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Re: Re: Laws, Feds, & the Internet
- Subject: Re: Re: Laws, Feds, & the Internet
- From: [email protected] (John Tender)
- Date: 11 Feb 1995 14:12:02 -0500
- Apparently-To: [email protected]
- Newsgroups: mail.cypherpunks
- Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA
- Sender: [email protected]
"Richard F. Dutcher" <[email protected]> writes:
> They *do* have to prove intent -- as to how, that's what juries are
> for. BTW, he used her real name in the post, with no disclaimers
> about fiction. From what I have heard, if he had said the same thing
> in her presence, he could have been arrested for assault.
>
> So is saying something that would be actionable in a public space
> also actionable in a public cyberspace? I dunno, and neither does
> anyone else. But it's a well-established principle that a threat is
> a shout of "Fire!" in a crowded theater.
How do you know what was in the original post?
Can you post a copy here?
--
JT "From the purlieus of Pittsburgh"
[email protected]
"Everything must GO"