Jess Cooper's Party

This post has been edited as of 11:45PM 14/03/2011 (as suggested)
Something quite sad that's happening on Facebook.
Okay...so there was a girl...called Jess Cooper. Who lived in Chatswood (that's actually not very far from where I live haha)...and she made a facebook event page on Facebook to celebrate her 16th birthday. And things...kinda got out of hand.

She had originally intended to invite her grade but because she didn't activate the privacy setting, she got more people coming than she had bargained for. After she removed the event (and rescheduled), an anonymous facebook user created a FALSE profile of her and reCREATED the event...

The facebook event page now has over 160 000 people "attending". What's more, the event page has her real address on it.



This facebook event was REcreated by an anonymous facebook user.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179709838742592#!/event.php?eid=179709838742592

Article from the Daily Telegraph: 
IT WAS supposed to be a small house party with a few friends to celebrate her sweet 16th birthday.
But 15-year-old Chatswood girl Jess was forced to call off her birthday bash yesterday after the party's details -- advertised for everyone to see on Facebook -- went viral and more than 80,000 people accepted the invitation.
The Year 10 student originally intended to invite her grade only, but told her guests via the social networking site they could bring friends.
Within 24 hours, the party had more than 20,000 people listed as "attending", prompting the schoolgirl to send an unhappy message cancelling the party: "it's f***in off."
The invitation appears to have been hijacked by members of the notorious chat group Anonymous, resulting in it going viral worldwide.
A number of the postings on her party invitation Facebook site were using the Anonymous symbol as their own.
Yesterday, the numbers continued to rise, with the number of guests reaching 80,000 just after 6pm.
On her invitation, Jess said she "didn't have enough time to invite everyone" and invited others to do it on her behalf: "[It's an] open house party as long as it doesn't get out of hand."
One guest posted on the party's wall: "That Corey Worthington kid has nothing on this", referring to the 500 guests who attended a now notorious house party in Melbourne after it was advertised on Facebook.
Jess's father, who asked that his name be withheld, said the invitation was "a complete hoax". "My girl is an innocent victim," he said.
He said Jess had invited "a few friends" but did not
know how to use the privacy settings on Facebook to stop strangers from viewing her party information.
"She was just anxious about whether anyone would show up to her birthday," he said.
Chatswood Inspector Peter Yeomans said police had intervened to prevent unwanted people turning up on the night.
"It is a huge number of hits and could potentially turn very serious," Insp Yeomans said.
The news came on the back of an expert's warning that children as young as seven were being cyber bullied.
A Queensland report said "delusional" parents were enabling the cyber attacks by allowing their children to create Facebook pages at prohibited ages.

But apparently people are still going to go. Hm...poor girl. I don't think she ever imagined her 16th will turn out like this. Hopefully thing's won't turn out as bad as Corey Worthington's. Besides...I live so close it'll be kind of crazy seeing all mess.
Who's actually going to turn up though? I wonder...

And this guy...Mike...he actually visited her house. Taking photos with his mates etc.
Guess she really is FAMOUS now. For all the wrong reasons though. And not entirely her fault.

It is true that it was her mistake for not setting the facebook events pageon private and whether or not that was INTENTIONAL is unknown. Some people think it was for popularity. Some think she just didn't know how to use facebook. Well, it's kind of hard to tell what she wanted now that everything's blown out of proportions.
But for things to get THIS out of hand...you do have to feel sorry for the girl. After all, she just wanted to celebrate her sweet 16th.
I hope she does alert the authorities :( and to everyone out there, please cut her some slack :(
PS: Yes...at first when I found out, I also send the facebook event link to my friends. But now I genuinely feel sorry for her (for this to get THIS out of hand) and regret it.

36 comments:

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:01 PM

DUDEEEEEEEEE IM THEREEEE

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:01 PM

I agree she's my friend at school and she's been moody ever since those dickheads did that.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Awwww the poor sweetheart :(

JESSCOOPERWTF | March 14, 2011 at 10:02 PM

SERVES HER RIGHT MATE

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:04 PM

You guys...cut her some slack man

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:07 PM

if you people seriously are treating her like an idiot don't...she is only 15 and this wasn't her fault. i know her and the people who did this r going to be in a whole lot of shit from the cops. yes it was a stupid mistake putting her details up but she doesn't deserve this...she is freaking out about what is going to happen on the night so leave her alone!!!!!!

Amy | March 14, 2011 at 10:10 PM

I hope everything turns out right :(

Concerned... | March 14, 2011 at 10:16 PM

I'd like to thank whoever wrote this post for putting this article and news out there. Jess does not deserve this. She is still a very young girl. This is why Facebook is such a bad place for young adolescent girls...

