Mary Kay Beckman Sues Match.com After User Nearly Kills Her

[Jazzy]

Instead of finding love on a dating site, one Las Vegas woman found a violent murderer.



Mary Kay Beckman is suing Match.com for nearly $10 million after she was almost killed by a man she met on the dating site. She said the site should come with a warning about the dangers of online dating.



Beckman went on a few dates with Wade Ridley before she ended things. Soon, he started sending her harassing texts and attacked her when she got home one night in January 2011.



He stabbed her dozens of times in the face. He smashed her head with a rock. He stomped her face with his feet. He left her for dead, her attorney, Marc Saggese, said.



Luckily a neighbor heard the commotion and called 911.



A few weeks after the attack, Ridley met another woman on the site in Arizona and killed her. Ridley was sentenced for murder in Arizona. He was told that Beckman survived the attack, and he said he was surprised. He died later that year behind bars.



Beckman's lawyer said they are suing the site because it does not warn against the dangers. Saggese said there is no difference between Craigslist and Match, except for that Match subscribers feel a false sense of safety due to the monthly payment.



Match does nothing to ensure the safety of its people, but you pay $30, you think you're getting some type of protection, he said.

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While I feel sorry for her, this was her own fault. There is no way any site can guarantee the person you meet online is what they say they are. It's up to the user to do a background check before getting involved with anyone. Sorry, but she has no case against Match.com.



What are your thoughts?

 

[Sinon]

When I saw the topic, I was expecting something along the lines of him trying to kill her from the beginning. From the sounds of it, he was a bit unstable and got pissed when she dumped him.



So really, it's her own fault.

 

[Evil Eye]

There is no way any site can guarantee the person you meet online is what they say they are.

This.

It's not like a disclaimer would've made a difference. No one would read it anyway!

It's like that pain-in-the-ass law they passed that requires every site to explicitly tell you it's using cookies.

 

[Jazzy]

My friend should have sued a different dating site. The guy said he was tall, dark and handsome. He also said he was 25 years old. He obviously posted pictures of himself when he WAS 25 years old. When she went to meet him, he was a fat, balding 67 year old man.

This is why I would never lower myself to join any of these dating sites. I'd rather meet and see what I'm getting myself into on the spot.