Online Protection Vs. Freedom Of Speech

Online Protection Vs. Freedom Of Speech | Thresher Online

Home

Entries RSS

Comments RSS

Search Blog

Moderator

	Esther Jeles Glenn Llopis

Serendipiter's Quorum



	Adlai Wertman Annette Prieto Armando Azarloza Bruce Wilcox Don Reddin Dr. P.K. Shukla Dr. William McKeen Geoffrey Nicolle Luis Cuneo Mark DeBellis Nick Morgan Robert Sherwood Steve J. Smith Todd Duncan Walter Fawcett

Archives



	January 2010 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009

Sharing the Harvest:

Online Protection vs. Freedom of Speech
.
Wired News has been (in their own words) on a “tirade” about the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, proposed by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA). The bill would make it a crime“, punishable by fine or up to two years imprisonment, “for those whose electronic speech is meant to “coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person.””
.
Critics (including Wired News) say that the language is vague and over-broad; criminalizing “logging onto the internet.” Backers, including Sanchez and 15 congressional co-sponsors, are responding to the tragic suicide of 13 year old Megan Meier following a well-publicized case of online harassment.
.
What do you think? Where do we draw the line between First Amendment Freedoms and civil safeties? Is it appropriate to draw a line at all?

Stephen J. Smith , US Publicity Director, Melissa Brown Publicity

‘Online Protection vs Freedom of Speech’ Open Thread

Readers, this is a great place to get the conversation rolling. Registration or OpenID are required to comment on the Thresher (this helps us cut down on the spam). Registration requires only a valid email address, which we do not rent/sell/share.

So come on in (hostile or not)! We want to hear from YOU!

Permalink

Trackback

No Comments »

Posted on May 12th, 2009