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:19 PM

SuCka!

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Its going to be so good to see how much her house gets demolished.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-awkward-moment-when-you-find-out-Jess-Cooper-is-a-pedo/132180653520049

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:26 PM

It's not her fault, she didn't know how to set the page as "private" and some stupid dickheads took advantage of that. I hope it all works out for her.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:30 PM

Facebook is such a bad influence.

Bella Brennan | March 14, 2011 at 10:30 PM

Hey there, is this article online? If so can you please post the link?

Bella Brennan | March 14, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Sorry, I mean the tele article? Or was it only in the paper?

Amy | March 14, 2011 at 10:32 PM

Oh of course!!
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/party-girl-invites-80000-to-birthday/story-fn6b3v4f-1226021334046

Julie Ho | March 14, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Uh...this chick is gonna get into so much trouble. She's going to be the next Corey Worthington...

Matt | March 14, 2011 at 10:36 PM

AHHHHHHHH JESS COOPER THESE DAYS AYE

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM

ok facebook isn't the bad influence and putting her details up isn't a bad thing, it's the fact that she didn't untick the box clearly marked on the page. i think it's safe to say this was her fault at first but now it has gone too far.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 10:44 PM

In regards to above comment. She mentioned in her "description" that "if u know someone u want to invite u can invite them as well." that's basically "getting out of hand". Don't you think?

She wanted things to fire up so she can be popular. Just that, now that there's so many people going, she knows she'll be in trouble. That's why she's scared now.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Her fucking fault for posting the party as an 'open event'. If she wanted to invite her grade, she should have done so, but privately. She obviously needs to be educated to the privacy issues on facebook, and needs to get some freaking common sense!

Amy | March 14, 2011 at 11:03 PM

^ It's true that it was her mistake. But don't you think she's learnt her lesson by now? She's only 15 afterall.

Matt | March 14, 2011 at 11:22 PM

JESS COOPER 4 LYF...

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 11:26 PM

You know what I think? People should just go and get a life. Everyone is blowing this way out of proportion. This isn't like Corey Worthington at all. He WANTED it...Jess just made a mistake. Why not respect her privacy and just let her be?

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Its a fake profile and fake event... it was in the newspapers. Originally she did have an event - for people at her school to bring friends. I'm sure her family & herself are horrified at whoever did this latest one, not to mention the police are extremely frustrated by FB not removing it. As for all the idiots & their comments on the event page - its pathetic - mostly retarded banter. That poor kid and family. All because someone decided to have some smartarse fun - pffft theres no fun in this. This kind of crap destroys people.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Jess Cooper is hawt ;)

Amy | March 14, 2011 at 11:35 PM

Yes I know it's a fake account and a fake event. They mentioned that on the Daily Telegraph. It's a pity Facebook won't get rid of it.
I don't really understand why.

Ray | March 14, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Woah...I didn't realise Jess Cooper's party has gotten this big lol...
But yeah...whoever created that fake account is a shithead. Amy I think you should make that clear in your post that it's a FAKE ACCOUNT :)
So people will know.

Anonymous | March 14, 2011 at 11:58 PM

well she did it to herself quite honestly, she knew exactly how to set it to private, the I didn't know how to "private" the event is an oh shit i fucked up cover up. i heard the police want to ban facebook because of it. It would be pretty pathetic because of one incident, which is a fad it will blow over no one will actually come, sure they will drive past but that is it nothing more.

Anonymous | March 15, 2011 at 12:09 AM

I'm gonna go trick o treating at her house on Halloween ;D

Anonymous | March 15, 2011 at 12:25 AM

wtf...

Anonymous | March 15, 2011 at 1:05 AM

Private msg ne if u wanna chip in to get to Jess coopers!!!

This bitch better not get Facebook band!!

Anonymous | March 15, 2011 at 10:21 AM

cant wait for saturday night, ill be there

Anonymous | March 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM

Jess isn't dumb. She just made a mistake.

jess cooper | March 16, 2011 at 6:25 PM

hey this is jess cooper i didnt know how to put it on privet and i wrote open house party coz the last party i had only 2 people showed up and i really wanted people from my school to show up 4 my sweet 16th.
now everyone is calling me a bitch for something i didnt know i really didnt want to b on the news or everyone know my name and stuff.


IM VERY SORRY EVERYONE i wish i could say more xoxo

Caramel | March 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Geez. It's because of no lifers who frequent 4chan and Anonymous that these things happen. I mean seriously, go do something productive with your time and talent instead of making hoax events and taking advantage of a 15 year old's stuipidity.

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