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Originally Posted by Govi  Isn't there an old SCOTUS majority opinion in a ruling about Freedom of Speech: that Freedom does not extend to shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater. I don't think Freedom of Speech extends to telling a 13 year old to kill herself after luring her into believing that you were someone who cared about her. But since there are no supportable criminal laws governing this situation, the recourse of the girl's parents seems to be civil law, perhaps "wrongful death" or "endangerment," because Lori Drew certainly knew she was harming Megan Meir, she just had no idea how much harm she was doing. |
It's FALSELY shouting fire. You can shout fire in a crowded theater, it just has to actually, ya know...be on fire.
It's irrelevant though - we just don't have any laws against what she did. I'm afraid there's only one course of action society can use to effectively punish Lori Drew, and that's through mob intimidation for the rest of her life. I promise to hate her forever, and always keep what she did to Megan in my mind. I'll probably never come into contact with the woman but, if I do, I promise to treat her like the piece of shit she is.
Ultimately Megan killed herself and I blame Megan and her family for that more than I blame Lori. Still, I hate Lori more because whenever any of us is confronted with a child there is only one way to treat them - justly. To do otherwise violates some sort of communal unspoken law.
Ya just don't fuck with kids...ya know?