Apparently being annoying on the internet is now illegal

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Apparently being annoying on the internet is now illegal

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While surfing through my diggs of the day I found this little gem:

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyan ... &subj=news

Apparently being annoying on the internet (an opinion in itself) is now illegal and punishable as a fine or up to two years in jail. o.0 Last I heard, being annoying in real life was only a swirlie and/or being locked in your locker.
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I call fad.
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

Hey, America can pass all the crazy legislation it sees fit...just don't expect anyone else to reciprocate...;) Europe is still trying to catch its breath from the crazy antics of Intelligent Design advocates...lol.
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Post by d3ad1ysp0rk »

As stated further down in the article.. First ammendment.

No law can go against the constitution, period. Let them sue me (although I rarely if ever annoy someone annonymously), I'll fight it.
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:lol: <Annoying comment withheld for legal reasons. That and I don't want to break the smurf filter!>
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Post by Charles256 »

i think all people that get on the internet are sinners and are going to hell.

disclaimer: this is not my opinion.nor is it the opinion of anyone i know. i can not be held responsible for the contents of the above opinion, nor can the owners of this board or anyone else. as a matter of fact.the only one responsible is you, the person reading this. what a chump ;) are you still reading this?! Stop it! Go away! Noooo!!! Thye can't make me stop!!
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Do you guys ever get tired of all those disclaimers? Now sue me because i didn't say you shouldn't try to dry your cat in the microwave.. I find it hard to believe this is the average american...
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Post by feyd »

Sadly, that is why we have so many warning stickers on many products. I personally, am all for Darwinian evolution in these matters. If Jimmy decides to insert his hand into a running lawmower blade, so bit it. Common sense should tell you that will not end pretty.

Because someone won a lawsuit or five against the manufacturers for making such a "dangerous" object, they now have to place stickers on them warning idiots, prolonging their existance. The average intelligence in the US is quite low compared to most countries.. look at our television.. mostly full of crap. Hundreds of channels to watch but nothing really worth watching at any given time.

This reminds me of the stupidity I found a while ago when Amazon patented "one-click," or many of the other more recent common sense level patents that have been awarded without any merit and gobs of previous art.

Anyways, to answer a somewhat rhetorical question, yes, American is generally filled with idiots. There I said it.. now come and get me!
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Clinton realized that the section of the law punishing abortion-related material on the Internet was unconstitutional, and he directed the Justice Department not to enforce it.
Bush, of course, didn't like Congress passing a law banning torture so, when he signed it, he attached a disclaimer saying that he didn't have to follow the new law that he was signing.
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God forbid any of us from removing our mattress tags!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Gambler »

Because someone won a lawsuit or five against the manufacturers for making such a "dangerous" object, they now have to place stickers on them warning idiots, prolonging their existance.
Oh, but it all makes business sence. Idiots make better consumers. *smiley*
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Post by josh »

I did not click the article but this was slashdotted the other day, whatever article they had there stated it pertains to anonymous posts online and it's also probably at the site-owners discretion. Their logic follows as such that if someone can be punished for harassing on the phone then such the same should be for online. - the difference they neglected to look at (or rather didn't bother to) is on a phone they are calling you, the fact that your phone is ringing can't be avoided in a passive manner, if I don't like what you said online I don't have to read it. I think their way of viewing it however is that you're vandalizing the site you are posting "annoying" things on, it's just another stupid law - taking away from our basic rights... nothing new, move along
neophyte wrote:God forbid any of us from removing our mattress tags!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Those tags say prohibited by law to remove except by consumer, so go ahead... live on the wild side, remove that tag :lol:
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Post by Buddha443556 »

feyd wrote:Anyways, to answer a somewhat rhetorical question, yes, American is generally filled with idiots. There I said it.. now come and get me!
Guess Congress really does represent the people! 8O
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Post by matthijs »

Buddha443556 wrote:
feyd wrote:Anyways, to answer a somewhat rhetorical question, yes, American is generally filled with idiots. There I said it.. now come and get me!
Guess Congress really does represent the people! 8O
haha, you guys are funny! :D
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feyd wrote:Anyways, to answer a somewhat rhetorical question, yes, American is generally filled with idiots.
So how come a country filled with simpsons has such a strong economy and is overall well-developed?
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