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    YOUR FRIEND destroyed his own damn life. He got what he deserved.
    I disagree here. It isn't the state's place to seek revenge, and that is clearly what it was doing here. Revenge is much different than justice.

    BTW, there isn't anything illegal about misrepresenting yourself to someone if you aren't doing it in exchange for anything but friendship. People do it all the time, on different levels. Just sounds like this case got out of hand, but doesn't sound like he was being malicious about it. Girl's decision to attempt suicide over it, was her own decision and all responsibility for that lies on herself for not being able to handle life disappointments.

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    I disagree here. It isn't the state's place to seek revenge, and that is clearly what it was doing here. Revenge is much different than justice.
    He behaved badly, and suffered the consequences of his boorish behavior. Whatever prompted your friend to engage is such sick and twisted behavior, I cannot say. Mental illness, perhaps? An egregious lack of self-respect? A twisted, sadistic twinge to his character? No matter, anyone who would engage in such perverse and sickening deception deserves all the bad that comes to him.

    And if he breaks the law and is charged with a crime, that's "justice" whether you want to think so or not.

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    That deception, which was described, is neither sadistic, perverse, or sickening. He was lying about himself, people do it all the time in all sorts of ways. You describe it like rape or murder. Your description confounds me.

    Deserving of all the bad that comes to him? For something that isn't even criminal, maybe even a product of illness? Lol, I just read your cute little signature. "seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God"

    This. Is why I do not trust police officers.

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    People who intentionally deceive others to cause them heartache and stress just to get their own jollies are sick. There's something truly wrong with him if that's how he gets off. I'm sorry that you don't see that. It kinda makes me think that you are your "friend."

    And even if what he did was not illegal, it is certainly wrong. All because a person CAN do something doesn't mean he should. I hope he gets some professional help.

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    It was stated that he did not deceive to intentionally cause heartache and stress. It sounds like the guy was a lonely SOB, maybe never even had a girlfriend before, and was trying anything he could just to win a girl over. Guys lie to girls to win them over all the effing time. I don't think he was trying to get any jollies out of it. If he was, then yeah he deserves all sorts of punishment. He may need professional help of sorts, but the girl, or her family, had the same duty to snuff him out for being ill or too far out of line, and then leaving him for it... for some reason that didn't happen, maybe she was ill too. Also, no one ever asked what the girl was doing on her end of things, could have been equally sick and malicious, maybe even contributing to his own issues. Of course, no one ever does ask that question.

    Regardless the police response was not appropriate. Police enforce the rule of law, not morality..that's what church is for and God's judgement. He was eventually acquitted of all 9 felony charges against him and ultimately landed a single misdemeanor harassment conviction, probably what he deserved all along. And if you want to label him sick as hell, then even more props to him for somehow beating all those investigations and charges while being whacked out of his mind in the process. And one last thing... a crime is not committed UNTIL it is proven in the court of law. Police and prosecutors think differently about that... but that's due to arrogance.,, which exists in all players throughout the entire US justice system.

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    Guys lie to girls to win them over all the effing time.
    Where did you learn this gem? I never lied to get the girl. I may have emphasized certain characteristics but I never lied and I never had any trouble getting the girls.

    no one ever asked what the girl was doing on her end of things, could have been equally sick and malicious, maybe even contributing to his own issues.
    True, no one asked what the girl was doing...but it doesn't really matter. If she was up to the same trick as he was she could be guilty of the same crime but they wouldn't cancel one another out. That's not how it works. This is moral relativism at its worst.

    a crime is not committed UNTIL it is proven in the court of law. Police and prosecutors think differently about that... but that's due to arrogance.,, which exists in all players throughout the entire US justice system.
    No, you have it wrong. A crime is committed prior to it being proven in court. A murder is still a murder before someone is tried and convicted. The purpose of court is to determine if a particular person is guilty of having committed a particular crime.

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    And one last thing... a crime is not committed UNTIL it is proven in the court of law. Police and prosecutors think differently about that... but that's due to arrogance.,, which exists in all players throughout the entire US justice system.
    That is laughably incorrect. The crime is committed when it occurs.

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    this guy got acquitted of murder even this girl fell from her death

    http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/wh...uyfx8.html

    so no a person cant be responsible for a suicide if that perpetrator did not intentionally commit the act

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    I personally believe that suicide is a personal act and that no one is responsible for it except for the person who commits it.

    That doesn't mean that I don't think "catfishing" as it's come to be called, isn't reprehensible. It is. It may or may not be a crime, depending on the specific details, but only a lowlife piece of scum would do it at all.

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    I personally believe that suicide is a personal act and that no one is responsible for it except for the person who commits it.

    That doesn't mean that I don't think "catfishing" as it's come to be called, isn't reprehensible. It is. It may or may not be a crime, depending on the specific details, but only a lowlife piece of scum would do it at all.
    that is what im saying if a person committed suicide based on the fact the person catfished
    then it cannot be called murder because that person did it as a personal act and that person cant be blamed for it.

    like i said cyberbullying and catfishing is not the same thing. catfishing maybe considered cyberbullying depends on the intent was. Its like comparing apples and oranges, they are both fruit but the color taste and texture is totally different.

    It seems like my question has not been answered fully yet. im asking to see what extent is catfishing illegal and what charges can be pressed. i dont understand why do any of you incorporate things morally if its legal.This is based on legality.

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