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'My Space' hoax ends with suicide of Dardenne Prairie teen
St. Louis Post Disgrace ^ | 11/14/2007 | Steve Pokin

Posted on 11/14/2007 11:06:54 AM PST by Clintons Are White Trash

His name was Josh Evans. He was 16 years old. And he was hot.

"Mom! Mom! Mom! Look at him!" Tina Meier recalls her daughter saying.

Josh had contacted Megan Meier through her MySpace page and wanted to be added as a friend.Yes, he's cute, Tina Meier told her daughter. "Do you know who he is?"

(Excerpt) Read more at suburbanjournals.stltoday.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: loridrew; meganmeier; meier; myspace; teens
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What a horrible tragedy. It's hard to believe someone isn't legally responsible for what happened to this girl.
1 posted on 11/14/2007 11:06:55 AM PST by Clintons Are White Trash
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

I believe its called Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; I don’t know if the parents can sue on behalf of this Child of God, but I hope they look into it. The evil and cruelty of the other mother (a disgrace to the term “adult”) in orchestrating this outrage is beyond belief, particularly when as the parent of a teenager herself she knows just how vulnerable such kids can be.


2 posted on 11/14/2007 11:11:45 AM PST by laconic (ence)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

My daughter is not allowed to have a MySpace account for this reason. Too much drama.


3 posted on 11/14/2007 11:12:11 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

Lawyers will find a way.............


4 posted on 11/14/2007 11:15:46 AM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: AppyPappy

Myspace was a better web community when it was strictly 18+.


5 posted on 11/14/2007 11:15:51 AM PST by weegee (NO THIRD TERM. America does not need another unconstitutional Clinton co-presidency.)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

The puerility is astounding.


6 posted on 11/14/2007 11:16:31 AM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash
It's hard to believe someone isn't legally responsible for what happened to this girl.

Eventually, many of us come to realize our imperfect legal system isn't the answer or the remedy for every tragedy. Some of life's happenings transcend mere "legalities."

7 posted on 11/14/2007 11:17:12 AM PST by newgeezer (In a perfect world, Amendment XIX would still be someone's stupid idea.)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

I remember doing this sort of things almost thirty years ago on the UI-Champaign PLATO system. We were much less intense - it was more like a Turing test. A guy would represent himself as a girl and see how things went. Interesting stuff...SSZ


8 posted on 11/14/2007 11:18:04 AM PST by szweig (Had it up to here)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

Civil Suit should be filed against the Fraud ers


9 posted on 11/14/2007 11:18:29 AM PST by DvdMom (Impeach Nifong -)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

Unfortunately, the parents bear much of the responsibility here. They are ultimately responsible for allowing their daughter to have the MySpace account in the first place, and every warning sign they mention in this article should have been seen by them BEFORE this whole incident unfolded.


10 posted on 11/14/2007 11:19:26 AM PST by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: Red Badger

If they can prosecute pedophiles for this crime on the internet, then the parents should also fall under the same kind of laws. That is the way the lawyers will find.


11 posted on 11/14/2007 11:20:01 AM PST by rintense (I'm 4 Thompson!)
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To: newgeezer

The parents handed their child the gun when they gave her private access to a computer. I know a LOT of parents who have repeated the same mistake. They can’t blame themselves but they can warn other parents.

My daughter has been asking for a laptop since the Earth cooled. Not a chance.


12 posted on 11/14/2007 11:20:37 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash
This article is written like an afterschool special. The article itself belongs on MySpace.

Is there a grown-up version of what happened?
13 posted on 11/14/2007 11:21:23 AM PST by ConservativeWarrior (RUDY GUILIANI 2008 - STRENGTH (on Abortion and Gun Control) & LEADERSHIP (of gay Pride Parades))
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"I don't feel their intentions were for her to kill herself. But that's how it ended."

eggshell

I don't feel their intentions were for her to kill herself...sorry Charlie, that is what happened.

God, Jesus Christ, can people be so...so...so...what, mean?

14 posted on 11/14/2007 11:22:42 AM PST by picard (Liberal: ability to supplant reality with multiple truths which are all in opposition to each other)
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The parents handed their child the gun when they gave her private access to a computer.

Exactly.

The beginning of the end of the story was in the two words, "Tina relented." When a parent chooses the path of least resistance, it's just a matter of time.

15 posted on 11/14/2007 11:25:29 AM PST by newgeezer (In a perfect world, Amendment XIX would still be someone's stupid idea.)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

From the article,- It does not appear that there will be criminal charges filed in connection with Megan’s death.-

Um, fraud? Stalking? Harassment over phone lines? The cops, when they want someone’s rear end, usually come up with lots of charges. For some reason, adults creating a fraudulent web persona for the purposes of harassing a minor child, with proof of harm caused, is not a big blip on the cops radar.

Since the web was involved perhaps the FBI can come up with somethigmn,I seem to remember fedral ant-stalking and anti-harassment statutes involving weband phone.


16 posted on 11/14/2007 11:25:55 AM PST by Ender Wiggin
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To: newgeezer

This was one of the many lessons I discussed with my 13 yr old twins after I had them read this article. And no, they are not allowed a MySpace account.


17 posted on 11/14/2007 11:26:04 AM PST by Mygirlsmom (Bill and Hill are perfectly clear on the meaning of "is" as long as it's used in the word SOCIALIST)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

I agree. Horrid people. The pettiness of people never stops amazing me.


18 posted on 11/14/2007 11:26:04 AM PST by papasmurf (sudo apt - get install FRed Thompson)
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To: picard
Any adult who willingly, purposely, and maliciously manipulates, lies and misleads a child is completely responsible for the results of their actions.

For any adult to do this to any child is just plain wrong.

19 posted on 11/14/2007 11:28:31 AM PST by rintense (I'm 4 Thompson!)
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

This is so heartbreaking.


20 posted on 11/14/2007 11:28:43 AM PST by good old days
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