Part II in the Online War of Words
Bloggers Claims She’s Hoaxing MotherÂ
Is This Really Lori Drew?Â
The conversation still rages between the author claiming to be Lori Drew, Internet hoaxer, and readers of the blog, “Megan Had it Coming”.
After posting twice as “Kristen”–the first on the weekend when most of the country was just learning of the Megan Meier story–today the poster wrote “I’m Lori Drew”. This touched off a war of words with readers of the post.
The author claiming to be Drew says the main reason for revealing her identity as “Kristen” is that her daughter is having a tough time of it from the other kids at school. She says it’s time for this harassment to stop.
Is the author of “Megan had it Coming” and Lori Drew one and the same person?
We don’t know; we can only hazard a guess. We’ve given our best guesses elsewhere and they’re referenced at the end of this post.
One thing’s for sure, the author of Megan Had it Coming is not backing off from her critics. Here’s Part II. The blog author (‘Lori Drew’) is identified in the following as “Megan Had it Coming”
leigh said…
Lori, I for one believe you that this thing went out of control. I do. I don’t believe for one second that you wanted, or intended, for Megan to harm herself, for what it’s worth.
But if you fire a gun in a crowded theater and the bullet hits and kills someone, aren’t you responsible? Even if killing someone wasn’t your intention?
I have two daughters, and have–as any other mother of daughters has–encountered kids who were mean and hurt my kids’ feelings. On those occasions where my girls were unable to deal with the mean kid, I forbade contact, and I spoke with the parents.
You should never, ever have set up that “Josh” account, and I suspect you know that. You knew Megan was troubled–you knew that from direct experience. So you must have known that humiliating a troubled 13-year-old girl would be tantamount to setting a match to a pre-existing fuse.
You know how hard children take things–you’ve seen it in your own daughter. You know how irrational kids can be. You know how important acceptance is to an adolescent, how excrutiatingly painful rejection is. You know, and knew, all of this, and you engineered a trap to do serious psychic damage to a child.
This is why you’re incurring so much ire.
The decent thing to do would be to stop justifying your actions and to offer a genuine apology to Megan’s family.
December 3, 2007 11:08 AM
Anonymous said…
You have all these issues with Megan, Megan’s parents, etc..
And yet, you still have them hold a Christmas gift for you in their garage?
I don’t buy anything your saying.
December 3, 2007 11:11 AM
Anonymous said…
After reading all of your blogs, it is clear, as someone else mentioned, that your behavior closely resembles that of a sociopath. There is a certain arrogance to your writing that completely illustrates that type of persona. You have no conscience, so it is futile to try to convince you of your wrongdoings, but Karma is a bitch, and, I believe you certainly deserve whatever backlash you receive as a result of your actions. I can only hope your husband is a more responsible parent than you, otherwise, I fear for your daughter’s upbringing.
December 3, 2007 11:16 AM
Anonymous said…
Two fake online identities, bullying a teenage girl, starting a blog called “Megan Ha It Coming,” and then defending your actions. Lady, actions have consequences and your poor decision making has lead to people giving you a hard time (ironically) on the internet.
December 3, 2007 11:16 AM
Megan Had It Coming said…
The police are your second step
How can you say that? The police can’t do anything in a dispute between two 13 year olds. I would have been laughed out of the police station if I had come with the complaint, “a child is setting up a cyber bullying attack against my child.”
As we all know, there weren’t any laws about cyber bullying back then. What Megan did was subtle and devious, but it wasn’t anything the police could act on. That’s why I took this into my own hands. I had to do SOMETHING, and simply separating the kids wasn’t enough. Megan was coming after my daughter ONLINE. So instead of continuously running away from this bully, we fought back. No one could have guessed it was going to end so tragically.
On those occasions where my girls were unable to deal with the mean kid, I forbade contact, and I spoke with the parents.
I DID THAT I DID THAT I DID THAT! How many times do I have to spell it out? It’s here in the post, I’m stating it again, get it through your head — I’M NOT A BAD PARENT. I did what any parent would have done. I tried to resolve it amicably, but the Meiers wouldn’t have any of it, and Megan wouldn’t listen. What other choice did I have??? If Megan wasn’t systematically spreading hurtful things about my daughter online and causing massive grief, separating them would have been the end of it. But this is the internet age we live in. Separating the kids is NOT ENOUGH. Maybe your daughters didn’t have to deal with the internet. Mine does.
December 3, 2007 11:17 AM
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Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Lori Drew or Internet Troll? Part IIÂ
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackYou as a grown woman always had a choice. It is up to parents to teach us children how to handle our differences in the most responsible and appropriate manner. How ever as a mother you failed to do that. You taught your daughter that instead of dealing with a problem head on that you should hide behind smoked mirrors to deal with some one that she doesn’t like or get along with. I myself am young in years but understand the terribly parenting you have pasted on to your young daughter. Just because you have a bad step while being a parent does not make you a “bad parent” your inability to teach your daughter and to apologize to the family you have ruined does. Being a parent doesn’t come with a manual to look at an consult whenever you are having problems therefore it is the most difficult job any one could take on. However, you are the adult in a situation that could have used adult judgment. I would die of embarrassment if my mother would act on my behalf to turn her mental age and actions to that of my peers. You are older and should be setting an example for your daughter and the other children you come into contact with. And despite my normal thoughts of the wrongs of the death penalty I feel that this or life in prison would be the only correct payment for your cruel wrong deeds. You should have handled yourself and you should of continued to handle yourself in an adult type manner however you must defend your wrongs because you know they were just that. No one person can stand by your actions not even yourself. God take pity on you and give you remorse so that you might be given a shot to heaven.
While the Megan Meier case seems outrageous and unique, it isn’t unique. Hundreds of cases of egregious and heinous acts go on every day with the same excuses out of our lawmakers.
One such other case….The case of Nikki Catsouras, is a classic example of disgusting, hateful activity against innocent victims, while our lawmakers excuse themselves from enacting laws to prevent this.
The excuse lawmakers use to let themselves off the hook stem from the growth of the Internet and how fast it’s changing. This is a sham.
Chat rooms, message boards, instant messengers and email have been in existence for far over a decade now. While the software used to transmit messages changes slightly, the basic essence of using the Internet to send a message is largely the same. Is a decade or two long enough to establish some basic decency laws in regards to Internet usage?
I’ve posted the Nikki Catsouras story along with many details about the Megan Meier case so the inactivity out of our lawmakers towards these types of cases can be clearly seen.
Those who are interested in learning about cases like Megan’s and Nikki’s case are encouraged to drop by and comment on them if you like. I have a couple of polls set up as well. Danny Vice would like to hear your point of view.
Public awareness of the problem and discussions about possible solutions are the best way to pressure elected officials into action instead of excuse making.
I invite you to come by and share your opinion.
Danny Vice
http://weeklyvice.blogspot.com
Just another person justifying disgusting actions. How on earth does this woman live with herself daily knowing the pain she caused. Yes, this witch will come back quoting some case or some crap about awareness. All we’re saying is blah blah blah to her opinion. Bottom line is that those around her know exactly what she did. This woman needs to grow up and be a role model to her daughter – not some piece of white trash. Now, it’s time to justify your actions – go ahead type ahead – I’ll be sitting her laughing at the response.
I jsut wanted to say sorry for your lost i didnt know her but she was really pretty im sorry fro your lost.
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