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To: pray4liberty

“Pranking” is only valid if you give it reasonable possibility. So, if she lost her job over this, then she has a very good lawsuit on her hands!

Since it can be proven that she did not post these, then her old company overstepped their bounds and let her personal life reflect upon her professional life. THAT is illegal! Is it hurtful, yes.

BUT, when you get into “intent” it leaves too large an opening for abuse. Like RICO laws. The problem with RICO is that is has been used to prosecute people for their “intent” even though there was no other evidence other than the fact that this group of crooks all knew each other. Now, am I glad that bad people are off the streets, YES - but I am not willing to forgo my principles of fairness and justice.

Especially when you have groups like ACORN that are OBVIOUSLY violating RICO laws, and nothing happens!

THAT is what scares me and many others when laws like this are written. Again, it isn’t their intent, it’s the negative results that bother us!

Remember in Hustler vx=s. Falwell, the Supreme Court ruled in the past that pranks and satire, which although can be hurtful, is still protected speech, because there is reasonable doubt as to the veracity of the claim.

It is a VERY thin line.


31 posted on 10/16/2009 10:53:48 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Hey Congress: Go Conservative or Go Home!)
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To: ExTxMarine

You’re right. But what you’re looking at is “selective enforcement” of the law (in this case RICO) and yes that is worrisome, but it comes down to whoever is in office and their causes, doesn’t it? That does not mean the law itself is bad...it’s the abuse of it from people with their own agenda, whatever that might be.


36 posted on 10/16/2009 10:58:49 AM PDT by pray4liberty (http://totallyunjust.tripod.com)
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To: ExTxMarine

For your comfort, ALL laws are selectively enforced. All of them. When a survivor gets justice these days, it’s an event, not the norm.


38 posted on 10/16/2009 11:01:39 AM PDT by pray4liberty (http://totallyunjust.tripod.com)
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To: ExTxMarine

[[Remember in Hustler vx=s. Falwell, the Supreme Court ruled in the past that pranks and satire, which although can be hurtful, is still protected speech, because there is reasonable doubt as to the veracity of the claim.]]

But only when perpetrated agaisnt Christians- to do so against any other group will now be concidered ‘hate speech’ according to new laws being proposed (and who knows, probably already enacted). As long as you are only’ trampling al over the rights and feeligns of Christians, you’re golden, but do so agaisnt any other group, and get labelled a racist hate-monguerer in violation of hate crimes laws


90 posted on 10/17/2009 8:27:20 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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