According to the Fox News Article, only a handful of states have specific laws to address the growing problem of cyberstalking; these states include Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Washington. A few other states–Florida, Nevada, Delaware, and Virginia–have made changes to their stalking laws to include cyberstalking.
Banas’ hands are tied. In order to allow for prosecution in further cases where teens or others are harassed online, we have to let our state legislatures know that they need to be abreast of the changes in how people communicate in our world and make laws that protect citizens accordingly. It won’t bring back Megan Meier, but it will bring justice to other victims of online harassment.
http://atypicalgirl.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/law-limited-in-cyberstalking-cases/
People who have been or are being harassed online should be helped, but not by a criminal investigation towards the harassers. These people need to learn the consequences of posting personal information on the internet. they should even be wary of giving out your e-mail address. Nowadays many people will just give it out. Most of this information gathering is for corporate purposes, but any lunatic can make use of this free info as well. A hacker has a better chance than someone who isn't, but they can get pretty far too.