MySpace Hoax and Absence of Malice

I absolutely agree with the Meiers feelings towards the Lori Drew, I feel that she deserves to go to prison for performing libel and slander towards a 13 year old girl, that already has problems at such a young age. It’s horrible to think that a mother could be so cruel to a young teenager who is battling in society and make her believe that a guy is interested in and then reject her for no apparent reason. In Absence of Malice, the way the detective places the file to get the newspaper reporter to read the file without him giving out any official information about the case at all, was very clever. I think Mike Gallagher has the right to sue, as soon as he finds out who claimed that he is under investigation. He could sue for libel he is an innocent man. He has every right to be pissed off about the newspaper printing rubbish information about him. The newspaper and the reporter are lucky that they don’t have to reveal their sources as they would definitely be in trouble. I guess it is just a reporter’s job to obtain as much information as possible and the newspapers job to print it, but I think particular cases that you aren’t entirely sure about, should definitely be verified. I don’t know what more to say to this as it is a very complicated situation, as everything depends on the final outcome and what decisions are to be made with regard to the newspaper, the reporter and the detective for leaving the file so openly on his desk.
When you compare these two storys, one which is a movie and the other a real life situation, you can see exactly how something such as libel can affect the emotions and reactions of the victim.