Fined for insulting another on Facebook - What if it was VJ or another website?

[Ban Hammer 13,626]

You did plenty of this, yes? :ranting: :ranting:

Didn't help, huh. Bummer.

see, i even ruined my own internetz.

[scandal 951]

see, i even ruined my own internetz.

:rofl:

[SuperDuper! 230]

But why is Natty B. so negative and cynical all the time?

[scandal 951]

But why is Natty B. so negative and cynical all the time?

I suggest you move in next door to him and find out, then you can let the rest of us know.

He's not the only permanently negative and cynical chap on here. NickD certainly qualifies. I think AlienLoveChild does too.

[JINNY 2]

in the states it is called harrasment by communication, and is usually a summary offense.

I had to look that up and I put in bold what I thought might have applied to the case as well as here.

Section 13A-11-8

Harassment or harassing communications.

(a)(1) HARASSMENT. A person commits the crime of harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, he or she either:

a. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches a person or subjects him or her to physical contact.

b. Directs abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture towards another person.

(2) For purposes of this section, harassment shall include a threat, verbal or nonverbal, made with the intent to carry out the threat, that would cause a reasonable person who is the target of the threat to fear for his or her safety.

(3) Harassment is a Class C misdemeanor.

(b)(1) HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS. A person commits the crime of harassing communications if, with intent to harass or alarm another person, he or she does any of the following:

a. Communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, telegraph, mail, or any other form of written or electronic communication, in a manner likely to harass or cause alarm.

b. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication.

c. Telephones another person and addresses to or about such other person any lewd or obscene words or language.

Nothing in this section shall apply to legitimate business telephone communications.

(2) Harassing communications is a Class C misdemeanor.

http://www.legislature.state.al.us

[JINNY 2]

I have one married couple on my friends list who were going at it a while back. She suspected he was having an affair or something along that line. It was pretty nasty for a while. I think they worked it out though- no recent drama.

I've seen something like this as well between a boyfriend and girlfriend online. Then there was the post break up boo hoo's to the public. I had to remove them both from my social networking site because it got ridiculously annoying.

[Nagishkaw 510]

But why is Natty B. so negative and cynical all the time?

Wouldn't you just love to know, but I'm not telling.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

You know, Facebook has a "block user" option for a reason......

[Darnell 8,479]

This is cool - but happened in UK, right?

I'd be more interested to hear about cases in the USA.