Missouri sets 'scary' legal precedent and proves (again) that this state doesn't understand the Constitution or the Internets

The urge for revenge and some form of retaliation in Missouri was so great regarding a Show-Me State suicide of a teenage girl that the legal system in Missouri is now a laughing stock when it comes to the rest of the nation. Fortunately, the ruling is completely unconstitutional, easily challenged and mostly a result of pandering to a grief stricken community so it's highly doubtful it will stand up in court i.e. violating the TOS online does not make someone subject to felony charges or else all the d-bags in the TKC comment section spewing racism and slander everyday would already be locked up.

In their eagerness to visit justice on a 49-year-old woman involved in the Megan Meier MySpace suicide tragedy, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are resorting to a novel and dangerous interpretation of a decades-old computer crime law -- potentially making a felon out of anybody who violates the terms of service of any website, experts say.

"This is a novel and extreme reading of what [the law] prohibits," says Jennifer Granick, civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "To say that you're violating a criminal law by registering to speak under a false name is highly problematic. It's probably an unconstitutional reading of the statute."

Yes, the suicide of someone so young was tragic along with the actions of the adult woman in this case but the quest to find something criminal could have far reaching consequences if it wasn't so haphazard and unworkable . . . In the end, the Internet offers an unprecedented level of freedom . . . Sadly, so many in this State would rather limit everyone's liberty and engage in selective prosecution rather than simply encourage parents to take responsibility for what their children, especially the mentally unstable ones, are doing online.

First step: Remember that all online romances, arguements and discussions are essentially meaningless.