I’ve got no problem with this – indeed, it shows that residents of this neighborhood have a sense of decency and morality that is offended by this woman’s evil actions.

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. — Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl — and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet — have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature.

Residents of the middle-class subdivision have turned against the neighbor, Lori Drew, and her family, demanding the Drews move out. In interviews, they have warned that someone might be tempted to "take matters into their own hands."
"It's like they used to do in the 1700s and 1800s. If you wronged a community, you were basically shunned," said Trever Buckles, 40, who lives next door to the Drews.

Drew became an outcast after she participated in a hoax in which a fictional teenager who went by the name of Josh Evans exchanged online messages with 13-year-old Megan Meier. Megan received cruel messages from "Josh" that apparently drove her to hang herself in her closet in 2006.

Frankly, why would any decent person want this trashy woman living in their neighborhood. Shunning is a reasonable response to what happened. After all, no one is under any obligation to associate with Lori Drew or her family. Indeed, IÂ’d argue that they should not.

Of course. There are those who have taken this matter too far. They have crossed the line into the criminal by their death threats and acts of vandalism. But their wrongs pale in comparison to an adult woman hounding a child to her death. Indeed, this “Ashley” woman who conspired with Lori Drew to go after this little girl needs to be named and shamed as well.

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