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?

[sitetest]

Dear Voir Dire,

I know of no actual laws in the United States against "hate speech" (thank God), and as others have pointed out, it's unlikely that this meets Supreme Court definitions of obscenity, no matter how obscene it appears to any of us.

But should a prosecutor decide to prosecute the disruptor, I'm all for it.

I'm just unsure what the basis of criminal prosecution might be, and skeptical that any prosecutor would bother.


sitetest

[Lazamataz]

I'd be willing to bet this is the same troll who used to screw up threads with scrolling marquis. I think that was a couple of years ago.

Right. Either way, it is time to get this guy.

In a big way.

[MineralMan]

"If we all had this ability, these posts would last a matter of seconds. I have no problem punching the [ABUSE] button when something pisses me off!"

Trouble is that such an ability would lead to all sorts of abuse by "members" who wish FR ill. Jim can't just give everyone the ability to delete posts or alter them. That trick never works.

[sageb1]

"There's nothing in that moron's post to indicate that he's gay or anything else. He posts offensive pictures. Period. He makes racist statements. Period."

I'm more inclined to think he's a high schooler who should be in school and isn't. This is too immature to be done by someone with an actual agenda.

[hispanarepublicana]

Thanks.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I agree as well!

That might be the only way to get the IP and press charges against this sick perverted individual!

[Skooz]

It would also serve to narrow the search a little.

[Lazamataz]

scroll post.

[mhking]

Thanks. Just replying for the sake of getting these scrolled off my ping page.

Understood...

[NeoCaveman]

Right. Either way, it is time to get this guy. In a big way.

I totally agree.

[Hand em their arse]

Incoming FReepmail, again...

[Skooz]

Trouble is that such an ability would lead to all sorts of abuse by "members" who wish FR ill. Jim can't just give everyone the ability to delete posts or alter them. That trick never works.

Yep. The old "too many chiefs and not enough indians" thing. It would be chaos.

[kenth]

I agree with you. I think the posting priveleges system is a great idea. Blocking images from certain locations is fine, but would not necessarily weed out posters as the scumbag here today.

[SoVaDPJ]

helping

[gridlock]

Hi hispanarepublicana, how's it goin' today!

[newgeezer]

Ping.

[ExtremeUnction]

I am a detective by trade. Let me know if I can help. I can determine anything about anyone..

[msp2004]

I'll second that. This poster is trash and I would tend to agree with the other freepers that think this is a stupid teenager with too much time and too little supervision.
Msp

[sageb1]

"Did anyone else experience an automatic redirect to some Spanish speaking website?"

I didn't. I was just at the site scrolling through articles. He hadn't hit yet when I viewed the ultrasound article. The "upping the smoking age" article was the one I was reading on site when I saw the image for the first time.