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Antifar 08/08/20 9:39:25 AM #1:	https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355999/twitter-cyber-harassment-felony-charges-police-protests-retweet A New Jersey police department is pursuing cyber harassment charges against five people in connection with a protest photo uploaded to Twitter in June. Complaints were served against the original tweeter and four other people who retweeted the message, alleging that they caused the officer to fear for the safety of his family. Its an unprecedented use of anti-harassment laws, coming amid a nationwide law enforcement backlash against anti-police brutality activism. If successful, the charges would add significant new risks to political activity on social media, a key element in the ongoing protest movements The Nutley Police Department filed its complaints in late July over a tweet posted during a June 26th protest. The now-deleted message included a photo of a masked on-duty police officer with a request that If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet. Because of the mask, the officer is not readily identifiable from the photograph, and there do not appear to be any replies revealing his identity. The original poster and the retweeters are charged with cyber harassment, a fourth-degree felony punishable by up to 18 months in jail. Activist Georgana Sziszak, one of the retweeters, revealed the complaint in a GoFundMe campaign last week. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey confirmed its existence to The Verge, as did Sziszaks attorney Alan Peyrouton. The Verge has also reviewed a copy of Sziszaks summons. Ive never seen anything like it, says Peyrouton of the case. I dont see how that rises to the level of a crime. Sziszak originally requested $3,000 to hire an attorney; so far, shes raised around $8,200. Her summons orders her to appear in court later this month. The department charged Sziszak and others on behalf of Detective Peter Sandomenico, who the complaint identifies as the officer in the tweet. It alleges that the photo and accompanying caption threatened the officer acting in the performance of his duties, causing Detective Sandomenico to fear that harm will come to himself, family, and property. At the time Sziszak posted her fundraiser, the post had no replies and five retweets. Its unclear how the department discovered its existence. However, some departments use automated social media surveillance tools to track all the tweets sent from a particular location. Had such a tool been used to surveil the Nutley protests, it would likely have surfaced the Sandomenico tweet. The Nutley Police Department confirmed that it had filed complaints against five people for cyber harassment. Charges were filed by our department. For an incident relating to one of our officers. However this remains under investigation which prevents me from providing any further details, Detective Lieutenant Anthony Montanari told The Verge. The department also confirmed the officers identity. Sziszak wrote on GoFundMe that she had been blindsided by the summons. I did not reply, did not say anything against this cop, and had zero clue to who he was, she wrote. The purpose of this tweet was to find out the officers information, to hold him accountable. While the original poster is not named in the summons, Sziszak and her attorney corroborated his identity as Kevin Alfaro, who posted a separate GoFundMe campaign in July. (Alfaro did not respond to messages via Twitter or GoFundMe.) Alfaros GoFundMe describes a June 26th Nutley For Black Lives protest where young anti-racism demonstrators were confronted by pro-Christopher Columbus counter-protestors. The groups were eventually separated by barricades and police, although News 12 New Jersey reported that no arrests were made. The campaign description says Alfaro was upset by officers who were very friendly with counter-protesters and covered their badges, a practice that some officers across the country have adopted to dodge complaints from protesters. In an attempt to identify a specific police officer who was befriending someone harassing me, I uploaded a photo. His tweet includes a picture of the Thin Blue Line American flag printed on Sandomenicos mask a symbol thats used to signify police solidarity but is fraught with racist associations. The departments legal argument against the five Twitter users is murky. A 2014 New Jersey law bans online harassment when it threatens someone with physical harm or crimes against their property, or when it involves sending lewd, indecent, or obscene material its more typically applied in cases involving persistent harassment campaigns and cyberstalking. The First Amendment also protects the right to photograph on-duty police officers. Theres particularly little precedent for punishing retweets, even in lower-stakes non-criminal cases. MSNBC host Joy Reid was sued in 2018 for retweeting someone elses allegedly defamatory post. But the plaintiff quickly dropped the retweet accusation, focusing only on statements Reid wrote. A recent suit claims retweets can count as copyright infringement, but its not yet resolved. The protest retweets could potentially be covered by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a shield law that protects web services