| Bad Buffalo Bill 2006-04-30, 7:12 am |
| Gold Maneki Neko wrote:
> TwistyCreek wrote:
>
> Speaking from personal experience here...that law doesn't mean a damn
> thing. Believe me, I had the highest of hopes for it in my own
> dealings with Spangler and her gang of thugs. It's feel-good
> legislation and will no doubt be taken seriously only when the most
> terrifying cases of "annoyance" are happening. Cops simply don't have
> the time or the resources to track down a grudge match between two
> idiots on Usenet. I speak from painful experience here. My eyes were
> opened...wide...as far as "Internet stalking/harassment" is concerned.
> Short of death threats, cops seem content to let it be a matter for the
> civil courts.
>
> The only way the person could be "busted" is if a death threat is made,
> and one hasn't. What Us is posting, no matter how unethical, is public
> record and the fruits of some pretty impressive sleuthing. What Us is
> advocating is wrong, but really, after what Spangler and Friends did to
> me and so many others, I would think that she would be the last person
> to seek prosecution. I mean, come on. What if it turns out that Us is
> one of her many victims (which I would imagine would be the case)? I
> wonder if they would have room in the jail cell for both Us and Spangle?
>
You have to get wise. People like that make their 'death threats'
in code. I know because it happened to me.
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