Myspace Gettin Sued For 30 Million

[Against Miik!]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/06/20/myspace.lawsuit.ap/index.html

So I know we talk about this crap a lot, but whatever. This is news so here we go.

The mother of a teenager in Austin, Texas is suing the website Myspace.com for 30 million dollars, claiming it led to the rape of her daughter. The girl met a guy on the site who claimed to be in high school. He picked her up from school, took her to dinner and a movie, then raped her. O.k., so theres the story. A pretty stereotypical rape case.

But should Myspace be held responsible? I don't see how.

[SubtleDagger]

This is just another typical case of a parent lashing out at whoever they can in order to compensate for what happened to their child. I'm surprised they're not suing the internet service provider or Al Gore or something.

[SubtleDagger]

Either way, any parent who can be unprotective enough to let their child not only consistently converse with a random person on myspace but to meet up with them having never met the person themselves should not be pointing any fingers.

[Against Miik!]

I think we're talking about the same case Med.

Either way, any parent who can be unprotective enough to let their child not only consistently converse with a random person on myspace but to meet up with them having never met the person themselves should not be pointing any fingers.

You can't even blame the parents all the time. I'm on Myspace right now? Does that mean I have horrible parents? I do things after school. And my mom doesn't come with me to make sure they are safe. Does that mean I have horrible parents?

Somebody should come out and say that if this girl is dumb enough to do this, maybe this rape will knock some sense into her. I know shes only 14, but the whole don't go off with strangers thing is generally a concept grasped when you are in preschool.

[SubtleDagger]

I do things after school. And my mom doesn't come with me to make sure they are safe. Does that mean I have horrible parents?
Big difference between knowing what you're doing and not knowing what you're doing.

If your parents would be dumb enough to let you go on a date with someone they don't even know, or go out without you explaining where you're going, then yes, you have bad parents, just like the girl in question.

[Against Miik!]

Big difference between knowing what you're doing and not knowing what you're doing.

If your parents would be dumb enough to let you go on a date with someone they don't even know, or go out without you explaining where you're going, then yes, you have bad parents, just like the girl in question.

True. If she had just left it alone actually, I wouldn't think THAT poorly of her. But the fact that this mother isn't willing to take any responsibility for this, and is looking instead to profit makes me question her worth as a person.

[Kif]

Big difference between knowing what you're doing and not knowing what you're doing.

If your parents would be dumb enough to let you go on a date with someone they don't even know, or go out without you explaining where you're going, then yes, you have bad parents, just like the girl in question.
I agree with this. Her mother should have checked out Myspace for herself and seen first-hand what a site like that can do, instead of ignoring the problem and then blaming it after the incident happened.

[Hep Kat]

Right, because it's the web site's fault that she went out with some innocuous guy. No, that's simply a lack of common sense. In a roundabout way, you could equate that to bad parenting.


I think it's funny actually. Not the actual rape, which is horrible (especially to a child), but the whole suit thing is a joke. It's like people who decide to sleep with married athletes: they figure they may as well scream "rape" to see what they can get.

[Kif]

They don't actually use the word 'rape' in the article though. For all we know, this could have been an accidental touch or maybe just an inappropriate one. Don't get be wrong, I'm not condoning sexual assault. But since the word 'rape' wasn't used, it just makes me question what actually happened.

[Against Miik!]

It was a rape. I saw this on the news as well. But your point still holds water. I don't know if there is any actual evidence of a rape.

[PerpetualBurn]

What always strikes me with these cases is the figures thrown around. $30,000,000 compensation? Do these people actually believe that they are entitled to that kind of money?

Well, she's not entitled to any money from myspace, but the fact that anyone would put that figure up is just mindnumbingly stupid.

[Hep Kat]

They don't actually use the word 'rape' in the article though. For all we know, this could have been an accidental touch or maybe just an inappropriate one. Don't get be wrong, I'm not condoning sexual assault. But since the word 'rape' wasn't used, it just makes me question what actually happened.

Hmm...I never really thought about that. Good point, though. That just shows how incredibly greedy people can be, especially if she actually wasn't even raped. And even if she was:

What always strikes me with these cases is the figures thrown around. $30,000,000 compensation? Do these people actually believe that they are entitled to that kind of money?

