September 16, 200618 yr But let's put all that aside for a moment. Graphically, many ******* pages look like a teenager's bedroom after a tornado--a swirl of clashing backgrounds, boxes stacked inside other boxes, massive photos, and sonic disturbance. Try loading a few of those pages at once and watch what happens to your CPU. Watch out for spyware, too, since it turns out that ******* has become a popular distribution vector for drive-by downloads and other exploits. And in a place where "U are soooooooo hot!!!" passes for wit, ******* isn't doing much to elevate the level of social discourse ^^ *******. rofl, thats true.
September 16, 200618 yr [/quote=http://www.time.com/time/nation/printout/0,8816,1207043,00.html] Thursday, Jun. 22, 2006 Another Suit in the ******* 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 ******* By HILARY HYLTON/AUSTIN It has been an unlikely legal wrangle from the start. First, a 14-year-old Austin, Texas, girl and her mother filed a $30 million lawsuit against *******.com, where the teenager claims she met a man who assaulted her. Now, the college student charged with the sexual assault also is considering suing the popular social networking site. The defense attorney for Pete Solis, the 19-year-old Texas community college student charged with sexually assaulting the girl dubbed "Julie Doe" in her lawsuit, told TIME that if the Texas courts accept the premise that ******* is liable because the two met there, then his client also has a claim, since the alleged victim falsely portrayed herself on the webiste as 15 years old. "He's been, in effect, just as much a victim — if not more," says Adam Reposa, the attorney for Solis, who is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of second degree felony sexual assault. Since the lawsuit against ******* also names Solis as a defendant, Reposa said he will "cross-file" and also sue ******* and its owner, News Corporation. "******* wasn't there when they went to Whataburger. ******* wasn't there when they went to the movie and ******* wasn't there when they climbed in the backseat," Reposa said. "Meeting on ******* — if that alone is enough, then we can make the same claim for damages." The young girl at the center of what could be a groundbreaking online liability suit was able to set up a ******* listing in 2005 when she 13 years old, despite the website's rules prohibiting anyone under 14 creating a posting. Solis said the two exchanged e-mails for a month and then swapped cellphone numbers. They agreed to meet on a Friday in mid-May, went out for a hamburger, a movie and then drove to an Austin apartment complex parking lot, where the alleged assault took place. The case against Solis has not been presented to a grand jury and Reposa is hoping to get the charges against his client reduced. Solis has admitted to police that he had sex with the girl, but he assumed she was older, according to Reposa. The girl's attorney, Adam Lowey , said his now 14-year-old client has suffered "horrific" harm because of Solis' actions and *******'s "lax security policies." Though ******* has not commented specifically on the lawsuit, its security director, Hemanshu Nigam, a former federal prosecuctor, said this week the company "remains dedicated to a multi-pronged approach that also involves education and collaboration with law enforcement, teachers, parents and members." Even before the landmark suit was filed, the company had been criticized by several state attorneys general for its failure to put in place stricter verification procedures. The debate over *******'s culpability has been raging on local talk radio and blogs this week, with many Austin residents saying it is up to parents to monitor their children's Internet activities. Meanwhile, the company has announced new security policies that will kick in next week, limiting adult access to personal information for 14- and 15-year-olds; ******* users who are 18 or over could no longer request to be on a 14- or 15-year-old's friends' list unless they already know either the youth's e-mail address or full name. But experts question whether social network sites can prevent posters from lying about their age. The proposed changes "are inadequate because they lack any age verification and leave the minimum age too low," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. "They fail to raise the age threshold to 16 and take steps to verify age — as I and other attorneys general have repeatedly urged. They are a mirage of protection." jist of it. Girl says she's 15 when she's really 13, guy and girl meet, girl gets raped, girl sues, guy trys to sue. Yeah, he was a victim... Sure buddy. You still sexually assulted a minor, and that's called statuatory rape. There is no fucking way he should be a "victim" in this.
