View Poll Results: Is the Web a "dark hole" for "lonely" people?
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February 2nd, 2005, 01:55 PM
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Is the Web a "dark hole" for "lonely" people?
I find what the Judge (who sentenced the teen who created the Blaster Worm variant) declared in such a sweeping and negative stereotype to be highly subjective and out of touch with the new world of online internet communications. But, I was wondering if I was the only one who thought this. My gosh; for as much time as many of us spend online with friends we have found here (or "enemies" ), what does that say about us? And, I don't mean to condone what the currently 19 year old did, which was wrong, but I question what this "Judge" seemed to say about some internet users.
Anyway, here is the article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6881275/
He could have gotten 10 years behind bars, but the judge took pity on him, saying his neglectful parents were to blame for the psychological troubles that led to his actions.
The Internet “has created a dark hole, a dungeon if you will, for people who have mental illnesses or people who are lonely,” U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said. “I didn’t see any parent standing there saying, ‘It’s not a healthy thing to lock yourself in a room and create your own reality.”’
Defense attorneys said that Parson feared leaving the house and that his parents provided little support...
So, what do you think?
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