A newly enacted statute, Rev. Stat. 14:40.7 provides, in relevant part: A. Cyberbullying is the transmission of any electronic textual, visual, written, or oral communication with the malicious and willful intent to coerce, abuse, torment, or intimidate a person under the age of eighteen. B… (2) “Electronic textual, visual, written, or oral communication” means any […]
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Proposed Louisiana Law Would Ban Any Online Speech Intended to “Embarrass, or Cause Emotional Distress” to an Under-17-Year-Old
The bill (HB1259) — which passed the state House of Representatives by a 78-16 vote , and has cleared the state Senate Committee on Judiciary C — would make it a misdemeanor to transmit any Internet communication or other computer communication “with the intent to coerce, abuse, torment, intimidate, harass, embarrass, or cause emotional distress […]
Louisiana Bill Would Outlaw Insulting an Under-17-Year-Old By E-Mail
The Louisiana House bill — passed by a 12-0 vote in committee, and scheduled for floor debate this Wednesday — would make it a crime (up to 6 months in jail for the first offense, up to a year for the second, and up to three years for the third), to transmit by “any … […]
A Crime to Repeatedly Insult a Minor
That’s what draft Suffolk County Resolution No. 1390-2010 would do (some line breaks added): “CYBER-BULLYING” shall mean [(a)] engaging in a course of conduct or repeatedly committing acts of abusive behavior over a period of time [(b)] by communicating or causing a communication to be sent by mechanical or electronic means, posting statements on the […]
“Cyberbullying Bill Gets Chilly Reception”
Some folks say that Congress will do anything that resonates with the public, and that Congress doesn’t care about the Constitution — especially if the Constitution gets in the way of “protecting the children.” If you think that, you should read this report about Wednesday’s House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the proposed Megan Meier Cyberbullying […]
Rep. Linda Sanchez Defends Proposed Outlawing of Using Blogs, the Web, Etc. To Cause Substantial Emotional Distress Through “Severe, Repeated, and Hostile” Speech:
Last week, I cricitized Rep. Linda Sanchez’s bill that says, Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than […]
The Crime of Severe, Repeated, and Hostile Communication with the Intent to Cause Substantial Emotional Distress?
That’s what a proposed federal statute — the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, HR 6123, introduced two weeks ago by Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) — would create: Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, […]