In case you haven’t heard, Lori Drew – the 49-year-old woman who played some role in creating a fake MySpace page to harass 13-year-old Megan Meier (harassment that eventually ended when the “fake” MySpace user told Meier the world would be a better place without her, and the already depressed Meier committed suicide) – was not convicted of felony charges related to the case. She was instead convicted of three misdemeanor charges of accessing a computer without authorization.
I don’t even know what that means. I mean, was the woman not using her own computer? Apparently it had something to do …read more

The teenage years can be confusing and difficult enough on their own. Add into the mix mental health problems and a neighbor, who’s more than three times your age, harassing you online, and you have the makings of…well, even more confusing and difficult times.
In the case of Megan Meier, you have the makings of the most devastating and final breaking point.
On October 16, 2006, 13-year-old Megan Meier, who was on medication and being treated for attention deficit disorder and depression, hanged herself after her online boyfriend/crush/flirt “Josh,” whom she met on MySpace, told her the world would be a better …read more