Well, she's not entitled to any money from myspace, but the fact that anyone would put that figure up is just mindnumbingly stupid.

That's right. Figures like that are astronomically off-base.

[Mr. Ron]

Yet another case of "blaming the gun".

[Shell]

What always strikes me with these cases is the figures thrown around. $30,000,000 compensation? Do these people actually believe that they are entitled to that kind of money?

Well, she's not entitled to any money from myspace, but the fact that anyone would put that figure up is just mindnumbingly stupid.


I think the idea behind such a large dollar amount is not that the people necessarily deserve the money... but that they want to make sure the company being sued REALLY feels it - which would make them do something to ensure it didn't happen again. Which... in the case of Myspace, maybe that would involve shutting down the site. Is there any chance that whoever owns the site actually has that much money?

Disclaimer: My legal knowledge was obtained by reading John Grisham novels. :) I may not know for sure what I'm talking about - but at least it sounds like a reasonable explanation.

[Against Miik!]

Then the money should go to a charity that helps prevent rapes or something. Not to this greedy bitch.

[Shell]

I think we're talking about the same case Med.



You can't even blame the parents all the time. I'm on Myspace right now? Does that mean I have horrible parents? I do things after school. And my mom doesn't come with me to make sure they are safe. Does that mean I have horrible parents?

Somebody should come out and say that if this girl is dumb enough to do this, maybe this rape will knock some sense into her. I know shes only 14, but the whole don't go off with strangers thing is generally a concept grasped when you are in preschool.


In the world we live in today, parents need to know more and do more to protect their children. A 14-year old isn't expected to make smart decisions all of the time. To her, this guy probably wasn't a "stranger." She probably considered him a friend. Common sense isn't something that everyone is just born with.

That's one thing that pisses me off - people not taking responsibility for their children. IMO if you aren't with them, you need to know what they are doing, where they are doing it, and who they are doing it with. ESPECIALLY when they are 14 years old!

Am I a parent? No... because I'm not ready to be responsible for the life of another person.

[Shell]

Then the money should go to a charity that helps prevent rapes or something. Not to this greedy bitch.

I agree... but the system doesn't work that way. Myspace didn't hurt the charity, they hurt the family. (Allegedly)

[The Wizard of Oz]

Hmm well lets put this in perspective. There are plenty of abo whores about that charge $20 for the works. What makes this girl think she's so special?

This is just another case of a young whore her can use her fake-naivity and age to use unlucky guys such as this fellow.

[The Wizard of Oz]

I agree... but the system doesn't work that way. Myspace didn't hurt the charity, they hurt the family. (Allegedly)
I bet she enjoyed it. Deep down that is. Just the greedy sucubus would like an extra $30,000,000 to spend on clothes and make up to make herself an even greater target for sexual predators. And so the cycle continues...

[PerpetualBurn]

I bet she enjoyed it. Deep down that is. Just the greedy sucubus would like an extra $30,000,000 to spend on clothes and make up to make herself an even greater target for sexual predators. And so the cycle continues...

If you're going to troll, you could at least be subtle.

[peeted]

i hope that silly bitch gets laughed out of the court and is crippled by legal bills for being so stupid and trying to take advantage of the fact that her child was raped.

[2muchket!]

Common sense always prevails is what I was taught. I'm sorry but at the age of 5 I like many other kids was taught not to go off with strangers. Now if a 14 year old girl doesn't have the common sense to care about her own safety, she and her family aren't really entitled to anything. It's sad and unfortuneate yes, but you would've thought her parents would keep a closer eye on her.

[PerpetualBurn]

Common sense always prevails is what I was taught. I'm sorry but at the age of 5 I like many other kids was taught not to go off with strangers. Now if a 14 year old girl doesn't have the common sense to care about her own safety, she and her family aren't really entitled to anything. It's sad and unfortuneate yes, but you would've thought her parents would keep a closer eye on her.

I was always taught "Common sense isn't that common".

[Hep Kat]

I was always taught "Common sense isn't that common".

Well, everyone has their own intuition. It's how they chose to employ it that makes all the difference.

