The United States v. Drew Prosecution and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Cyberbullying
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Cyberbullying
Cyber bullying entails the use of social media network to harass or publicly humiliate another person. Due to the anonymous factor that comes with using socialmedia one person can use a fake identity to attack, threaten, and harass another (Iannotti, & Nansel, 2009). The results of these attacks can be horrendous and even tragic. The cases of cyber related cases have recently increased.
One of the most publicized cases is that of a thirteen old girl, Megan Meier, who committed suicide after receive, insulting and hurtful messages from her online boyfriend Josh (King, 2010). The shocking truth was that. Josh was not actually a real person. Rather, Lori Drew, a mother of one of Megan’s friend created the account to torment her.
Despite evidence of her involvement in scheming to humiliate a teenage girl, who resulted in suicide, no criminal laws could be taken against Drew as she had broken laws. The only criminal charges she faced were from the violation of ...