least 14 years old, which Megan Meier was not. However, I don’t know of any states that allow minors to enter into legal contracts without the consent of a parent or guardian, something never once mentioned in MySpace’s TOS or Privacy Policy.
