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A few examples of people convicted of cybestalking. The last one pertains to the state of Florida.It's not our business, but since you left it on US Message Board:
First, this is despicable and the man is a sociopath
Second, I will never understand the penal system in England, where you will be coddled and maybe, MAYBE kept for 15 years if you murder someone, but will be jailed for over a year for internet crimes.
But whatever. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Thank God.
By “internet crimes”, of course, what you mean is speech that some find disagreeable or offensive. Covered here in the U.S. as “freedom of speech”, and affirmed by our Constitution as a basic human right.
Suppression of speech was one of the reasons that we kicked the British out of our country more than two centuries ago.
Yes, the “troll” described in the article is a piece of shit, but so is anyone who would deny him his basic freedom of speech, to the extent of throwing him in jail for it.
In Florida, where I live, what the man did would be considered cyberstalking which is a crime. Here is the essence of the Florida Statutes on the subject:
"Cyberstalk" means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.”
'A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person commits the offense of stalking, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”
“A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person and makes a credible and makes a credible threat to that person commits the offense of aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”
The circumstances of the present case would make the stalking a misdemeanor in my State. The following link provides the general stalking laws for the various states.
Criminal Stalking Laws by State
I live in Florida and, admittedly, was not aware of this law. I have to wonder if it would hold up if challenged to the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.
I am afraid this must be fake news. Apparently America fought the Brits 250 years ago for the right to abuse people online.A few examples of people convicted of cybestalking. The last one pertains to the state of Florida.It's not our business, but since you left it on US Message Board:
First, this is despicable and the man is a sociopath
Second, I will never understand the penal system in England, where you will be coddled and maybe, MAYBE kept for 15 years if you murder someone, but will be jailed for over a year for internet crimes.
But whatever. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Thank God.
By “internet crimes”, of course, what you mean is speech that some find disagreeable or offensive. Covered here in the U.S. as “freedom of speech”, and affirmed by our Constitution as a basic human right.
Suppression of speech was one of the reasons that we kicked the British out of our country more than two centuries ago.
Yes, the “troll” described in the article is a piece of shit, but so is anyone who would deny him his basic freedom of speech, to the extent of throwing him in jail for it.
In Florida, where I live, what the man did would be considered cyberstalking which is a crime. Here is the essence of the Florida Statutes on the subject:
"Cyberstalk" means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.”
'A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person commits the offense of stalking, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”
“A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person and makes a credible and makes a credible threat to that person commits the offense of aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”
The circumstances of the present case would make the stalking a misdemeanor in my State. The following link provides the general stalking laws for the various states.
Criminal Stalking Laws by State
I live in Florida and, admittedly, was not aware of this law. I have to wonder if it would hold up if challenged to the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Court upholds cyberstalking US siblings' convictions, life terms | IOL News
- Woman Sentenced for Cyberstalking
- Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others, Computer Hacking, Sending Child Pornography and Making Over 100 Hoax Bomb Threats
- Cyberstalker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
What is fake news?I am afraid this must be fake news. Apparently America fought the Brits 250 years ago for the right to abuse people online.A few examples of people convicted of cybestalking. The last one pertains to the state of Florida.It's not our business, but since you left it on US Message Board:
First, this is despicable and the man is a sociopath
Second, I will never understand the penal system in England, where you will be coddled and maybe, MAYBE kept for 15 years if you murder someone, but will be jailed for over a year for internet crimes.
But whatever. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Thank God.
By “internet crimes”, of course, what you mean is speech that some find disagreeable or offensive. Covered here in the U.S. as “freedom of speech”, and affirmed by our Constitution as a basic human right.
Suppression of speech was one of the reasons that we kicked the British out of our country more than two centuries ago.
Yes, the “troll” described in the article is a piece of shit, but so is anyone who would deny him his basic freedom of speech, to the extent of throwing him in jail for it.
In Florida, where I live, what the man did would be considered cyberstalking which is a crime. Here is the essence of the Florida Statutes on the subject:
"Cyberstalk" means to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose.”
'A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person commits the offense of stalking, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”
“A person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person and makes a credible and makes a credible threat to that person commits the offense of aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”
The circumstances of the present case would make the stalking a misdemeanor in my State. The following link provides the general stalking laws for the various states.
Criminal Stalking Laws by State
I live in Florida and, admittedly, was not aware of this law. I have to wonder if it would hold up if challenged to the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Court upholds cyberstalking US siblings' convictions, life terms | IOL News
- Woman Sentenced for Cyberstalking
- Massachusetts Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others, Computer Hacking, Sending Child Pornography and Making Over 100 Hoax Bomb Threats
- Cyberstalker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
You obviously value your "freedom" to abuse grieving parents.Cherish that.I think there are some issues that are worth debating. this isnt one of them though,The internet provides a hiding space for cowardly shites who would never spout their bile to your face. There should be consequences.Which is far preferable to government deciding what is ‘appropriate’ and subjecting citizens to punitive measures using the power and authority of the state.By “internet crimes”, of course, what you mean is speech that some find disagreeable or offensive. Covered here in the U.S. as “freedom of speech”, and affirmed by our Constitution as a basic human right.
Suppression of speech was one of the reasons that we kicked the British out of our country more than two centuries ago.
Yes, the “troll” described in the article is a piece of shit, but so is anyone who would deny him his basic freedom of speech, to the extent of throwing him in jail for it.
So Washington and his mates rose against the Briits to protect every Amerisans right to troll the parents of a dead child ?
Pleeease !!
Indeed, that’s the genius of American democracy: in a free and democratic society private citizens determine what is or is not appropriate and take action accordingly – absent unwarranted interference by lawmakers or the courts.
