MySpace Suicide Case

There is currently a case against a mother who posed as a teenage boy in order to harass another teen online. In the process of harrassing her, she ended up driving her to suicide. The case has taken a bizarre, if not predictable turn as rights groups such as EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), the CDT (Center for Democracy and Technology) and Public Citizen are opposing the government's criminal charges against the mother. These groups along with a group of 14 law professors, have filed an amicus brief in the case, in the belief that if the mother, Lori Drew, is prosecuted using CFAA charges, the case could have significant ramifications for the free speech rights of US citizens using the Internet.
Whilst I applaud the general activities of these groups, sometimes they need to thnk about the victims of crimes like this. To be honest with you I think this whole free speech thing has gotten out of hand, if it is proven that this woman hounded this girl to her death then she should be held responsible. We've forgotten that freedom without responsibility is tantamount to an invitation to chaos. Free speech without the concept of responsibility is meaningless, because of the abuses it invites. It'll be interesting to see how this case unfolds...