Annoying Online Posts Could Be Illegal

Free speech advocates say a new law geared to stop cyberstalking could be cause for concern.

Samantha Nelson, Medill News Service

Writing annoying, anonymous online posts or e-mails could land you in jail for as long as two years. That's according to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, which was signed into law last week.

According to a section of the act, anyone who uses the Internet anonymously "with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass another person" can be tried for violating federal telecommunications law and face fines or jail.

going   going    gone   .did he take gslover123 with him oh please let it be...........................

no dam it he left ,,,and did not take gslover123   with him. darn i was hoping he was god like and remove this curse known as    gslover123 a mere mortal..maybe in the morning i'll wake up and gslover123 will have gone with him.. oh great one of deletion ....please remove the curse of gslover123 and take him with you.show us your true power rid us of this sin.all knowing

king of the board show us some mercy............please delete gslover123 let him rise with you above us

that won't last long.....

That's very interesting about the "threats",as i have had a few of these,on this board, and in private from the same person.Do not take them to heart though as the person making them is NO threat. As for annoying someone, god i get annoyed when my hubbie goes to the pub, gees some people are easy annoyed. liz

what threats

huh your already gone

now your backfunky munky you were gone for a few magic for sure

i guess i can say what i want cuz it may not be here in the morning hell it may be gone before im done typing .ohhhh he may leave it for spite so i will not spout it .i think he reads before he deletes...wuzzup to all still awake and still on the board posting

The day my freedom of speach is removed, is the day I am carried out in a box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!