MySpace party gatecrashers
Gatecrashed MySpace parties have cost lives, and caused thousands of dollars damage to property. The Sydney Morning Herald's online technology writer, Asher Moses, says that MySpace/Facebook parties are particularly prone to gatecrashing because news of events can spread to uninvited guests via "newsfeeds." He suspects some party hosts are oblivious to the actual number of people who get the message."[57] There have been a number of Gatecrashed MySpace parties that have received front page news.[58]
A party hosted by Corey Delaney, a 16-year-old boy from Narre Warren in Melbourne, and advertised on MySpace, resulted in 500 people attending. Police cars were attacked, and they called in support, including the dog squad and a helicopter. The incident received international coverage.[59][60] Delaney received both negative and positive publicity, and was given work as a party promoter for under age events.[61]
In April 2007 a 17-year-old British girl, Rachael Bell, hosted a party. The flyer, which was distributed on MySpace, was reportedly subtitled "Let's trash the average family-sized house disco party." Her parents were left with an approximate £24,000 ($48,000) bill from police.[62][63]
Allen Joplin, a 17-year-old American high school student, was shot dead by an uninvited guest at an underage party after it had been publicized through MySpace.[64][65]
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