‘The reason that is not being used is that it will likely get struck down as an unconstitutional law. Either way, it probably doesn’t apply here as “harassment”, anyway.’
I disagree with your first assertion, and no way you can convince me this wasn’t not only ‘harrassment’ but also ‘stalking’.
‘The child did not have to log onto MySpace. The child could have made her profile private. The child could have blocked the person in question from leaving her messages.’
A child, age 14, being approached under false pretense by an adult is what this is all about. Not the child, nor the child’s actions.
‘I feel terrible for the girl’s family but if that drove her to suicide, she would have NEVER made it through high-school.’
I don’t see how you can make that particular prediction about not making it through highschool based on whats available publicly. Millions of others have, many with much worse problems than this girl.
“I don’t see how you can make that particular prediction about not making it through highschool based on whats available publicly. Millions of others have, many with much worse problems than this girl.”
Exactly. Those millions didn’t kill themselves the first time somebody called them names.
“I disagree with your first assertion, and no way you can convince me this wasn’t not only ‘harrassment’ but also ‘stalking’.”
No way. You can’t invite someone in your home and complain that they are harassing or stalking you. Having that user on her friend’s list is an invite. The fact remains that she could have easily blocked all correspondence from the user if she had wanted to.
“A child, age 14, being approached under false pretense by an adult is what this is all about. Not the child, nor the child’s actions.”
Where is the proof of that? It is my understanding is that it was the adult’s idea but the daughter did the messaging. You have any proof that an adult approached this child? If so, how many messages would constitute harassment? One? It appears the kid made NO attempts to break off correspondence so I’m having trouble seeing how that is stalking OR harassment.
Look, the kid was sick. She obviously had SERIOUS mental and emotional problems if some person she knew online for a month was cause enough for her to kill herself.