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Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:23 amby jabber
You can get jail time, even.
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:31 amby Lula
"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."
Why start now?
I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:33 amby ArnelRox
Jabberwocky wrote::shock: You can get jail time, even.
The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:35 amby jabber
Think Journey would chip in for all the bail money MR members are going to need?
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:41 amby L~L~L
JourneyRox wrote:Jabberwocky wrote::shock: You can get jail time, even.
The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!
It's a good thing that it has calm down quite a bit then.
Was that annoying? Don't sue me now!
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:43 amby Liam
JourneyRox wrote:Jabberwocky wrote::shock: You can get jail time, even.
The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!
Not me. I use my real name. So I can flame ANYONE.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:46 amby bluejeangirl76
So this assh*le has seriously nothing better to do than worry about whether people griping at each other on the internet, so much so that he's signing in a law against it?
So...how many did we lose in Iraq last month?
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:48 amby Granny
Well, we could all post our real names..does any one have an objection???? or is that to much info?
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:50 amby heardonthestreet
Jabberwocky wrote::shock: You can get jail time, even.
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html
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Bush must be getting loads of flaming anonymous emails.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:51 amby jabber
Jane Doe here. Nice to annoy you.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:53 amby ohsherrie
Lula wrote:"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."
Why start now?
I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!
I guess there were a few to many jokes about Bush and Jerry Falwell online.
He couldn't send the Secret Service after the ones he couldn't find. If I'm not mistaken it really was Falwell who got this ball rolling with a lawsuit a while back.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:53 amby ArnelRox
Jabberwocky wrote:Jane Doe here. Nice to annoy you.
That's it Jane. I've had it w/u!
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:54 amby ArnelRox
I think this might all stem from the Andrew/Joe Elliott online dilemma.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:55 amby L~L~L
bufordt9 wrote:Well, we could all post our real names..does any one have an objection???? or is that to much info?
Way too much info there. Yes lets give out our real names and while we are at it lets disclose our locations so one day someone you disagree with drives by your house and does a drive by or better yet they brake in your home and stabs you to death.
WTF is Bush thinking
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:58 amby bluejeangirl76
L~L~L wrote: WTF is
Bush thinking
Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.
(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:20 amby ArnelRox
bluejeangirl76 wrote:L~L~L wrote: WTF is
Bush thinking
Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.
(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)
YES!!!! U are a thinking woman to realize this. Now if only those states in the good ole' USA could get a grip on this, oh & my father-in-law & brother-in-law. Ugh.
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:36 amby Deb
Jabberwocky wrote::shock: You can get jail time, even.
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html
Hmmm......interesting.
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:40 amby Eric
I like it. It would make people show some fucking balls! There are too many faceless cowards smearing lies on the web.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:43 amby L~L~L
bluejeangirl76 wrote:L~L~L wrote: WTF is
Bush thinking
Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.
(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)
You got me there, good call I gave this man way too much credit.
Re: Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now
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Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:46 amby Deb
Eric wrote:I like it. It would make people show some fucking balls! There are too many faceless cowards smearing lies on the web.
Yes there is.
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:42 amby styxman
We're okay over here..Federal Law can't touch us, lovely jubbly
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:09 amby yulog
Styx you lucky bastard--we are stuck with this
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:13 amby whocares
I was thinking that this thread was about Flaming Homosexuals. It's good to know that the Prez is worried about faceless attacks on the internet, vs. something REALLY important, like gay rights.
JAIL
Posted:
Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:20 amby journeywoman
Lula wrote:"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."
Why start now?
I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!
Hey Lula, Anyone goes to JAIL....we will have JOURNEY throw a big benefit concert to get everyone out of the POKEY!!