"Most members of the six-man, six-woman jury left court without speaking to reporters. One juror, who would only identify himself by the first name, Marcilo, indicated jurors were not convinced Drew's actions involved the intent alleged by prosecutors.
"Some of the jurors just felt strongly that it wasn't tortious and everybody needed to stay with their feeling. That was really the balancing point," he said. "
I really thought that was the part that was loud and clear. That is was with intent to cause distress.
"Instead, the panel convicted her of three lesser offenses of just accessing computers without authorization. Each of those counts is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Drew faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the four original counts. "
At least it's the beginning... A deterrant for cyber bullying. You gotta challenge laws that don't necessarily fit in order to make new ones. It's a good start. The first cyber bullying trial ever. Things are gonna get interesting.
Lori Drew needs to be beat with a shovel.
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