They're everywhere!
Posted on 09/26/2009 6:16:20 PM PDT by underthestreetlite
It appears that when certain citizens of Austin get behind their computers, they turn into monstrous villains.
This, at least, appears to be the view of Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo. According to the Austin American-Statesman, the chief is considering pursuing commenters on blogs who have either impersonated him or his officers or maligned them beyond the boundaries of legal tolerance. Options under discussion appear to be not only libel suits, but also criminal charges if the police believe these are warranted.
It so happens that Texas passed a state law on September 1 that specifically targets those who "use another person's name to post messages on a social-networking site without their permission and with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate or threaten." Such willful behavior is now a third-degree felony.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn-cnet.com.com ...
Golly. I didn’t realize that Texas was a crime-free state and that the police needed something to do.
I am Spartacus!...Or not.
Given that Austin is a People’s Republic, crime is just another lifestyle to embrace and celebrate.
LMAO!
Since it is against the law to impersonate a police officer, I presume it is against the law to do so in Cyberspace.
The problem I see is if somebody uses a screen name like “RickPerry” or “BarackObama” who is going to be stupid enough to believe the poster is actually Rick Perry or Barack Obama? So, if somebody uses that as a screen name, are they committing fraud?
Wow, I wonder if there are a lot of people out there who think this police chief is one scary, incredibly stupid guy who lacks even a basic understanding of the Constitution and who’s a complete dolt and moron. I wonder if there’s people out there who think that?
evidently you don’t want to try that in austin texas
Austin is a cesspool of Socialism, so if the police are going after a blogger there, you can bet they were critical of their beloved Socialist policies.
Perhaps Tor is for you. It is easy enough to get an anonymous email address.
"who is going to be stupid enough to believe the poster is actually Rick Perry or Barack Obama? So, if somebody uses that as a screen name, are they committing fraud?evidently it would be the police chief in austin texas who would believe that to be the case
LOL - Keep Austin Weird
Uh yeah, there ‘are’.
Thank God I’m in unincorporated. I just have to dodge ‘em on the commute.
Austin, Texas = San Francisco South
Darn. All the Hairy Apes are gonna sue me.
Badge-lappers on deck in 3... 2... 1...
You Fraud! erh, or not. lol
Maybe he is an amnesia victim suffering from short term memory loss.
Badge Lappers! lol
zap - LOL
didn’t get the joke first - till i realized your ID - LOL
They're everywhere!
Bad Posters! lol
I’m the Queen of Spain and I declare Austin cops to be mostly liberals like everybody else there. (I hope I don’t get in trouble with the Austin police for impersonating the Queen of Spain.)
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo attended a reception Wednesday for newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama.
Acevedo, who also is president of the National Latino Peace Officers Association, had previously expressed his support of Sotomayor during senate confirmation hearings.
He said he discussed policing issues with members of the Obama administration and Congress.
"It was a great experience," Acevedo said. "It was an honor to be part of history."
The Latino officers association paid for the trip.
But remember that to keep your ip unknown to the free webmail site (yahoo, google..etc) you must always access the account using TOR. Also, your ip is appended to every email sent using webmail accounts.
To be anonymous on the net takes eternal vigilance.
When security is really important connect using a wifi access point (not your own of course) and use TOR.
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