| hoofprints 2006-01-09, 5:59 pm |
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Alan wrote:
>
> In article <43BE9E63.5C9EEEAE@hotmail.com>, equsphotogophr@hotmail.com
> (hoofprints) wrote:
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>
> http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-ann..._3-6022491.html
> ?part=rss&tag=6022491&subj=news
>
> Perspective: Create an e-annoyance, go to jail
> By Declan McCullagh
>
> Published: January 9, 2006, 4:00 AM PST
>
> 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.
>
> This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of Usenet,
> is buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and Department of
> Justice Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include stiff fines and
> two years in prison.
>
> http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-ann..._3-6022491.html
> ?part=rss&tag=6022491&subj=news
>
> So Hoof, you can now sue the pants off *Liceman*
I don't want to sue him, I want him locked up and (if Kali was correct
and he is with the 'feds')
he is about to become someone's XXXXX boy!!
His response to this statement from me was, buh, whatever else. pretty
damn incoherent, or else he was relishing the thought of getting his
teeth knocked down his throat so he can't bite.
[see spp]
> don't forget a barrister is
> probably less expensive than a lawyer.
That may be true in your country, but out this way the amount an
attorney can collect from their client case by case is written in
stone. In other words, the amount they are paid is a percentage fee
along with their real costs, like filing fees etc.
> And really you ought to thank me for
> supporting 700women.org in getting this law passed.
>
> The 700 women sent me such a nice email:
>
> We are delighted to announce that President Bush signed the Violence Against
> Women Act yesterday afternoon. This law will provide approximately $3.9 billion
> over the next five years to help combat domestic violence in this country. A
> special thanks goes out to all of you. You helped to make this happen.
>
> While the United States has made considerable strides toward combating abuse in
> the last decade, four women still die at the hands of their partners and 700 are
> raped or sexually assaulted each day. This renewed legislation now emphasizes
> early intervention, a critical component of saving lives.
>
> Amnesty International recently joined with the National Organization for Women
> and Break the Cycle to deliver a petition with 100,000 signatures to key
> lawmakers in December as they negotiated the final version of the bill. More
> than 90,000 of these signatures came from all of you.
>
> We encourage you to get more involved with Amnesty International's life-saving
> work. Visit our Web site today to find out how you can help free prisoners of
> conscience, abolish the death penalty, stop torture, and ensure that every
> person enjoys full human rights.
>
> Together we can make a difference.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The AIUSA Web Team
> Amnesty International USA
>
> 700 women are assaulted or raped by their partners every day. You can help stop
> it.
> www.700women.org
>
> Firebird
>
> Never trust anybody who is too sophisticated to own a rubber chicken.
>
> http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/index.html
>
> http://theoriginalfirebird.blogspot.com/
>
> http://www.700women.org
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Hoof
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