H.R. 1966: The Cyberbullying Bill

[Noyka]

Just go here: <!-- w -->www.thomas.gov<!-- w --> and type in H.R. 1966 to see how our government is trying to chili cheese fries all of us with this way too broad of a censorship bill.

[Redd]

Adolf would be proud.

[Abzu]

[Noyka]

It's named after the young sexy leopard elevator Megan Mier who killed herself after being bullied on myspace by another sexy leopard elevator's mother.

[Abzu]

Can I get an HR 2000 "Darwin's Law" aka The "Man-Up You Whine-Asses" Bill?

[Noyka]

Most of congress would be guilty of violating a law like that





While Megan Mier is a case that never should have happened and the woman responsible should be ashamed for picking on a 13 year old sexy leopard elevator there is no reason to chili cheese fries every blog, ever text message, and every IM this is a huge violation of privacy. Also hateful speech is not well defined in the text so opposition to those in power very easily could be considred a hate crime. You could go to jail for saying something as simple as "Barack Obama made the wrong decision."

[Noyka]

I'll post the full text since I didn't originally:

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To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying.





IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



April 2, 2009

Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary





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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying.





Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,



SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.



This Act may be cited as the `Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act'.



SEC. 2. FINDINGS.



Congress finds the following:



(1) Four out of five of United States children aged 2 to 17 live in a home where either they or their parents access the Internet.



(2) Youth who create Internet content and use social networking sites are more likely to be targets of cyberbullying.



(3) Electronic communications provide anonymity to the perpetrator and the potential for widespread public distribution, potentially making them severely dangerous and cruel to youth.



(4) Online victimizations are associated with emotional distress and other psychological problems, including depression.



(5) Cyberbullying can cause psychological harm, including depression; negatively impact academic performance, safety, and the well-being of children in school; force children to change schools; and in some cases lead to extreme violent behavior, including murder and suicide.



(6) Sixty percent of mental health professionals who responded to the Survey of Internet Mental Health Issues report having treated at least one patient with a problematic Internet experience in the previous five years; 54 percent of these clients were 18 years of age or younger.



SEC. 3. CYBERBULLYING.



(a) In General- Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:



`Sec. 881. Cyberbullying



`(a) 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 two years, or both.



`(b) As used in this section--



`(1) the term `communication' means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received; and



`(2) the term `electronic means' means any equipment dependent on electrical power to access an information service, including email, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones, and text messages.'.



(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:



`881. Cyberbullying.'.

[Abzu]

The Akane Threads would, under that law, have been fucking dead on violation.



Mier's In The First Degree.



Akane's Law, protecting those good at cashier across America.