Time to prosecute the Free Republic vandal outright. (Vanity)

today | By Lazamataz

[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?

[Darksheare]

Yeah, he posted to me too, and I'm neither.
I'm a short skinny white guy with a german last name.

And the troll massively offends me.
Especially since he's been bothering people I know and speak to in forum.

[King Prout]

BUMP

[King Prout]

OH, MAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAN!

ohhhh, lordy... my sides hurt from that one.

[Killborn]

Thanks for your help Paul. I'm sorry we jump on you like that. I allmost did too. Trolls are a real problem here, as you have already seen.

[Alouette]

the pics could have even originated from FR!

I have noticed that many times Google image search will pick up a picture posted on a thread here, even though the actual image is hosted on another site.

[Killborn]

I rest my case. Pictures often become public domain. In very feew cases are there sanctions for using pictures without permission.

[King Prout]

what are you whining about? you PAID me to put that clause in your contract.

[tet68]

Dang Laz, you guys get all the good trolls while I'm
slaving away in the Gulag.

Sure sounds like the law could be invoked against them.

Sic'em.

[Darksheare]

Yeah, but the "Apocalypse triggered when Darksheare sounds rational" clause was supposed to stay.
*chuckle*

[King Prout]

the sticking point: can this asshat be traced to his realworld identity?

[Killborn]

JR definitely has IP tracking technology. Proved useful in quite a few zots. Maybe the LEO FRPRs can help shed light on this issue.

Sorry to ping you, shotokan, but you are a police officer. Can you help us?

[SJackson]

I'm generally opposed to hate crimes statutes, as well. To me, they verge on thought crime statutes. If someone murders another, it seems that the law should deal with the act, not whether murderer was thinking mean thoughts or not. In fact, for most crimes, I have a tought time trying to figure out how they might NOT be hate crimes...I wouldn't generally support prosecution of disruptors like this under hate crimes statutes...However, I'm just not sure that any of those laws are even applicable here, so whether or not it's a good idea is moot.

I agree, though since many hate laws are either state of local in nature, I've no doubt they could be applied somewhere. But in general, no.

I guess I'm just suggesting people think about this issue, since the overwhelming majority of posters, who it's fair to characterize as anti-hate crime, seem to think there's a crime here, and consistancy is a nice thing. You've already thought about it.

There's probably a role for prohibiting the advocacy of violence, short of action, irrespective of any form of minority status, but given the failure of sedition laws in the US, I doubt it's practical.

[King Prout]

as far as I can tell, he began his attacks by targeting specific active/prominent members of the Black Conservative pinglist.
Lately he seems to have branched out, pinging people with whom those BCPL members have good relations.

[SJackson]

I really don't want to use hate crimes. It will come back and bite us so bad. The libs will say "see! those right wingers use it too! hate crime legislation are double plus good!"...Hmmm... I wonder about the intent of this mf...It's easy to get involved in double standards when it benefits us. None of us are immune. I am guilty of this and I try to do my best to not fall for a ds.

I agree. His intent is despicable, but likely legal, though what he advocates isn't.

[King Prout]

most evil has one common characteristic: a pathetically banal stupidity and ugliness.

[Killborn]

Indeed.

[King Prout]

actually, he is infringing upon the first amendment rights of the site owner and all rule-abiding FReepers: Freedom of association, especially on private property, means freedom FROM association with those who are unwelcome.

This serial troll is guilty of trespass as well: Having been ejected, he has returned again and again to private property where he knows damn well he is not welcome.

I do not know if there is any way to prosecute this asshat for his antics, but I do hope there is, and that it is being vigorously pursued.

[Jackknife]

Probably a pathetic DU'er.

[Killborn]

Justice will come to this scumbag, this world or the next.

[Killborn]

Amen.