and their users from liability over other peoples posts. The complaint implies that requesting Sandomenicos info was an invitation to harass or doxx the officer. Harassment victims have sued trolls who encouraged followers to abuse them like Montana real estate agent Tanya Gersh, who won a case against neo-Nazi blogger Andrew Anglin last year. But Gersh was terrorized for months after Anglin published dozens of articles about her and asked his followers to create a troll storm. The Nutley Police Department did not report any harassment beyond the original tweet, which itself didnt call for any action beyond identifying Sandomenico. Alexander Shalom, ACLU-NJs director of Supreme Court advocacy, declared the charges specious. [The law] is designed to prevent venal harm, not hypersensitivity and hurt feelings, he told The Verge. What this appears to be is a police officer flexing his ability to charge someone notwithstanding the fact that he cannot establish the elements of the crime. Prosecuting people for clicking the retweet button could turn social media into a minefield. It would discourage users from engaging with content if theres even a small risk of getting a complaint, especially users who arent sure what constitutes harassment or other legal violations. And charging everyone who retweeted even a single popular post would be almost impossible, turning it into a cudgel that powerful institutions including the police could selectively use against critics. What if it had gotten retweeted 50,000 times? Are you going to go out to those 50,000 retweeters? asks Peyrouton. Its inconceivable to me. Regardless of the outcome, the felony charges have serious consequences for the accused. In the days since receiving the complaint, Sziszak has been forced to manage the expense of hiring an attorney and the frustration of navigating a legal system upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Even if the charges dont result in a sentence, the filing could intimidate protesters who want to legally record police, or make others afraid to engage with them. I cannot explain the fear I have and the worry I have for me vs. a police department, Szisznak writes. I feel afraid that I may have compromised my whole future based on something that I had believed was exercising my First Amendment right. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:943139258] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355999/twitter-cyber-harassment-felony-charges-police-protests-retweet <quote>A New Jersey police department is pursuing cyber harassment charges against five people in connection with a protest photo uploaded to Twitter in June. Complaints were served against the original tweeter and four other people who retweeted the message, alleging that they caused the officer to fear for the safety of his family. Its an unprecedented use of anti-harassment laws, coming amid a nationwide law enforcement backlash against anti-police brutality activism. If successful, the charges would add significant new risks to political activity on social media, a key element in the ongoing protest movements The Nutley Police Department filed its complaints in late July over a tweet posted during a June 26th protest. The now-deleted message included a photo of a masked on-duty police officer with a request that If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet. Because of the mask, the officer is not readily identifiable from the photograph, and there do not appear to be any replies revealing his identity. The original poster and the retweeters are charged with cyber harassment, a fourth-degree felony punishable by up to 18 months in jail. Activist Georgana Sziszak, one of the retweeters, revealed the complaint in a GoFundMe campaign last week. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey confirmed its existence to The Verge, as did Sziszaks attorney Alan Peyrouton. The Verge has also reviewed a copy of Sziszaks summons. Ive never seen anything like it, says Peyrouton of the case. I dont see how that rises to the level of a crime. Sziszak originally requested $3,000 to hire an attorney; so far, shes raised around $8,200. Her summons orders her to appear in court later this month. The department charged Sziszak and others on behalf of Detective Peter Sandomenico, who the complaint identifies as the officer in the tweet. It alleges that the photo and accompanying caption threatened the officer acting in the performance of his duties, causing Detective Sandomenico to fear that harm will come to himself, family, and property. At the time Sziszak posted her fundraiser, the post had no replies and five retweets. Its unclear how the department discovered its existence. However, some departments use automated social media surveillance tools to track all the tweets sent from a particular location. Had such a tool been used to surveil the Nutley protests, it would likely have surfaced the Sandomenico tweet. The Nutley Police Department confirmed that it had filed complaints against five people for cyber harassment. Charges were filed by our department. For an incident relating to one of our officers. However this remains under investigation which prevents me from providing any further details, Detective Lieutenant Anthony Montanari told The Verge. The department also confirmed the