Anonymous flaming now illegal in Unites States

[Winter Nights]

Meh.. Like anyone would even care to keep tabs on this stuff.

[Rengori]

Coincidentally this goes against the first ammendment.

[DMKA]

Good thing I have my full name on my profile so none of my flamming will be done anonymously.

[Yamaneko]

Coincidentally this goes against the first ammendment.

Libel isn't, however, and coincidentally most "flaming" constitutes defamation of character. If at all any offenders happened to be prosecuted under this, it would seriously be a waste of tax-payers' money and judicial services. While crimes regarding stalking, child pornography, and child solicitation via online means should still be sought after and punished, going after a 12 year old who likes to shoot his mouth off while playing a match of Counter Strike would be stupid.

[Markus. D]

ummm... free moneyz plz kthnx?

wow, this powerful, im going to have to watch what I say from now on.


but... the money they wasted on it could have gone to all the poor people in america yes?


now hes going to make it conpulsary (spelt right?) to spell america with a capital A, anyone caught not abiding gets a life sentance.

[Shaun]

Whoo-hoo. I'm English so I can flame all the annoying Americans I want!

...You don't know who I am!

[The Jamie Star Scenario]

You're all cocks!
Arrest me if you can!

[Raistlin]

Libel isn't, however, and coincidentally most "flaming" constitutes defamation of character. If at all any offenders happened to be prosecuted under this, it would seriously be a waste of tax-payers' money and judicial services. While crimes regarding stalking, child pornography, and child solicitation via online means should still be sought after and punished, going after a 12 year old who likes to shoot his mouth off while playing a match of Counter Strike would be stupid.

Libel is already illegal, so why bother with this?

Libel is also only for talking to OTHER people about someone. Name-calling ("flaming") to a person is not libel. Now, if I sent an email to everybody at a persons' workplace spreading nasty rumors about said person, that could constitute libel.

[Yamaneko]

Libel is already illegal, so why bother with this?

That's what I meant.

Libel is also only for talking to OTHER people about someone. Name-calling ("flaming") to a person is not libel. Now, if I sent an email to everybody at a persons' workplace spreading nasty rumors about said person, that could constitute libel.

If it's out in public to see by everyone (like at a MB) isn't that libel?

[Raistlin]

If it's out in public to see by everyone (like at a MB) isn't that libel?

I guess, though not at an MB like here where everyone's (mostly) anonymous. I don't think defamation of e-character is a crime.

[marc]

It's great that Bush is now focused on something important for a change. I bet he got those "GETA10INCH" e-mails too.

I never got one of those.
Like all my friends did apart from me, and that really annoyed me.
:shoot:

[DarkLadyNyara]

I get sooooo much pornographic spam. It was kinda funny at first, but now it's just annoying.

[Rengori]

Libel isn't, however, and coincidentally most "flaming" constitutes defamation of character. If at all any offenders happened to be prosecuted under this, it would seriously be a waste of tax-payers' money and judicial services. While crimes regarding stalking, child pornography, and child solicitation via online means should still be sought after and punished, going after a 12 year old who likes to shoot his mouth off while playing a match of Counter Strike would be stupid.

Good argument. At any rate, how would they know who to prosecute if you're annonmous?

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

wow this is gay

[DocFrance]

Eh. This will probably be just one of those laws that isn't heavily enforced. Kind of like how oral sex is illegal in most states. How many times have you heard of someone being arrested for talking with bearded clams?