Jadester
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Post by Jadester on Mar 26, 2011 10:44:26 GMT -5
i always wanted to know.
say somebody mentions something about rape, and a week down the track a girl is raped in that area, can someone else on this board or any board snitch on that dude and get him arrested?
even regular threats, will they be able to be used against you in the court of law?
or does the alias/anonymity factor play a vital role in that?
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Post by Ignored on Mar 26, 2011 10:45:25 GMT -5
they'd have to prove who posted it.
IPs are logged everwhere, and if it's a legal issue, the admin of any site can give up your IP to the police.
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Post by Creative on Mar 26, 2011 10:47:38 GMT -5
Yes, if the person admits it was them.
Yes, if you can prove who it is.
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Post by ThreadKilla on Mar 26, 2011 10:48:14 GMT -5
It could bite you in the ass.
I know they passed a law that if you tell someone to mix bleach and ammonia to clean their bathroom, and they do it and die you can't be held liable.
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Post by Mr. Tuxedo on Mar 26, 2011 10:48:57 GMT -5
Yes it can. Legal precedent has been set that they have used what has been said online to prosecute individuals.
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Jadester
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Post by Jadester on Mar 26, 2011 10:49:42 GMT -5
I guess what I mean is, do you have to be super careful?
Do I have to worry about all the advice I post online?
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Post by tofumix77 on Mar 26, 2011 10:53:29 GMT -5
Just don't go out of your way to post something you know is wrong.
Giving information/advice that's correct to the best of your knowledge shouldnt be an issue.
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Post by Wickil on Mar 26, 2011 11:40:10 GMT -5
Advice shouldn't be a problem because the person you're advising doesn't have to follow the advice. It's completely up to them what they do, and the consequences of their actions are all on them.
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Post by Fatal Rewind on Mar 26, 2011 12:22:48 GMT -5
even regular threats, will they be able to be used against you in the court of law? What kind of threats are you talking about here? (Gee, NOW what have you done?  ) Just threatening someone of "I'm going to kick your ass" is illegal, and ESPECIALLY don't make a death threat towards anyone, although it depends on how serious individual judges take those threats as, since here in Texas the latter is what's known as a Peace Bond, which its bail amount is $2000. I worked for a justice of the peace judge in a precinct here (which the county is divided up into eight precincts with two judges per precinct) and we roughly only filed one or two peace bonds per year I was there, which there was only one or two filed in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and I don't recall if one was filed in 1991 or not (the last year I was there), and the other judge in our precinct had supposedly never accepted one being filed in his courtroom in twelve years. |
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Post by PurpleBlast on Mar 26, 2011 19:29:42 GMT -5
Anything you write anywhere can technically be held against you.
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Post by prototypegtx on Mar 26, 2011 19:31:50 GMT -5
I've just created a Google News Alert for myself concerning rapes in your area.
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Post by Bergundy on Mar 26, 2011 19:43:35 GMT -5
I've just created a Google News Alert for myself concerning rapes in your area. Rofl. |
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Post by Fierce on Mar 26, 2011 21:08:58 GMT -5
I wouldnt be that paranoid, but just dont threaten anyone....or tell them to DIAF. Simple as that.
Even little handwritten notes can be used against you.
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Post by A Dream Is A Wish (Old) on Mar 26, 2011 21:56:45 GMT -5
If you commit a crime, don't confess it online.
If you are doing something like saying,"LOL. Rapes are funny." Then everyone will think you're a jerk (or laugh along with you), but you won't get into trouble. Even if there's rapes all over your town.
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Post by Phreck on Mar 27, 2011 6:40:02 GMT -5
^But maybe if he jokes about an actual rape by name, and says "Oh the victim is hot, I'd hit it"
And people researched online and whatever..
Maybe THEN he'd get called in if they traced everything and cared enough
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