[The_Passenger]

I agree with most people in this thread. It was partly the girl's fault for going along with a stranger, and her mother should've known where she was going. Plus, she's suing the wrong people (just so she can get more money) when she shouldn't be exploiting her daughter's rape in the first place.

Like Ron said, this is exactly like blaming a gun for killing someone.

[Hep Kat]

I agree with most people in this thread. It was partly the girl's fault for going along with a stranger, and her mother should've known where she was going. Plus, she's suing the wrong people (just so she can get more money) when she shouldn't be exploiting her daughter's rape in the first place.

Like Ron said, this is exactly like blaming a gun for killing someone.

Exactly. It's horrible when something like that happens, and a parent can only think of money. It's just not right.


edit: palindrome post :cool:

[DBoons Ghost]

It's nonsense.

Myspace warns and warns and warns, and I agree. Using the internet to meet people as a 14 year old girl, even if the dude was senior.. it's on better. I mean, it's not even close to being better. The dude raped her, and he's in jail. Done deal. Now, it's time for the parents or parent to lay some blame at her kid's feet. Who the hell let's their 14 year old daughter meet some random dude?

Someone's gotta take responsiblity for that underage girl, like her parents and their lack of actual parenting.

It never ceases to amaze me. It's not Myspace's fault, it's the underage girl's parents. I'm sure this will be one of those lawsuits the state wastes money on, only to be tossed out of court.

The fact does remain though, that Myspace is an internet cesspool.

[ratsinthecity403]

Even though the whole suing Myspace thing is completely and utterly stupid on the girl and her mom's part, I wouldn't mind seeing Myspace out $30 million dollars.

[DemonicRubberDucky]

What really confuses me is that these girls are actually falling for these dumb tricks, even after they've heard at least 20 times of the people who have gotten raped by using myspace. Personally, on my myspace, if some person who i don't know mails me, i just delete it. But these girls say where they live, where they go, what they do, who they hang with, and finally, giving out phone numbers. Preps on mysapce is basically the equivalent of saying "rape me!".

Oh, and i think that the family shouldn't get a damn thing.

You can flame me.

[DBoons Ghost]

Even though the whole suing Myspace thing is completely and utterly stupid on the girl and her mom's part, I wouldn't mind seeing Myspace out $30 million dollars.


You'd be a true fool to think Myspace even has 30 mil.

Truly.

If they have insurance, that's who will ultimately suffer, and in turn, anyone who has insurance for their business will suffer.

Ignorance.

[DBoons Ghost]

They were bought for something over $500 billion by News Corporation last year, which turns over tens of billions of dollars a year. If for some Godawful reason the plaintiff won and the jury awarded these sort of damages then myspace would have absolutely no problem paying.

Are you joking? I had no idea.

That's out of control.

I really had no idea Myspace was that huge. I feel stupid now.

[2muchket!]

Well thats enlightening. Myspace really will take over the world.

[Hep Kat]

Disappointing, isn't it? Considering that it's only existed in its current form since 2003 and it only started becoming big in 2005, it's stunning that it became that popular as quickly as it did, particularly considering that it's one of the worst sites on the Internet. NewsCorp and myspace are a deeply unpleasant combination...:-/

EDIT: Here (http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=max&size=medium&compare_sites=&y=r&url=myspace.com#top) 's a chart on myspace's popularity that's really quite alarming.

That's remarkable. Frightening, yet remarkable.

[DBoons Ghost]

I only learned what myspace was over the last few weeks too.

It just goes to show I guess. I would hate to think there are truly that many socially malfunctioning people in the world. But to say that about every myspace account holder is too much of a generalization I am not comfy with.

Most of my musician friends swear by it, and one of my single buddies told me to get an account because it's all easy lays. That alone made me not want Myspace.

[2muchket!]

Myspace music is great. I've come across some good bands and is a good way for local bands to get their music heard. Even tho' all my friends have myspaces I don't get or see the point in them really. I've even been told by my friends that I 'need' one.

[griftadan]

i really don't see how they would be liable, this bitch is jus ttrying to get some money.

[Pint of stella]

Pure ****ing greed. She should have been careful who she talked to. Myspace doesn't know if a member is a rapist.