In this case an offensive troll would be banned from the website – a private entity owned and operated by private citizens not subject to First Amendment jurisprudence.
And Big Daddy Government is just the one to mete them out. Via prison, of course.
Thank God Almighty for the American Revolution, is all I can say. Never in my life been prouder that I had ancestors that fought on the right side, too.
You are insane. There are more Americans in jail than in any other civilised country.You obviously value your "freedom" to abuse grieving parents.Cherish that.I think there are some issues that are worth debating. this isnt one of them though,The internet provides a hiding space for cowardly shites who would never spout their bile to your face. There should be consequences.Which is far preferable to government deciding what is ‘appropriate’ and subjecting citizens to punitive measures using the power and authority of the state.So Washington and his mates rose against the Briits to protect every Amerisans right to troll the parents of a dead child ?
Pleeease !!
Indeed, that’s the genius of American democracy: in a free and democratic society private citizens determine what is or is not appropriate and take action accordingly – absent unwarranted interference by lawmakers or the courts.
In this case an offensive troll would be banned from the website – a private entity owned and operated by private citizens not subject to First Amendment jurisprudence.
And Big Daddy Government is just the one to mete them out. Via prison, of course.
Thank God Almighty for the American Revolution, is all I can say. Never in my life been prouder that I had ancestors that fought on the right side, too.
I didn't do it Tommy the troll. And I never would. Nor do I think crapheads should be put in JAIL for doing it.
Not everything loathsome is worthy of prison. We're not authoritarians over here.
Why are you afraid of Trumps free expression?`Criminalizing unpopular expression of speech is a slippery and dangerous slope.
Which is why trump hates free expression so much.
Problem hell, that's the only reason folks log on. That's the whole fun of it.`
Internet trolls are a problem everywhere, including this forum...especially.
. . . and if we locked them up for trolling?You are insane. There are more Americans in jail than in any other civilised country.You obviously value your "freedom" to abuse grieving parents.Cherish that.I think there are some issues that are worth debating. this isnt one of them though,The internet provides a hiding space for cowardly shites who would never spout their bile to your face. There should be consequences.Which is far preferable to government deciding what is ‘appropriate’ and subjecting citizens to punitive measures using the power and authority of the state.
Indeed, that’s the genius of American democracy: in a free and democratic society private citizens determine what is or is not appropriate and take action accordingly – absent unwarranted interference by lawmakers or the courts.
In this case an offensive troll would be banned from the website – a private entity owned and operated by private citizens not subject to First Amendment jurisprudence.
And Big Daddy Government is just the one to mete them out. Via prison, of course.
Thank God Almighty for the American Revolution, is all I can say. Never in my life been prouder that I had ancestors that fought on the right side, too.
I didn't do it Tommy the troll. And I never would. Nor do I think crapheads should be put in JAIL for doing it.
Not everything loathsome is worthy of prison. We're not authoritarians over here.
You are locking them up for trolling. You need to diferentiate between the different levels of abuse. Its not complicated.. . . and if we locked them up for trolling?You are insane. There are more Americans in jail than in any other civilised country.You obviously value your "freedom" to abuse grieving parents.Cherish that.I think there are some issues that are worth debating. this isnt one of them though,The internet provides a hiding space for cowardly shites who would never spout their bile to your face. There should be consequences.
And Big Daddy Government is just the one to mete them out. Via prison, of course.
Thank God Almighty for the American Revolution, is all I can say. Never in my life been prouder that I had ancestors that fought on the right side, too.
I didn't do it Tommy the troll. And I never would. Nor do I think crapheads should be put in JAIL for doing it.
Not everything loathsome is worthy of prison. We're not authoritarians over here.
The internet gaming community would die over night. It would be a billion dollar industry destroyed over night because folks have thin skin.
Calling these activities "trolling" is just a way of downplaying their criminal activity.You are locking them up for trolling. You need to diferentiate between the different levels of abuse. Its not complicated.. . . and if we locked them up for trolling?You are insane. There are more Americans in jail than in any other civilised country.You obviously value your "freedom" to abuse grieving parents.Cherish that.And Big Daddy Government is just the one to mete them out. Via prison, of course.
Thank God Almighty for the American Revolution, is all I can say. Never in my life been prouder that I had ancestors that fought on the right side, too.
I didn't do it Tommy the troll. And I never would. Nor do I think crapheads should be put in JAIL for doing it.
Not everything loathsome is worthy of prison. We're not authoritarians over here.
The internet gaming community would die over night. It would be a billion dollar industry destroyed over night because folks have thin skin.
This is not a crime. This is a mental disorder only.Internet troll jailed after “unbelievable callousness"
An internet troll who targeted the family of a man from Leicester over his death has been jailed for 14 months.
Paul Hind left comments on social media which mocked and insulted the family of Joe Tilley, who was found dead in Colombia.
The body of Joe Tilley was found near the bottom of the Fin Del Mundo waterfalls Mocoa city in the South American country after he had been missing for a week.
38-year-old Hind also insulted and trolled other people who had passed away and caused their families more heartache.
Hind admitted he carried out his crimes when he was “bored" and confessed after an earlier court hearing "I targeted dead people because perhaps I knew that deceased people could not fight back, which is a really cowardly thing to do.
I think we might see a lot more of this. What a piece of shit.
`You have a choice if you want to be here or not and trolling here is usually not going any further than here.Once in awhile it does and the staff bans the troll usually.
It depends on how one defines an internet troll I suppose: 10 Types of Internet Trolls You'll Meet Online
