New Zealand passes law making it punishable by up to two years in jail for "causing emotional distre - Polidicks

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;48130987]Hey guys lets delegitimize the very real issue of internet harassment even though there are tons of cases of people committing suicide from a combination of real life and cyber bullying and stalking. It will be funny.[/QUOTE] if you're actually weak enough to follow the advice of someone on the internet telling you to kill yourself, you probably wouldn't make it that far in the real world in the first place

with me being the elite meme master troll I am I give myself about a week this law seems vague as all shit and will probably be used to cherry pick

[QUOTE=En-Guage;48132322]if you're actually weak enough to follow the advice of someone on the internet telling you to kill yourself, you probably wouldn't make it that far in the real world in the first place[/QUOTE] Generally people don't just off themselves because a troll or 2 said to 'go kil urself' on the internet, there's usually more going on. Such as being bullied IRL by people they know and can't escape till they get home, then when they hop on the internet to escape the bullies they meet some troll who continues the torment. At the end of the day bullying can and does lead to depression, and when someone is depressed you can't expect them to act rationally.

[QUOTE=Bradyns;48131736]The article is incredibly misleading by the wording of this: It should be: Which doesn't make this as unreasonable as it suggests. It would be used on cases where you tweet. Coming to kill you, and your family #realtalk #YOLO Not, You mama can't cook like my mama #spagbol4lyf[/QUOTE] That is a threat and I'm pretty sure it's already illegal.

[QUOTE=En-Guage;48132322]if you're actually weak enough to follow the advice of someone on the internet telling you to kill yourself, you probably wouldn't make it that far in the real world in the first place[/QUOTE] So if someone who is emotionally unstable snaps and kills themselves it's their own fault and not the people that bullied them into suicide? Cool shit dude. You're an asshole.

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;48135614]So if someone who is emotionally unstable snaps and kills themselves it's their own fault and not the people that bullied them into suicide? Cool shit dude. You're an asshole.[/QUOTE] He didnt say it was their fault, only that they wouldn't last long.

[QUOTE=Elstumpo;48135982]He didnt say it was their fault, only that they wouldn't last long.[/QUOTE] Completely insensitive and ignorant about people who are suicidal.

[QUOTE]The bill covers posts that are racist, sexist, or show religious intolerance, along with hassling people over disability or sexual orientation.[/QUOTE] Hopefully it catches a few sjw's who hate heterosexual cis-white men and women.

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;48135614]So if someone who is emotionally unstable snaps and kills themselves it's their own fault and not the people that bullied them into suicide? Cool shit dude. You're an asshole.[/QUOTE] Like I said if you are not strong enough to take to heart the opinions of the internet, you've got some toughening up to do because the real world is a lot harsher If you can't stand the abuse of anonymous people, how are you going to do anything

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyGunz;48130987]Hey guys lets delegitimize the very real issue of internet harassment even though there are tons of cases of people committing suicide from a combination of real life and cyber bullying and stalking. It will be funny.[/QUOTE] What do you expect in an environment where people are free to speak their minds? As shitty as cyberbullying is and as terrible as people killing themselves is, no one should be imprisoned or punished for speech by itself.