Comments on: Katherine R. Lester, 16, Runaway to Israel to meet MySpace.com man

By: Agitator

Agitator — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:07:55 +0000

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2110545

Above is the real story. Its a television interview. The summary at the top of this page includes some false information.

By: james

james — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:16:35 +0000

this girl was 16!!!!!

straights A’s!!!

how could she be that much of an idiot to go meet someone tht she met online like that, after all this stuff on the news / other media about this type of thing happening!!!

16 for god sakes, she actually must be an idiot!!!
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SM: Being 16 does not make one smart or experienced. In this day and age it makes one a prime candidate to do something without thnking of the consequences.
R

By: Vince Baiocco

Vince Baiocco — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:14:35 +0000

Women considering giving up their rights in America should read the attached about the rights that women have in other countries. This one is about a woman at the West Bank.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/04/26/ftburn26.xml&pos=portal_puff3&_requestid=25966

By: stephanie

stephanie — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:27:41 +0000

I totally agree with Will, and now she is going on talk shows and staying at 5 star hotels and living like a star. Come on. This girl should be punished severly, and I also think she should have to pay back all the money that us taxpayers paid for authorities to go and find her.I think the whole thing is absolutely ridiculous. I feel so much for her mother,first to have to deal with this publicly, lose custody of her, and now watch the girls father exploid it even more. What is wrong with him anyways? He says he sees how much in love they are? You would think as a parent he would be smarter than that. She’s 16!! I guess thats the problem with kids this day in age>

By: Will

Will — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:00:56 +0000

As parents we do need to monitor our children’s use of MySpace. But let’s not demonize MySpace – her parents are at fault for whatever mistakes were made. And, as time passes, it does not appear to be a case of exploitation, but young love. Give MySpace, the 20 year old guy, and muslims a break.
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SM: We will not give anyone a break. That IMO would be grossly stupid. We will demonize MySpace all we want. It is an irresponsible site that is a breeding ground for exploitation. The barriers Myspace puts up are a joke. They take no responsibility in what they do the the exposure they put people in.

The parents are not just to blame. This girl should be grounded until she is 18. Anyone who is so stupid, foolish and imature to do such a thing can just thank God she is not dead. SHE IS LUCKY.

First of all, she is how old? He is 20.
Second, she is lucky she did not get killed just by going to an area that she knew nothing about.

She is a perfect example of why 16 year old are not allowed to do what 18 year olds do. You cant just brush this off like Sally snuck out of the house to go on a date with Bobby.

This kids on Myspace better get a damn clue as to the trouble they can get into, life is not innocent and it is unforgiving. She had no idea what she was getting herself into.

Just because nothing happened to her, does not make this “young love”. She is truly lucky she can still talk about her story today.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:32:18 +0000

What if? That is one of the dumbest things i’ve read in months. It’s a no brainer that the girl is too young to even know what she was doing. Your statement is an example of how some people will seek to be politically correct even at the expense of being stupid.

By: Pete Deignan

Pete Deignan — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:44:42 +0000

She is cute! She should have no trouble finding a nice American boy.

By: WHat iF?

WHat iF? — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:53:45 +0000

this whole story seems a bit one-sided…has anyone thought to inquire after the thoughts of this supposedly smart, on-top-of-things girl? there obviously was something profound going through her mind when she commited to decieving her parents and running away to assimalate herself into a COMPLETELY different culture and environment for good! without knowing the motives or what really took place, i must admit that i am a tad bit proud of her for embracing other cultures, especially one that has so much bad rep here in the US (even though she may have “opened up” a little too much too soon). And also, look how far she got! WOW!! she made it half way around the world before being intercepted! this is a girl who could GO places…if the rest of the world’s narrow minds don’t prevent her.
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SM: Get a clue. People would be better off with a narrow mind as you state than possible having none at all as might be in your case.

Gee, why would she need to be deceitful? Through the grace of God she is lucky she is not just another statistic. No one in their right mind (key word: right mind) thinks that this was wise or a good idea.

Maybe you show wonder off to the Middle East if you think it such a great idea? Who is stopping you?

By: Sir Paul

Sir Paul — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:58:37 +0000

Gang at SM:

You folks are doing a wonderful service to not only the USA, but also the world. I thank you for your continued coverage on the Natalee Holloway case; however, when much needed exposure is given to other pressing issues I know I can come here to find good and accurate coverage. Cheers mates!

Sir Paul

By: Liz Huston

Liz Huston — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:27:26 +0000

My grandauther who is 11 received a pic of a man “s genitals in her email. It came from hi5 another way that preditors reach children. I reported it to Flint Police with no response … I also reported it to exploited and missing children with no response. Who do I actually need to report it too. Is it child abuse and neglect when parents allow there children to contact these kind of sites ? Now I hear that my 11 year old grandauther has a site on my space .com with a sexually oriented pic of her and a friend touching each others tounges together.Somebody needs to do something!Please help save out children…