officers identity. Sziszak wrote on GoFundMe that she had been blindsided by the summons. I did not reply, did not say anything against this cop, and had zero clue to who he was, she wrote. The purpose of this tweet was to find out the officers information, to hold him accountable. While the original poster is not named in the summons, Sziszak and her attorney corroborated his identity as Kevin Alfaro, who posted a separate GoFundMe campaign in July. (Alfaro did not respond to messages via Twitter or GoFundMe.) Alfaros GoFundMe describes a June 26th Nutley For Black Lives protest where young anti-racism demonstrators were confronted by pro-Christopher Columbus counter-protestors. The groups were eventually separated by barricades and police, although News 12 New Jersey reported that no arrests were made. The campaign description says Alfaro was upset by officers who were very friendly with counter-protesters and covered their badges, a practice that some officers across the country have adopted to dodge complaints from protesters. In an attempt to identify a specific police officer who was befriending someone harassing me, I uploaded a photo. His tweet includes a picture of the Thin Blue Line American flag printed on Sandomenicos mask a symbol thats used to signify police solidarity but is fraught with racist associations. The departments legal argument against the five Twitter users is murky. A 2014 New Jersey law bans online harassment when it threatens someone with physical harm or crimes against their property, or when it involves sending lewd, indecent, or obscene material its more typically applied in cases involving persistent harassment campaigns and cyberstalking. The First Amendment also protects the right to photograph on-duty police officers. Theres particularly little precedent for punishing retweets, even in lower-stakes non-criminal cases. MSNBC host Joy Reid was sued in 2018 for retweeting someone elses allegedly defamatory post. But the plaintiff quickly dropped the retweet accusation, focusing only on statements Reid wrote. A recent suit claims retweets can count as copyright infringement, but its not yet resolved. The protest retweets could potentially be covered by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a shield law that protects web services and their users from liability over other peoples posts. The complaint implies that requesting Sandomenicos info was an invitation to harass or doxx the officer. Harassment victims have sued trolls who encouraged followers to abuse them like Montana real estate agent Tanya Gersh, who won a case against neo-Nazi blogger Andrew Anglin last year. But Gersh was terrorized for months after Anglin published dozens of articles about her and asked his followers to create a troll storm. The Nutley Police Department did not report any harassment beyond the original tweet, which itself didnt call for any action beyond identifying Sandomenico. Alexander Shalom, ACLU-NJs director of Supreme Court advocacy, declared the charges specious. [The law] is designed to prevent venal harm, not hypersensitivity and hurt feelings, he told The Verge. What this appears to be is a police officer flexing his ability to charge someone notwithstanding the fact that he cannot establish the elements of the crime. Prosecuting people for clicking the retweet button could turn social media into a minefield. It would discourage users from engaging with content if theres even a small risk of getting a complaint, especially users who arent sure what constitutes harassment or other legal violations. And charging everyone who retweeted even a single popular post would be almost impossible, turning it into a cudgel that powerful institutions including the police could selectively use against critics. What if it had gotten retweeted 50,000 times? Are you going to go out to those 50,000 retweeters? asks Peyrouton. Its inconceivable to me. Regardless of the outcome, the felony charges have serious consequences for the accused. In the days since receiving the complaint, Sziszak has been forced to manage the expense of hiring an attorney and the frustration of navigating a legal system upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Even if the charges dont result in a sentence, the filing could intimidate protesters who want to legally record police, or make others afraid to engage with them. I cannot explain the fear I have and the worry I have for me vs. a police department, Szisznak writes. I feel afraid that I may have compromised my whole future based on something that I had believed was exercising my First Amendment right.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 08/08/20 9:43:51 AM #2:	oof. This is what conservatives wanted for some reason. Good job, guys. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:943139351] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>oof. This is what conservatives wanted for some reason. Good job, guys. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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YellowMustard69 08/08/20 9:45:39 AM #4:	Hopefully this gets immediately thrown out of court. <cite>YellowMustard69 posted [p:943139386] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Hopefully this gets immediately thrown out of court. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 08/08/20 9:47:21 AM #5:	Fucking swine. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:943139416] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Fucking swine. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chadwick69 08/08/20 9:47:49 AM #6:	Antifar posted... The Nutley Police Department filed its complaints in late July over a tweet posted during a June 26th protest. The now-deleted message included a photo of a masked on-duty police officer with a request that If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet. Fair, next. <cite>Chadwick69 posted [p:943139428] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>The Nutley Police Department filed its complaints in late July over a tweet posted during a June 26th protest. The now-deleted message included a photo of a masked on-duty police officer with a request that If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet.</quote> Fair, next. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 08/08/20 9:52:18 AM #7:	Reading the statute, and this conduct doesn't even fit. This should get thrown out. And honestly a lot of state harassment statutes are over-broad af. --- #FeelTheBern https://imgur.com/q5z4CUu https://imgur.com/6B9oFXh https://imgur.com/sy42Dlf <cite>lilORANG posted [p:943139512] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Reading the statute, and this conduct doesn't even fit. This should get thrown out. And honestly a lot of state harassment statutes are over-broad af.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
420TwiZtiD420 08/08/20 9:52:42 AM #8:	It's like citizens can't use the same methods police do to identify "criminals" or else they get mad and sue you. Money can't buy happiness they say but it sure can afford a great legal team. --- fay ce que vouldras <cite>420TwiZtiD420 posted [p:943139521] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>It's like citizens can't use the same methods police do to identify "criminals" or else they get mad and sue you. Money can't buy happiness they say but it sure can afford a great legal team. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlockAddition 08/08/20 9:52:45 AM #9:	#DeFuNdThEpOlIcE #BiGgEsTgAnGiNaMeRiCa --- kwijibo <cite>BlockAddition posted [p:943139527] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>#DeFuNdThEpOlIcE #BiGgEsTgAnGiNaMeRiCa </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ving_Rhames 08/08/20 9:53:19 AM #10:	Chadwick69 posted... Fair, next. Of course an incel pedophile would be okay with facism lmao --- the real Irving Rameses https://imgur.com/A7f6F9h <cite>Ving_Rhames posted [p:943139531] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Chadwick69 posted... </cite> <quote>Fair, next.</quote> Of course an incel pedophile would be okay with facism lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frolex 08/08/20 9:54:18 AM #11:	The right's "free speech" advocates will surely be along any moment to express their outrage at this situation. Any moment now... --- https://imgur.com/HOLHd4k https://imgur.com/six2WTN <cite>Frolex posted [p:943139546] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>The right's "free speech" advocates will surely be along any moment to express their outrage at this situation. Any moment now... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chadwick69 08/08/20 9:55:47 AM #12:	Ving_Rhames posted... Of course an incel pedophile would be okay with facism lmao Who wants crazy liberals doxxing them on social media? Especially during a time when people are calling for the death of all cops. <cite>Chadwick69 posted [p:943139579] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Ving_Rhames posted... </cite> <quote>Of course an incel pedophile would be okay with facism lmao</quote>Who wants crazy liberals doxxing them on social media? Especially during a time when people are calling for the death of all cops. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
davyheinz 08/08/20 9:56:44 AM #13:	Cops are failures. --- ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY & Zed <cite>davyheinz posted [p:943139597] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Cops are failures. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RedJackson 08/08/20 10:00:11 AM #14:	Fair. You even out the playing field. If your intent is to do whatever the ** with that information that's your business, but spreading around the internet for someone to do the dirty work for you is copping out. Stop being a 21st century dweeb and go do the footwork yourself to make a man fall if that's your perrogative I wouldn't want someone who is protesting to be in a scenario where KKK members start spreading out peoples info, but the same must apply even to bastards in this cyber battle <cite>RedJackson posted [p:943139671] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Fair. You even out the playing field. If your intent is to do whatever the ** with that information that's your business, but spreading around the internet for someone to do the dirty work for you is copping out. Stop being a 21st century dweeb and go do the footwork yourself to make a man fall if that's your perrogative I wouldn't want someone who is protesting to be in a scenario where KKK members start spreading out peoples info, but the same must apply even to bastards in this cyber battle </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 08/08/20 10:00:26 AM #15:	Cops don't need any protections. --- I want you to grab your nuts. Grab your balls. I want you to take a handful, and just grab your nuts real quick. Swivel 'em around in a circular motion. -LTG <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:943139677] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Cops don't need any protections.