[Mr. Ron]

Disappointing, isn't it? Considering that it's only existed in its current form since 2003 and it only started becoming big in 2005, it's stunning that it became that popular as quickly as it did, particularly considering that it's one of the worst sites on the Internet. NewsCorp and myspace are a deeply unpleasant combination...:-/

EDIT: Here (http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=max&size=medium&compare_sites=&y=r&url=myspace.com#top) 's a chart on myspace's popularity that's really quite alarming.
:eek:



I only use myspace to find music and keep up with friends that have gone away to college.

[BassRevelation1029]

ridiculous people. Can they not take responsibility for anything? Assault is unfortunate, but this is just plain stupidity.

[ringworm]

I guess the numerous airings of Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" didn't get the point across.

It shouldn't take a TV show to show the dangers of meeting strange people. Oh well. Her & her parents fault IMO.

[Jharaski]

At least he was 19 and not like 40.

[Scuba_Steve]

Disappointing, isn't it? Considering that it's only existed in its current form since 2003 and it only started becoming big in 2005, it's stunning that it became that popular as quickly as it did, particularly considering that it's one of the worst sites on the Internet. NewsCorp and myspace are a deeply unpleasant combination...:-/



I think they major reason they have grown is because of corporations wanting to oh-so-badly win teenagers money.

I'd kill to find out how much money myspace makes from only one advertisement from a major corporation. I'd be willing to bet it would be more than a superbowl commercial.

And yes, this is a stereotypical case of stupid kids, stupid parents. Oh, and the idea that money fixes everything.

[nobodyblossomsforever]

The way I'm intercepting this, it seems like the mother is wanting to get rich for having her child get raped. Nice way of doing business.

[Scuba_Steve]

The way I'm intercepting this, it seems like the mother is wanting to get rich for having her child get raped. Nice way of doing business.


its nothing new. This is like kids parents sueing video games, or parents sueing musicians for inspiring murder or suicide.

This happens because IMO...
Death in the family= Sadness
Sadness= Lack of happiness
Happiness=Money (for mainstream america anyway)

so these people actually believe they are doing what is best. When really all they are doing is supporting things like this in the future.

[BassVirtuoso]

If she wins this case, I'm getting raped via myspace on purpose.

[PutsTheFunInFuneral]

Please choose carefully the information you post on MySpace.com and that you provide to other Users. Your MySpace.com profile may not include the following items: telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, and any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter. Despite this prohibition, information provided by other MySpace.com Members (for instance, in their Profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or sexually explicit material, products or services, and MySpace.com assumes no responsibility or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Services by any person, please contact MySpace or click on the "Report Inappropriate Content" link at the bottom of any MySpace.com page.

According to this, she violated the Myspace TOS, so I wouldn't think they could be liable for what happened. That's not to say they ever were liable, anybody could see they are not.

[Brewer14]

I hate stupid parents like these. It's not Myspace's fault you didn't teach your daughter common sense.

[Against Miik!]

I agree... but the system doesn't work that way. Myspace didn't hurt the charity, they hurt the family. (Allegedly)

Its not about compensation though. The whole point of a figure that high is apparently to make a statement, and to make Myspace feel the consiquences. This way, they would still have to pay the 30 million, but that 30 million would actually make a difference instead of going to this crazy woman.

[Shell]

Its not about compensation though. The whole point of a figure that high is apparently to make a statement, and to make Myspace feel the consiquences. This way, they would still have to pay the 30 million, but that 30 million would actually make a difference instead of going to this crazy woman.

Really, it's a moot point since the woman is probably not going to give a dime to an organization for rape victims.

[Against Miik!]

Really, it's a moot point since the woman is probably not going to give a dime to an organization for rape victims.

true, but i'm saying have myspace give it directly to the charity.

[Shell]

true, but i'm saying have myspace give it directly to the charity.

They could do that on their own choice, but I don't see how they could legally be forced to. And if they chose on their own to do it - that would probably be seen as admitting guilt.

