EVE General Discussion

****. My. Life. Wait, I live in Virginia? Dodged a bul-

Lol, I just finished reading that. America, gotta love it. all this "cyber-bullying" what a F**ing joke. kids these days need to HTFU so we don't have retarted laws like this wasting tax payers time and moeny.

Virginia is clearly the best state in the US. All the other states exist just to entertain us.

"Ignorance of the law excuses no one." (Ignorantia juris non excusat)

It's already against the law to do such things listed in that law in person or through any other media. That the internet isn't included is yet another feature of its newness. I believe there are people who would communicate such things as are listed in that bill, but I find it hard to believe civil people would object to the fact there are repercussions to those who do. In fact, I'd think it's comforting to know our civility is backed by legality; conversely, incivility is not.

Obviously, EVE attracts more than its share of people who wish to engage in such behavior. The "you can do what you want and not get in trouble" feature exists here to a large extent, but don't overlook the "and not get in trouble" part of that phrase. It infers if you do this stuff anywhere else you WILL get in trouble. If this were not well-known, you wouldn't find these sorts of people seeking refuge from the consequences of their actions here.

The "hip to the jive" publication you link to chose the word "Troll" for its headline. We still argue here about what trolling actually is, and you know that. Too bad the age old Henny Penny behavior isn't illegal; taking a leaf falling on your head to mean the sky is falling, then running around terrifying everyone else about it. You know. Like your post here.

I've always marvelled (awesome, dude) at how the ill-behaved ilk in our culture viewed the internet as a place they could practice their sordid behavior and be above social reproach, and the law. Now, it's just become funny how they're outraged that the law is finally catching up to them. They suddenly want things to be FAIR. How dumb is that?

Are you in the place where Rupert Murdoch's minions hacked into tens of thousands of cell phones? By the way, take a look at your country's laws before you fly off the handle.

Like the article says, this probably won't hold up against the first amendment when brought to court. It's a very silly law from a very silly state.

Trolling wasn't mentioned in the bill. It's in the headline. A guy spray painting fascist symbols on a synogogue wouldn't find it objectionable. The ones offended would. Guess who the courts listen to? The EVE community isn't a dichotomy of real society. And, if you think this Supreme Court would overturn a law like this, you don't know THIS Supreme Court.

There's a lot of wishful thinking going on here. RE: another post. No lawyer worth his salt would bother taking a "trolling on the internet" case. And, as I said before, if you think the country you're in has no laws like this, you're very mistaken.

See the thing is, on most forums and FB stuff, theirs this little function called block, people need to learn to use it. America is turning into the land of ****** that need to have their hands held. And this sickens me. We dont need more of these bills being pushed through that are just a huge waste of time and money.

I will gladly allow this law to pass if it applies to the the old media. This way, everytime I am ''annoyed'' at Fox News, for example, they go to jail and pay a fine.

Good luck with that one. Fraud laws come to mind, but they'll just claim it's "entertainment". E: In fact, I think they already do.