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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treewojima 08/08/20 10:08:41 AM #17:	The only reason these charges were filed over a single Tweet is because the victim in question is a police officer. If they were a civilian the complaint would be ignored until there was more of a case. <cite>treewojima posted [p:943139843] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>The only reason these charges were filed over a single Tweet is because the victim in question is a police officer. If they were a civilian the complaint would be ignored until there was more of a case.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alpha218 08/08/20 10:10:54 AM #18:	Lmao cops want to do everything they can to hide information from the citizens, including this suit to intimidate people in the future who dare to try to identify a cop --- I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite user on the Citadel. Mario Maker 2 Maker ID: X6G-JGS-BFG; Dead by Daylight Discord: https://discord.gg/s6gDduM <cite>Alpha218 posted [p:943139895] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Lmao cops want to do everything they can to hide information from the citizens, including this suit to intimidate people in the future who dare to try to identify a cop </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/08/20 10:11:55 AM #19:	ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943139919] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ConquestOfBread 08/08/20 10:13:29 AM #22:	Mark_DeRosa posted... ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad shut the fuck up and get back in your pigpen --- All things are for all men, since all men have need of them, since all men have worked in the measure of their strength to produce them... - Peter Kropotkin <cite>ConquestOfBread posted [p:943139952] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Mark_DeRosa posted...</cite> <quote>ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad</quote> shut the fuck up and get back in your pigpen</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TommyG663513 08/08/20 10:14:19 AM #23:	Oh no, the cops are fearing for their lives. This means someone else must die. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 <cite>TommyG663513 posted [p:943139973] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Oh no, the cops are fearing for their lives. This means someone else must die. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
powerman1426 08/08/20 10:14:30 AM #24:	The department should be charged with harassment just for attempting this. The officers covering their badges should also face discipline. If they can't handle their job they shouldn't be in it. If they fear repercussions from the public for their actions, maybe they should question those same actions --- Troll free https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1439-the-help-desk https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1309-tradesmen-and-diyers https://imgur.com/Zz8E0P3 <cite>powerman1426 posted [p:943139974] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>The department should be charged with harassment just for attempting this. The officers covering their badges should also face discipline. If they can't handle their job they shouldn't be in it. If they fear repercussions from the public for their actions, maybe they should question those same actions </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TommyG663513 08/08/20 10:15:29 AM #25:	Mark_DeRosa posted... ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad Oh no it is the law enforcement victim complex. Everyone put your hands up and slowly lie face down. It is the only way to make this brave officer feel safe. --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 <cite>TommyG663513 posted [p:943139993] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Mark_DeRosa posted... </cite> <quote>ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad</quote> Oh no it is the law enforcement victim complex. Everyone put your hands up and slowly lie face down. It is the only way to make this brave officer feel safe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/08/20 10:16:02 AM #26:	ConquestOfBread posted... shut the fuck up and get back in your pigpen --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943140011] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>ConquestOfBread posted... </cite> <quote>shut the fuck up and get back in your pigpen</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
