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[ExAm]

I think he just read "funny random" at the end of the topic link and posted.

[mech]

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/

May 12, 2009
Bill could mean jail for Internet flamers
Posted: 11:32 AM ET
A cyberbullying bill introduced last month has the potential to put half the Internet behind bars.

The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act is Congress’ response to the 2006 suicide of a 13-year-old girl who was harassed on MySpace. The bill makes electronic communication a felony if “the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person.”
Congressmen probably aren’t the most Web-savvy bunch, but anyone familiar with trolling, flaming, and various other forms of online bullying could see a problem with this bill.
Network World examines the bill and explains this new breed of Internet criminal:

Given the freewheeling exchanges that characterize everything from SMS text messages and instant messaging to blogs and Web site comments, the broadly written bill potentially could turn a lot of flamers and bloggers into felons.

Amid growing online criticism, bill sponsor Rep. Linda Sanchez defended the Cyberbullying Prevention Act in a Huffington Post article this month:

Congress has no interest in censoring speech and it will not do so if it passes this bill. Put simply, this legislation would be used as a tool for a judge and jury to determine whether there is significant evidence to prove that a person “cyberbullied” another… So — bloggers, emailers, texters, spiteful exes, and those who have blogged against this bill have no fear — your words are still protected under the same American values.

While Rep. Sanchez’s assurances may be comforting, judges tend to follow the wording of a law rather than its sponsor’s intent. So before you text your cheating ex, slam those Apple forum fanboys, or call me a ‘moron’ in the comments, consider the possible consequences of this new bill, or at least put your lawyer’s number on speed dial.

Posted by: Wes Finley-Price -- CNN.com Webmaster
Filed under: Internet • Politics

[LlamaMaster]

Sums up my thoughts pretty well.

[sdavis117]

Well, there goes 4chan.

[ICEE]

Well, there goes 4chan.

I was appalled by the very idea of the bill until i read this post.

[ultama121]

Lol. Biggest newfags ever= U.S. Congress.

[n00b1n8R]

Turns out yelling at my screen makes me feel better.

SHIT THESE FUCKING MORON CUNTS BACKSEAT MODERATING MY INTERNET FUCKING FAGGOTS

I've never verbally raged at anything IRL that I saw on the net before

[LlamaMaster]

Turns out yelling at my screen makes me feel better.

SHIT THESE FUCKING MORON CUNTS BACKSEAT MODERATING MY INTERNET FUCKING FAGGOTS

I've never verbally raged at anything IRL that I saw on the net before

Really? I flick off my TV every day. The unbelievable bullshit that unfolds before me is too intense not to take some form of physical action. Same goes for interwebs. (although MUCH less often)

[Con]

On a scale on 1 to serious, this is a 2. These bills never get anywhere, and even if it does it'll be as the guy described. It's not like they're going to hunt people down for calling each other gay over the internets. It's a tool is all.

[LlamaMaster]

How To Suck Your Own Dick
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