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Friday, August 9, 2013

Nova Scotia’s awful cyber abuse law makes bullies of us all

Someone feels that you’re cyberbullying them. They visit or phone the court and request a protection order against you (minors , for some reason, cannot do so, only adults). A judge decides if their claim meets the law’s definition. The definition of cyberbullying, in this particular bill, includes “any electronic communication” that ”ought reasonably be expected” to “humiliate” another person, or harm their “emotional well-being, self-esteem or reputation.”

If this is the standard, I don’t know a person who isn’t a cyberbully.

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2 comments:

  1. Richard, you don't need a Nova Scotia law to make you a bully. You were a bully long before the legislature acted.

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