powerman1426 08/08/20 10:17:21 AM #27:	TommyG663513 posted... Oh no it is the law enforcement victim complex. Everyone put your hands up and slowly lie face down. It is the only way to make this brave officer feel safe. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78899157 Still not a guarantee of safety --- Troll free https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1439-the-help-desk https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1309-tradesmen-and-diyers https://imgur.com/Zz8E0P3 <cite>powerman1426 posted [p:943140040] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>TommyG663513 posted... </cite> <quote>Oh no it is the law enforcement victim complex. Everyone put your hands up and slowly lie face down. It is the only way to make this brave officer feel safe.</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78899157 Still not a guarantee of safety </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Medussa 08/08/20 10:22:41 AM #29:	i would love to live in a world where this is illegal. but that world also makes this unnecessary, because law enforcement would police themselves at a higher standard than everyone else. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! fluffy-butt fluffy-butt oh fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy-butt pop bum-bum-bum-bum <cite>Medussa posted [p:943140156] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>i would love to live in a world where this is illegal. but that world also makes this unnecessary, because law enforcement would police themselves at a higher standard than everyone else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/08/20 10:26:18 AM #30:	Medussa posted... i would love to live in a world where this is illegal. but that world also makes this unnecessary, because law enforcement would police themselves at a higher standard than everyone else. we should also live in a world where crime isnt committed so there isnt the need for police --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943140239] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite> <quote>i would love to live in a world where this is illegal. but that world also makes this unnecessary, because law enforcement would police themselves at a higher standard than everyone else.</quote> we should also live in a world where crime isnt committed so there isnt the need for police </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 08/08/20 10:27:44 AM #31:	Now theyll never get that blue checkmark.. --- "May the Father of Understanding guide you." http://error1355.com/ce/Lordgold666.html <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:943140275] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Now theyll never get that blue checkmark.. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOrgyPorgy 08/08/20 10:28:29 AM #32:	defund and abolish diaper force --- Radiohead <cite>TheOrgyPorgy posted [p:943140294] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>defund and abolish diaper force </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeantownHero 08/08/20 10:29:09 AM #33:	Mark_DeRosa posted... ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad violating the constitution to own the libs damn...the GOP has got y'all WHIPPED. from supporting federal officers tear gassing protesters, to draconian retribution by cops against citizens trying to hold them accountable. Yikes. is there anything they CANT convince yall to support at this point? --- Black In America https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1527-black-in-america <cite>BeantownHero posted [p:943140312] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Mark_DeRosa posted... </cite> <quote>ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad</quote> violating the constitution to own the libs damn...the GOP has got y'all WHIPPED. from supporting federal officers tear gassing protesters, to draconian retribution by cops against citizens trying to hold them accountable. Yikes. is there anything they CANT convince yall to support at this point? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chadwick69 08/08/20 10:30:24 AM #34:	Since when is defending cops a republican thing? All the republican states I've lived in were filled with people hating cops. <cite>Chadwick69 posted [p:943140335] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Since when is defending cops a republican thing? All the republican states I've lived in were filled with people hating cops. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeantownHero 08/08/20 10:32:13 AM #35:	Chadwick69 posted... Since when is defending cops a republican thing? All the republican states I've lived in were filled with people hating cops. Defense against the right to ID on duty cops is a very Republican thing --- Black In America https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1527-black-in-america <cite>BeantownHero posted [p:943140382] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Chadwick69 posted... </cite> <quote>Since when is defending cops a republican thing? All the republican states I've lived in were filled with people hating cops.</quote> Defense against the right to ID on duty cops is a very Republican thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 08/08/20 10:36:15 AM #36:	Five people charged with felony for tweet trying to identify a cop The department charged Sziszak and others on behalf of Detective Peter Sandomenico, who the complaint identifies as the officer in the tweet. --- No Venezuelan fishermen ever called me a Bernie Bro. <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:943140470] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote><quote>Five people charged with felony for tweet trying to identify a cop</quote> <quote>The department charged Sziszak and others on behalf of Detective Peter Sandomenico, who the complaint identifies as the officer in the tweet.