How was her life ruined? She lost her job, then got a new one. Her life seems fine.
- She was jobless for a period of time, and there's a lot of stress that comes with that.
- Her family seemed to be set on disowning her for tarnishing their name.
- She can't date without someone Googling her and most likely being turned off by what they find.
As long as she is above the hot/crazy line, she won't be turned down dating for such a petty "offence"
Anyone for whom something even remotely resembling this can be said certainly has had a thick mat of privilege to land on, even if the experience were difficult, as it seems to have been.
The biggest challenge we faced was that google dramatically changes your search results based on who you are, and where you are.
My point is - Justine Sacco isn't even on the first page of Justines for me. Maybe google just thinks Sacco is the best Justine for you, but it's probably not as bad as a "global uri".
1: http://moz.com/blog/face-off-4-ways-to-de-personalize-google
I think you and I have very different definitions of what "fine" means.