Prosecuted For Critical Twittering 334
lee1 writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation is trying to urge a federal court (PDF) to block what they claim is the unconstitutional use of the federal anti-stalking law to prosecute a man for posting criticism of a public figure to Twitter. The law was originally targeted against crossing state lines for the purpose of stalking, but was modified in 2005 to make the 'intentional infliction of emotional distress' by the use of 'any interactive computer service' a crime. The prosecution's theory in this case is that using Twitter to criticize a public figure can be a criminal act if the person's feelings are hurt."
Help, help, I'm being oppressed! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm suing all of Slashdot for imposing years of emotional distress on me every April 1st. I'll settle for no less than $1 million and a public flogging of kdawson.
Re:Help, help, I'm being oppressed! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm suing you for the emotional duress of making me consider that /.'s April Fools jokes aren't funny. How dare you criticize my sense of humor??
Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Help, help, I'm being oppressed! (Score:4, Funny)
I'm suing you for emotional distress caused by misquoting Monty Python [imdb.com] in your subject.
Re:Help, help, I'm being oppressed! (Score:4, Funny)