Judge ignores jury's conviction of MySpace fraudster

Another judge for the impeachment block.

After a federal jury convicted Lori Drew of Missouri for her MySpace hoax that led to the death of a 13-year-old girl, one expected at least some penalty to result. But now U.S. District Judge George Wu - a Bush appointee - says he plans to throw out the jury's conviction.

Wu is relying on exactly the type of matchbook law and judicial activism that defines Bush's judicial appointees. Wu's volcanic meanness tainted the trial all along and even prevented jurors from hearing facts that were central to the case.

The judge claimed that if Drew is convicted, then so should anyone else who has ever violated MySpace's terms of service. Except he's forgetting one thing: Most people who violate the terms of service didn't kill or harm anyone. Lori Drew's actions did.

Every cyberstalker in the land has got to be rubbing their hands together in excitement now that they know that crime pays.

As is always the case in BushWorld. After 8 years of an evil criminal in the White House, it's only natural that other evil criminals are coddled.

The next step ought to be tough federal and state laws requiring stiff prison terms for cyberharassment. Anyone who's ever been a victim knows this is among the gravest of crimes.

Congress must also impeach this judge immediately for his failure to follow the laws he swore to uphold.

(Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8VjD1bEqw_oqHiLz379ftjcFh6QD996GUEG0)