June 27th, 2006
Orie: Make cyber bullying a crime in state:
Pennsylvania state senator Jane Orie (R-Bradford Woods) is attempting to get a cyber bullying law passed in her state…
“This is a new level than what we saw in our generation,” said state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Bradford Woods. “Instead of the rumors spreading by word of mouth, it’s on […]
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June 26th, 2006
Gun buyback nets allies on MySpace:
See, MySpace can be used for good…
The hottest new hit on MySpace.com isn�t a wacko with a manifesto, but a teetotaler Gemini who�s into firearms reduction.
As of early last night, 183 �friends� had linked their MySpace profiles and their moral support to Boston Gun Buyback, a peacekeeping police initiative that […]
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June 26th, 2006
I received a comment on my very first entry about Katherine Lester. I thought it made such a good point that I decided to share it with you. It’s from a commenter named Mary…
If you know Katherine, please give her this message: I have a god-daughter who began dating a guy who was just like […]
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June 26th, 2006
Grand Jury Indicts Former Ill. Teacher:
Our favorite teacher/wrestler/attempted murderer Samson Shelton is back in the news…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) � A grand jury indicted a former teacher accused of attacking a teenager and leaving her clinging to life in a park.
Samson Shelton, 26, was charged Friday with attempted murder.
Authorities said that Shelton choked 17-year-old Ashley […]
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June 26th, 2006
A Fourteen-Year-Old Girl’s Suit Against MySpace: Should Networking Sites Be Legally Responsible for Protecting Teens from Harmful Real-World Conduct?:
This is a great and lengthy article about the viability of the MySpace lawsuit. It’s a great read but the last paragraph, in my opinion, sums up the whole situation…
At the end of the day, however, as […]
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June 24th, 2006
In murder investigation, police search MySpace.com:
(Crown Heights-WABC, June 24, 2006) - The NYPD is trying to solve a murder mystery involving a 16-year-old girl from Brooklyn. They are now looking on the popular web site MySpace.com for any leads.
Police at the 77th Precinct in Crown Heights say they’re still looking for 16-year-old Chanel Petro Nixon […]
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June 24th, 2006
Officers Suspended Over MySpace:Two of the Lexington, Ky. police officers who were in hot water for posting inapropriate content on their MySpaces have received their punishment…
Online comments about the arrest of a country music star has two Lexington police officers off the job for awhile.
Yesterday the Urban County Council approved the suspensions of officers Gene […]
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June 23rd, 2006
Youth centers grapple with MySpace:
In something out of a modern-day “West Side Story,” two teenagers from rival schools used MySpace after school at the local Boys and Girls Club of America to “cyberbully” other kids.
So six months ago, the club, located in San Francisco’s Mission District, decided to ban member access to the popular […]
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June 23rd, 2006
Teen Plans to Marry Middle East Man She Met on Myspace.com:
Oh cut me a break…
GILFORD, Mich. � A teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com said Friday she intends to marry him.
“I love him very much,” 17-year-old Katherine Lester said of Abdullah Jimzawi, 20, who […]
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June 23rd, 2006
Man accused in MySpace luring agrees to plead guilty:
This is a follow up to the story of Michael Ramos, the man who was stung by a group of teenage boys…
FONTANA - A man arrested after traveling to a park to allegedly have sex with an imaginary girl conjured up by teens on MySpace.com agreed to […]
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June 22nd, 2006
TIME.com: A Countersuit in the MySpace Case?
A 14-year-old girl is suing the social networking site, where she met the man charged with sexually assaulting her. Now the man she says assaulted her may pursue his own legal case against MySpace.
It has been an unlikely legal wrangle from the start. First, a 14-year-old Austin, Texas, […]
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June 22nd, 2006
MySpace Page Set Up For Deltona Mass Murder Suspect:
DELTONA, Fla. — A notorious name in Volusia County has made an appearance on a popular website.
Family members of murder victims discovered a website for Troy Victorino on the popular site MySpace. Victorino is accused of leading a band of four men into a Deltona home in […]
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June 22nd, 2006
New details come in Katherine Lester case:
MID MICHIGAN (WJRT) - (06/22/06)–There were new developments Thursday in the case of Katherine Lester. The Mid-Michigan teen flew halfway around the world two weeks ago to meet with a Palestinian man she met on MySpace.com.
Thursday her mother’s attorney asked a judge to rescind a decision made Monday in […]
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June 22nd, 2006
A reader sent me an e-mail with MySpace profiles of 3 of the 7 serviceman that are accused of killing an unarmed Iraqi civillian.
John Jodka, Tyler Jackson, and Jerry Shumate.
H/T to Angela.
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June 21st, 2006
MySpace fight clip sparks investigation:
GRAND JUNCTION - Mesa County deputies are looking into a violent fight video on MySpace.com, which purports to be posted by a 15-year-old boy in Clifton, and which was reported to authorities by a woman in Arvada.
The video clip depicts two fights, each between two girls appearing to be of high […]
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