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*mipadi*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:41 PM
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From Newsvine:
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A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.

The girl says a 19-year-old man lied in his profile about being a senior on a football team to gain her trust and phone number.

Pete Solis was arrested in May on a charge of sexual assault of a child. He could not immediately be reached Monday evening.

The suit alleges that MySpace has "absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users."

"(MySpace) has got to take this seriously," said attorney Carl Barry, who is representing the girl and her mother. The suit seeks $30 million.

In a statement, MySpace said it is committed to the safety of its members.

"We take aggressive measures to protect our members," said Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer. "Ultimately, Internet safety is a shared responsibility. We encourage everyone on the Internet to engage in smart Web practices and have open family dialogue about how to apply offline lessons in the online world."

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*AngelicEyz00*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:44 PM
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$30 million? HAHA. She won't win. How stupid.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:45 PM
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what does tom say about all this?
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:47 PM
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^haha

she isn't going to get anything. She's the idiot who gave the guy her number.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:47 PM
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XD...wow....wonder how that happened.....*cough*idiot*cough*
 
*AngelicEyz00*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:47 PM
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Tom is upset. I'd be upset if that girl wins. I hate it that they let 14 and 15 year olds be on myspace. I liked it better when it was 16 and up.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:48 PM
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What a stupid girl. It's her own fault for letting someone who she thought was a 19 yr old get her number. First off, she's 14. If she set her age right, only her friends could see her profile, so if she added or accepted his request she brought it upon herself to give him her trust. How exactly did he 'assault' her anyway. Did they meet up ? What a dumbshit then. Meetin up with someone 5 yrs older than you who is presumably very strong ( for being on the football team ) and then going alone ( which i am assuming though )
 
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there defense is going to be...the girls parents should of been more invovled on what she was doing online....
 
*AngelicEyz00*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:49 PM
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Yeah, she is stupid. Myspace takes enough measures to try and protect stupid 14 year olds. Her stupidity got her harassed.
 
*Programmer*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:50 PM
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ahhh to be young and stupied.... loool.gif
 
technicolour
post Jun 19 2006, 08:50 PM
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That is why he says you gotta be 16 to actually get a myspace. Sheesh stupid kid.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:53 PM
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Myspace takes enough measures. That stupid girl is going to lose.

http://collect.myspace.com/misc/safetytips.html?z=1
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 08:58 PM
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Can I sue her for being a dumbass? Would that work? At this point, I think I'd have about as good of a chacne to win that case as she should hers.
 
*AngelicEyz00*
post Jun 19 2006, 08:58 PM
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^Haha, that's so true.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:10 PM
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Lol. Tom's picture is probably frowning right now. It's stupid.. If she didn't know him, why did she accept him & give him her phone number?? Bah! People like that annoy me...
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:11 PM
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QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Jun 19 2006, 9:58 PM) *
Can I sue her for being a dumbass? Would that work? At this point, I think I'd have about as good of a chacne to win that case as she should hers.

Ha ha. Word...

Pathetic.
 
gelionie
post Jun 19 2006, 09:13 PM
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She perfectly knows she's underage and she still risked to use MySpace to end up being sexually assaulted.

Stupid.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:17 PM
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Net Nanny, nuff said..
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:18 PM
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what a stupid girl she is.it's her own fault for letting someone who didnt know her to get the number.and she was willing to give that guy,no one forced her,so myspace shouldnt be told to bear the responsibility,shouldnt be blamed.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:21 PM
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She might actually win. There were those people who sued McDonald's for making them fat, and the coffee lady.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:24 PM
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The coffee lady won because McDonald's didn't have warning on their cups.

I think the person who sued McDonald's for getting them fat actually lost.

There's no way this girl can win. Myspace's TOS should protect them against it.
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:25 PM
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the coffee lady one because the coffee was way over boiling. It gave her third degree burns.

And the fat people didn't win
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:28 PM
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I`m 14 and I know better than
to give my number out to some
stranger. ON THE INTERNET. I
don`t even give the guys that
I know my digits. Stupid chick.
It`s just common sense. Someone
should slap her. hammer.gif
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:30 PM
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$30 million dollars

no more discussion is needed, she won't win
 
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post Jun 19 2006, 09:50 PM
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i heard something along those lines, then they had this other thing how they should just protect users more. Although most people just put in the wrong age so they can't exactly do it. Its pointless, if you allow your children on the internet and your paranoid then look over all the stuff your kids go at.
 
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