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Time to prosecute the Free Republic vandal outright. (Vanity)
today | By Lazamataz

Posted on 05/09/2005 5:54:33 AM PDT by Lazamataz

There is an internet vandal who defaces Free Republic with very gross pictures (homosexual sex and stuff from rotton.com) as well as posting "ALL YOU F***** N*****S & JEWS SHOULD BE LYNCHED".

He pings a variety of people to his post, ensuring that the trash is still in their My Posts lists.

To me, this isn't the milder form of harassment that Eschoir engaged in so many years ago. The very worst he would do is ask if you ever committed sodomy, and he once used the screen name "Paula Jones Tw*t". This is mild.

What this sick piece of work is doing is much more egregious. I believe it crosses the line into criminal defacement and restraint of trade. Are there any Free Republic lawyers (especially prosecutors) who can address this issue, and are there any private detectives with internet savvy that will help track the identity of this person down?


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To: xrp

Did you actually see the troll's posts, before calling Laz a whiner?


121 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:14 AM PDT by Ex-Dem (40 F in March? Where's global warming when you need it...)
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To: jude24
Our recourse is to delete his posts and remove his account, and ban his IP address.

He has certainly violated the "Community Standards" of FR.

He should be prosecuted.

122 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:23 AM PDT by eddie willers
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To: jude24

Are you a lawyer? If not, your opinion is noted and placed into the 'laymen' category.


123 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:25 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
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To: rdb3
Who's to say that this person has been banned before? He could be a FReeper in good standing, having been here for quite a while, and is now laughing. How hard is it to simply create another username?

I still think it's one of the sheet-wearers from StormFront who masquerades himself on FR.

124 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:28 AM PDT by mhking ("Today, we're gonna do things the RIGHT way...")
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To: mhking

I think Hate crime is more like it.


125 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:29 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (Some stories have more spin cycles than my Kenmore washer!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
not nuke him; not until his IP is tracked. Just my 2 cents.

Maybe that's what the mods were doing that it took so long to get rid of him? How long does it take to track an IP?

126 posted on 05/09/2005 6:14:52 AM PDT by maryz
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To: Lazamataz

It would be easy enough to supply all the evidence on hand to FBI, but given this guy's level of persistence, I suspect most of the IP data is spoofed. Who knows, maybe Jim Rob already has cooperated with FBI to catch/trace this stuff as it comes in. I'm out of that loop to be sure, but Jim's a smart guy, so it's possible.


127 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:00 AM PDT by Petronski (Pope Benedict XVI: A German Shepherd on the Throne of Peter)
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To: Lazamataz

I finally saw some of the filth this jerk posted...it was totally revolting. How long has it been at this? I heard about it last week in cyborg's post.

This sucker needs to go DOWN!

BUMP


128 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:08 AM PDT by exnavychick (There's too much youth; how about a fountain of smart?)
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To: Lazamataz

I have often wondered why a zotted post will still show up on a ping-list. It seems like a weakness in the system.

If at all possible, I would prefer to see this sort of thing dealt with in-house. For instance, letting somebody post a graphic on the first day of registration just invites abuse. I suspect that this person is a petulant little twerp, and it will not take too much to make him go away.

It seems that FR should be the last institution to invite legal intrusion into the content of posts. You would be amazed how many busybodies there are out there who find your run-of-the-mill FR post offensive, and would love to sue to stop it.

But I am PO'ed at this guy to. I would love to see the hurt put on him, one way or another.


129 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:11 AM PDT by gridlock (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: xrp
Free Republic just needs an /ignore feature so you whiners can just filter him out.

Oh, please. Whiner. You've got to be freakin' kidding me.

130 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:18 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
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To: Lazamataz
If at all possible!! I am no saint and have seen much, but what I saw this AM was ...loss of words here.
131 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:33 AM PDT by Dust in the Wind (I've got peace like a river. . .)
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To: 2banana

From his knowledge of many of the regular FR posters---and his knowledge of their race, it would be reasonable to admit the possibility that it is someone who has been banned from FR.


132 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:33 AM PDT by Skooz (Jesus Christ Set Me Free of Drug Addiction in 1985. Thank You, Lord.)
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To: jude24

Yes but minors also come here, charge him with providing sexualy explicit pics that could be viewed by minors. there is no age restriction here.


133 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:46 AM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: Lazamataz; jude24

Dear Lazamataz,

Well, if there is a basis for criminal prosecution, and a prosecutor can be persuaded to take the case, I'm all for it! Glad I hadn't eaten any breakfast before looking. Don't think I will now that I did look.

I wonder, though, whether any prosecutor would take the case.

When I built my house four years ago, my builder engaged in criminal fraud that ultimately cost me about $20K. When my lawyer talked to the State's Attorney, he wasn't interested in prosecuting. It wasn't that the law wasn't broken, it was that the State's Attorney felt that there were lots worse builders out there doing lots worse things who needed his attention. So, we got left out in the cold.

In this arena, there are folks who are doing lots worse Internet crimes - phishing, illegal spamming, etc. Although I may have lost my appetite for much of the day, the disruptor's posts did not cause the FR servers to crash, nor did he steal anyone's identity and go off and steal thousands of dollars as a result.

In this case, as jude24 points out, the disruptor may very well raise First Amendment issues. Because the actions of this disruptor do little more than disgust some modest number of folks, and he may make First Amendment claims, I can see prosecutors deciding to avoid this case.


sitetest


134 posted on 05/09/2005 6:15:58 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: Petronski
I suspect most of the IP data is spoofed.

Anonymous and high-anonymous proxies can be denied.

135 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
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To: Lazamataz
Law student.

i.e., I know enough to be dangerous ;-).

I would argue that this was an authorized use, however. Disgusting, vile, and even an abuse of his privileges, to be sure. But I'm skeptical of the success of criminal prosecution for this.

136 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:25 AM PDT by jude24 ("Stupid" isn't illegal - but it should be.)
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To: Ex-Dem

Good God, I just can't for the life of me imagine that a HUMAN would find anything remotely appealing in the pics... Hence, the IT part of my post... I have a feeling there are a bunch of chromosomes walking around without a home... JMO


137 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:27 AM PDT by Hand em their arse
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To: Lazamataz

I agree that legal action should be taken if possible. In the meantime though, I don't think that anyone should respond to it. Just hit abuse and let the mods take care of it. It desperately wants attention and it gets what it wants when it receives outraged responses to the filth that it posts.


138 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:41 AM PDT by SilentServiceCPOWife (Welcome to the Hotel Free Republic-You can check out any time you like but you can never leave)
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To: mhking

Get his address and I'll go discuss it with him.


139 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:41 AM PDT by MARTIAL MONK
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To: xrp

Have you SEEN the posts?


140 posted on 05/09/2005 6:16:46 AM PDT by Velveeta
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