tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post6082076227694303089..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: Christie Blatchford: Ruling in Twitter harassment trial could have enormous fallout for free speechRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-51236061543914876962015-07-16T12:56:33.400-04:002015-07-16T12:56:33.400-04:00If being an annoying twitter troll is criminal, th...If being an annoying twitter troll is criminal, then about 90% of the idiots who troll the #topoli hashtag should be locked up. <br /><br />From all I've heard, the fact that this became a criminal matter sounds absurd, and the complainant sounds like someone who is seriously off-kilter. <br /><br />If we could lock them both away, or at least prevent them from having Internet access, it might be good for society, but that's an opinion and not something I'd want to see enforced by the judiciary. <br /><br />Although I wouldn't be upset if we replaced non-violent drug offenders in prison with annoying Internet trolls. There's one in particular, a fat clown who GenuineWiitty has written about elsewhere, and maintains lots of sock puppet identities who posts anonymously on my blog. I rarely post his comments, and thanks to tracking and some friends in the security services, he's easy to identify when online.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-6448237052312957052015-07-15T19:02:36.782-04:002015-07-15T19:02:36.782-04:00I'm of mixed opinions on this. The guy trolled...I'm of mixed opinions on this. The guy trolled my blog for a couple of years and is clearly nuts. <br /><br />I'm just not sure that it rises to the level of criminality. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.com