September 18, 200618 yr [/quote=http://www.time.com/time/nation/printout/0,8816,1207043,00.html] Thursday, Jun. 22, 2006 Another Suit in the ******* 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 ******* By HILARY HYLTON/AUSTIN It has been an unlikely legal wrangle from the start. First, a 14-year-old Austin, Texas, girl and her mother filed a $30 million lawsuit against *******.com, where the teenager claims she met a man who assaulted her. Now, the college student charged with the sexual assault also is considering suing the popular social networking site. The defense attorney for Pete Solis, the 19-year-old Texas community college student charged with sexually assaulting the girl dubbed "Julie Doe" in her lawsuit, told TIME that if the Texas courts accept the premise that ******* is liable because the two met there, then his client also has a claim, since the alleged victim falsely portrayed herself on the webiste as 15 years old. "He's been, in effect, just as much a victim — if not more," says Adam Reposa, the attorney for Solis, who is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of second degree felony sexual assault. Since the lawsuit against ******* also names Solis as a defendant, Reposa said he will "cross-file" and also sue ******* and its owner, News Corporation. "******* wasn't there when they went to Whataburger. ******* wasn't there when they went to the movie and ******* wasn't there when they climbed in the backseat," Reposa said. "Meeting on ******* — if that alone is enough, then we can make the same claim for damages." The young girl at the center of what could be a groundbreaking online liability suit was able to set up a ******* listing in 2005 when she 13 years old, despite the website's rules prohibiting anyone under 14 creating a posting. Solis said the two exchanged e-mails for a month and then swapped cellphone numbers. They agreed to meet on a Friday in mid-May, went out for a hamburger, a movie and then drove to an Austin apartment complex parking lot, where the alleged assault took place. The case against Solis has not been presented to a grand jury and Reposa is hoping to get the charges against his client reduced. Solis has admitted to police that he had sex with the girl, but he assumed she was older, according to Reposa. The girl's attorney, Adam Lowey , said his now 14-year-old client has suffered "horrific" harm because of Solis' actions and *******'s "lax security policies." Though ******* has not commented specifically on the lawsuit, its security director, Hemanshu Nigam, a former federal prosecuctor, said this week the company "remains dedicated to a multi-pronged approach that also involves education and collaboration with law enforcement, teachers, parents and members." Even before the landmark suit was filed, the company had been criticized by several state attorneys general for its failure to put in place stricter verification procedures. The debate over *******'s culpability has been raging on local talk radio and blogs this week, with many Austin residents saying it is up to parents to monitor their children's Internet activities. Meanwhile, the company has announced new security policies that will kick in next week, limiting adult access to personal information for 14- and 15-year-olds; ******* users who are 18 or over could no longer request to be on a 14- or 15-year-old's friends' list unless they already know either the youth's e-mail address or full name. But experts question whether social network sites can prevent posters from lying about their age. The proposed changes "are inadequate because they lack any age verification and leave the minimum age too low," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. "They fail to raise the age threshold to 16 and take steps to verify age — as I and other attorneys general have repeatedly urged. They are a mirage of protection." jist of it. Girl says she's 15 when she's really 13, guy and girl meet, girl gets raped, girl sues, guy trys to sue. Yeah, he was a victim... Sure buddy. You still sexually assulted a minor, and that's called statuatory rape. There is no fucking way he should be a "victim" in this. That whore is just trying to score some money.
September 23, 200618 yr You are entitled to your opinion, but after a friend recently got off a false rape charge that I know for a fact was not rape, the police explained that about 1 in 5 rapes is genuine, 1 is a revenge claim to punish the guy for something, 2 charges are very suspect and are usually dropped within a month, and 1 is complete bullshit. Of those that are genuine, the police said about 70% of the women should have know better than to put themselves in the situation they were in when it happened, such as going to a strange guy's house for coffee after drinking in bars, passing out drunk in public or at parties, taking drugs, leading a guy on and changing their mind once naked in bed, or walking alone at night in rough areas with no mace or alarms. I think you really need to hear the full story to know how guilty he is. If she looks a couple of years older, or claims to look young for her age, and comes home with him, he is most likely going to do what any of us would do and get fresh with her. If he got excited and pushed her a bit past her comfort zone, and older girl would leave and forget about it. A younger one will say "mommy, the bad man touched my vagina, will i get pregnant now?", and suddenly you have a media storm with some poor Joe Bloggs getting big black dicks in both ends for the next 20 years.