[Danger Bird]

In the world we live in today, parents need to know more and do more to protect their children. A 14-year old isn't expected to make smart decisions all of the time. To her, this guy probably wasn't a "stranger." She probably considered him a friend. Common sense isn't something that everyone is just born with.
Yes it is, that's why it's called common sense. The whole "be wary of people online" thing is constantly beaten into kids' heads, and not just by their parents. Schools, public service ads, etc., all taught me never to meet somebody in person that I met online, and if you don't get that, I'm sorry.

People are arguing that it's the girl's fault, or the parents'. But you know who's fault it is? IT'S THE ****ING RAPIST'S FAULT.

[Shell]

Yes it is, that's why it's called common sense. The whole "be wary of people online" thing is constantly beaten into kids' heads, and not just by their parents. Schools, public service ads, etc., all taught me never to meet somebody in person that I met online, and if you don't get that, I'm sorry.

People are arguing that it's the girl's fault, or the parents'. But you know who's fault it is? IT'S THE ****ING RAPIST'S FAULT.

I agree it's the rapist's fault. I was just trying to expand on the point that the last people to blame are the ones running myspace.com.

[Danger Bird]

Oh, for sure.

[dustindow]

*Sigh* You can't make a more perfect scenerio of how to get raped. How do you make these kids?

Its interesting how the attention is at myspace and not at the sick f*ck who lured her in.

But its kinda like blaming credit card companies responsible for identity theft.

[slash_bmxer09]

Wow. How is it that people sometimes win these kind of cases? Whats the case going to be? Cyspace deserves to suffer(possibly) because the parents failed to keep an eye on they're childs internet activity? Thats wrong.

No measures to keep underage users safe? Yeah, thats why theres the option to not accept messages from people other than friends, to keep your page unviewable to people other than your friends, and a deny buttom on the friend request page.

[PerpetualBurn]

How is it that people sometimes win these kind of cases?

They pretty much always then lose on appeal and become urban legends. Like the alleged massive claims for spilling hot coffee in a McDonald's and suing.

[Syncratic]

Who the **** blames a website when it's beaten into our heads that YOU SHOULDN'T MEET PEOPLE ONLINE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW?

I'm sorry she was raped, nobody should have to go through that, least of all a child, but that's pure gulliblity.

No amount of money should be awarded. No matter how much MySpace sucks.

[Jharaski]

They pretty much always then lose on appeal and become urban legends. Like the alleged massive claims for spilling hot coffee in a McDonald's and suing.
Someone actually did win that, but it was because the coffee was TOO hot - 95 degrees celcius, rather than 80 or so. It's more efficient to brew coffee at near boiling temperatures.

[PerpetualBurn]

Yes, and then McDonald's appealed and won because it was a stupid frivolous lawsuite and never paid the person a dime.

[Jharaski]

Yes, and then McDonald's appealed and won because it was a stupid frivolous lawsuite and never paid the person a dime.

Well the guy I heard that from was a complete nut, so I shouldn't have trusted him. He set his farm on fire when he was a kid, so.

[dustindow]

Yes, and then McDonald's appealed and won because it was a stupid frivolous lawsuite and never paid the person a dime.

they made a law against frvilious lawsuits...Would this be quilified at one?

[TojesDolan]

Oh well. Parents.

Most parents nowadays don't know crap about how a computer works, not to even mention that they don't know the "internet lingo" and all the modern terminology to make them capable to know what their kids are doing online.

That doesn't mean parents should go the easy way and use filters. Hey, if my kids feel like watching noodies, then I'll let them do it, What the heck, they need to know there's a pen¡s and a vag¡na. Nonetheless, if I ver catch them in sites that are potentially dangerous, say Ogrish or something of that sort, I'd just give them the talk, about how some things are not what they seem, etc. etc. etc.

It's a lot about parents communication with their children and their contingency plans if they find something worth getting a shock from. Most parents react by cursing at a computer and throwing them downstairs and burning the poor thing. :(

[PerpetualBurn]

they made a law against frvilious lawsuits...Would this be quilified at one?

Well it's a legitimate personal injury claim, just a rather stupid one and one that a big company with big lawyers is going to weasel out of eventually.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/06/20/myspace.lawsuit.ap/index.html

So I know we talk about this crap a lot, but whatever. This is news so here we go.

