EOC, WEEK 5: MySpace Hoax Response

I would like to shed some more information on the topic of the MySpace Hoax, and the death that came from it. I have read others blogs and found quotes that I would like to input on.

“You would think in our society that parents would be much more responsible than to pick on and ridicule a 13-year-old girl.” Lee, Evelyn Marie http://shrimpgirlproductions.blogspot.com/.

I thought this comment to be very interesting because it shows how people in our society can be. It explains how easily a death could have been avoided if the parent messing with the 13-year-old girl was responsible. I feel that just this statement of responsibility shows the need for punishment.

“Legally I don’t think there is a way to directly prove that the defendant was the cause of the young ladies death. I do however believe the comments she wrote were libel and played a key role in her suicide but still cannot directly say it was the sole cause.” Santamaria, Yuvani OA http://haveatyoudui.blogspot.com/.

In my blog I was detailed on the charge of libel and how it directly affected this situation. If in any case this charge could be valid. I do believe however that libel was a direct cause of death because without the hurtful remarks or slander there would have been no death.

“The rationalizations behind why she chose to create the account and harass the girl are irrelevant. Maybe she did not intend for the girl to kill herself but she did however intend to do the girl harm.” Ter Avest, Anthony Eugene http://anchordriveproductions.blogspot.com/.

Exactly the point I want to bring up. If you intend to do harm, and you go through with it, you are doing HARM. I think just the simple fact that she intended to do harm she should realize that she is largely at fault.

“The fact that someone would take advantage of a communications tool to hurt someone else is rather atrocious, though not impractical or all that surprising.” Stockstill, Michele C. http://houdinimation.blogspot.com/.

I do think that this was not surprising as this type of case happens all the time over the internet. But even so this doesn’t mean that punishment should not be in place. As we all know Words hurt more that punches. Thank goodness that more laws are being put in place for situations as these.