The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #111281   Message #2343890
Posted By: GUEST,Chief Chaos
18-May-08 - 05:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Indicted: Death By Internet
Subject: RE: BS: Indicted: Death By Internet
By violating a TOS you are breaking a voluntary contract with the entity providing the service who may then deny you that service. It is not and has never been a "crime" to violate the TOS because it is not a "legally" binding contract.

What you do while violating the TOS may be a crime.

In this case, although I feel that the harrasment was evil and certainly contributed to the death of the young lady (and is truly a tragedy)I think that trying to somehow legally hold her responsible in a criminal court is truly stretching the applicability and jurisdiction of the current law.

In a civil case, such as the O.J. Simpson case, I think she might be found guilty. This could only happen if the defense in the case did not counter with a claim that the parents were guilty of negligence in not monitoring the young lady's interactions on the internet.

I know several "experts" that would argue that one person can't make another person "feel" any way about any thing (aside from actual physical contact). A person must choose to feel "bad" about themselves based on what another person or persons have said or implied. That's a completely clinical assesment of course.

Where were the people who should have been countering what these evil people said? Did no one ever hear her cry? Did no one ever tell her that some people are just assholes and need to be ignored?