The mother of a teenager in Austin, Texas is suing the website Myspace.com for 30 million dollars, claiming it led to the rape of her daughter. The girl met a guy on the site who claimed to be in high school. He picked her up from school, took her to dinner and a movie, then raped her. O.k., so theres the story. A pretty stereotypical rape case.

But should Myspace be held responsible? I don't see how.
Everybody knows the dangers of meeting people on the internet.It could've happened on any website, forums, chat room, etc. I can't see how its MySpace's fault at all. Without sounding too harsh, the daughter should've known better.

I think the mother is milking it to get rich.

I do sympathise with the daughter, rape is an awful thing, but if you put yourself in a situation with a stranger, you're being risky.

[Kif]

Who saw this coming? The man who allegedally sexually assaulted the 19 year old girl in the link on the first post is also sueing Myspace because it misrepresented the girl's age

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1207043,00.html

This should be interesting...

[masada]

MySpace has been in the news more than I can tolerate lately, really.

/123 to basically what everyone has said here.

[Jharaski]

Everybody knows the dangers of meeting people on the internet.It could've happened on any website, forums, chat room, etc. I can't see how its MySpace's fault at all. Without sounding too harsh, the daughter should've known better.

I think the mother is milking it to get rich.

I do sympathise with the daughter, rape is an awful thing, but if you put yourself in a situation with a stranger, you're being risky.


She wasn't raped. She was probably put up to it by her mother and enjoyed it very much.

[Saitoku]

This sort of thing has been happening for as long as the internet has been around. Remember IRC? It seems silly to hold a social networking site responsible for your lack of parenting.

[Samuel]

Maybe with 30 million she can hire a nanny and tutors to parent for her. They would probably do a better job than she has so far.

[clown_phobia]

That's like trying to sue a gun company for a murder someone did with one of their guns...

Illogical... this person is just trying to get some compensation for the harm that's happened to her daughter... and trying to sue myspace won't help anything. The thing that'll help is educating people about meeting people off the net!

[mcmurray]

What always strikes me with these cases is the figures thrown around. $30,000,000 compensation? Do these people actually believe that they are entitled to that kind of money?

Well, she's not entitled to any money from myspace, but the fact that anyone would put that figure up is just mindnumbingly stupid.
Does anyone know how they come up with these ridiculous figures?

[Odium]

its just this dumb americian cultrue of sue anything with a pulse crap. if it was so serious the parents wouldnt give one about the money. its just they thought this is an easy way of screwing another person out of their money because they cant get off their fat americian arses n get a job.

just like the case of an AMERICIAN kid's parents sued mcdonalds for making him fat, the dumb *** AMERICIAN that put a power drill up his nose and ripped his nose and cheek off because his nose itched. and now people in britian are starting it. get a ****ing life, get a ****ing job and stop screwing people over

oh and if there are any of these people are reading this please and are thinking "oh i can sue his for this" get a ****ing life

[Saitoku]

its just this dumb americian cultrue of sue anything with a pulse crap. if it was so serious the parents wouldnt give one about the money. its just they thought this is an easy way of screwing another person out of their money because they cant get off their fat americian arses n get a job.

just like the case of an AMERICIAN kid's parents sued mcdonalds for making him fat, the dumb *** AMERICIAN that put a power drill up his nose and ripped his nose and cheek off because his nose itched. and now people in britian are starting it. get a ****ing life, get a ****ing job and stop screwing people over

oh and if there are any of these people are reading this please and are thinking "oh i can sue his for this" get a ****ing life

Dude, I am so gonna sue you.

[Samuel]

its just this dumb americian cultrue of sue anything with a pulse crap. if it was so serious the parents wouldnt give one about the money. its just they thought this is an easy way of screwing another person out of their money because they cant get off their fat americian arses n get a job.

just like the case of an AMERICIAN kid's parents sued mcdonalds for making him fat, the dumb *** AMERICIAN that put a power drill up his nose and ripped his nose and cheek off because his nose itched. and now people in britian are starting it. get a ****ing life, get a ****ing job and stop screwing people over

oh and if there are any of these people are reading this please and are thinking "oh i can sue his for this" get a ****ing life
That's ****ing slander. I'll see you in court.

[StrangeVision]

its just this dumb americian cultrue of sue anything with a pulse crap. if it was so serious the parents wouldnt give one about the money. its just they thought this is an easy way of screwing another person out of their money because they cant get off their fat americian arses n get a job.

just like the case of an AMERICIAN kid's parents sued mcdonalds for making him fat, the dumb *** AMERICIAN that put a power drill up his nose and ripped his nose and cheek off because his nose itched. and now people in britian are starting it. get a ****ing life, get a ****ing job and stop screwing people over

oh and if there are any of these people are reading this please and are thinking "oh i can sue his for this" get a ****ing life

Consider yourself sued.

[Odium]

ha ha ha i never saw that coming! NOT!:)

[Kurrpt]

i find it amazing that people blame the people, instead of the judicial system that actually listens to any of these allegations

[Kickflip_Burrito]

its just this dumb americian cultrue of sue anything with a pulse crap. if it was so serious the parents wouldnt give one about the money. its just they thought this is an easy way of screwing another person out of their money because they cant get off their fat americian arses n get a job.

just like the case of an AMERICIAN kid's parents sued mcdonalds for making him fat, the dumb *** AMERICIAN that put a power drill up his nose and ripped his nose and cheek off because his nose itched. and now people in britian are starting it. get a ****ing life, get a ****ing job and stop screwing people over

oh and if there are any of these people are reading this please and are thinking "oh i can sue his for this" get a ****ing life
I see what you're saying, but lay off the swearing, makes you sound like a little kid trying to be big.

The writing in bold, :lol: that is fantastically stupid.

Compensation culture was started in America and yes, now its in Britain. Argh, whenever you watch any cable channels, all the adverts are accident claim companies or personal injury lawyers.

[Sun Ray™]

Hmm well lets put this in perspective. There are plenty of abo whores about that charge $20 for the works. What makes this girl think she's so special?

This is just another case of a young whore her can use her fake-naivity and age to use unlucky guys such as this fellow.

That's not neccessarily true. She may have been naive enough to think that this guy was actually interested in her as a person and not just a sex object. In fact, that's more probable than her seducing him then yelling 'rape'.

But I completely agree with it being the mothers fault. She shouldn't have let her daughter go out with this guy. And sueing myspace is just as stupid as if she were to sue herself for being a bad parent, or the internet provider.

[Jaxom_of_the_Lambs]

I think, in these cases, they ask for WAY more then they would ever need or expect to get because I think that the cases are either settled (way easier for corporations than playing to make a case) or the judge awards a lot less than they were hoping for. 30 mil wouldn't really hurt myspace, though, even if they did get that much. One of those articles said that 30 mil was about 1 percent of myspace's net worth, so.. yeah.

Oh, and I totally agree that it pretty much can't be myspace's fault in any way.

[Jaxom_of_the_Lambs]

Why should myspace block 18 year olds from adding anyone under 15? They should be smart enough to not add then if they don't know them. Unless they're those damn myspace whores. "I need to have 9000 friends on myspace. Because I am very shallow." **** em'.

[Already_Taken]

I don't see why the courts even take a second look at these cases. A waste of time and money if you ask me.

[Meatplow]

I agree that its not myspace's fault 100%. Rape has existed outside of the internet some people have forgotten. This one is disturbing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Furuta

The internet may be a good place for potential rapists to thrive passively (watching rape pr0n) or actively (trolling myspace or chatrooms for targets) but fact remains they are the ones abusing the technology.

[Smokey D]

i find it amazing that people blame the people, instead of the judicial system that actually listens to any of these allegations

I'm amazed people blame the system when it is patently ****ing obvious it is the people's fault. The system wouldn't need to be fixed if there weren't stupid absusive litigators out there. But the system does need fixing, to prevent abuse.

[Mitch2oo6]

The internet may be a good place for potential rapists to thrive passively (watching rape pr0n) or actively (trolling myspace or chatrooms for targets) but fact remains they are the ones abusing the technology.

Just what I was going to say about the pr0n. Myspace is no more responsible than like someone has said, the ISP, or a pr0n website that some kid checked out and then grew into a rapist.