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkBuster22904 08/08/20 10:37:25 AM #37:	SO like... they're filing an anti-harassment charge against the article writer, too, right? I mean, the officer is identified by name, the offending tweets are all linked to, the accusations are all listed plain as day. If anything, this article brings even MORE attention and life-endangering harassment, right? For that matter, the same can be said for the possibility of harassment against these five people, too. Just, you know... following this fucked up logic to its natural conclusion --- Haven't had a good sig idea since 2006 <cite>DarkBuster22904 posted [p:943140491] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>SO like... they're filing an anti-harassment charge against the article writer, too, right? I mean, the officer is identified by name, the offending tweets are all linked to, the accusations are all listed plain as day. If anything, this article brings even MORE attention and life-endangering harassment, right? For that matter, the same can be said for the possibility of harassment against these five people, too. Just, you know... following this fucked up logic to its natural conclusion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkmaian23 08/08/20 11:12:32 AM #38:	For those of you who think this is "fair", you might have missed this part: Its an unprecedented use of anti-harassment laws, coming amid a nationwide law enforcement backlash against anti-police brutality activism. If successful, the charges would add significant new risks to political activity on social media, a key element in the ongoing protest movements Cops get incredibly special treatment. This needs to be thrown out of court. We don't want to set this kind of precedent. Officers are already covering up their badge numbers in an effort to hide their identities because they don't feel safe while harrassing and brutalizing protestors. Meanwhile, police and three letter agencies are doing all they can to identify and track protestors, including the completely nonviolent ones. There is nothing special about being a cop that means this person and their family gets to feel extra "safe", especially at the expense of civil liberties. Does anyone know if the ACLU is going to take this on? <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:943141283] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>For those of you who think this is "fair", you might have missed this part: <quote>Its an unprecedented use of anti-harassment laws, coming amid a nationwide law enforcement backlash against anti-police brutality activism. If successful, the charges would add significant new risks to political activity on social media, a key element in the ongoing protest movements</quote> Cops get incredibly special treatment. This needs to be thrown out of court. We don't want to set this kind of precedent. Officers are already covering up their badge numbers in an effort to hide their identities because they don't feel safe while harrassing and brutalizing protestors. Meanwhile, police and three letter agencies are doing all they can to identify and track protestors, including the completely nonviolent ones. There is nothing special about being a cop that means this person and their family gets to feel extra "safe", especially at the expense of civil liberties. Does anyone know if the ACLU is going to take this on? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 08/08/20 11:15:57 AM #39:	Mark_DeRosa posted... ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad But they're always okay. Don't exist in public if you don't want people to see what you do. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:943141380] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Mark_DeRosa posted... </cite> <quote>ITT: harassment and twitter crusades are okay if the person is a cop. Blue man bad</quote>But they're always okay. Don't exist in public if you don't want people to see what you do. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 08/08/20 11:18:28 AM #40:	I'm sure the small government liberty lovers will be all over this. If simply trying to identify a public official with the power of life and death over the community is a crime, then we've fallen into the tyranny that they claim to be so vigilant against. And yet silence or support for the cops is all we're gonna get. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:943141455] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>I'm sure the small government liberty lovers will be all over this. If simply trying to identify a public official with the power of life and death over the community is a crime, then we've fallen into the tyranny that they claim to be so vigilant against. And yet silence or support for the cops is all we're gonna get. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 08/08/20 11:19:15 AM #41:	whatever snowflake posted #19 covered their badge from me in the form of using the block feature \_()_/. Typical shitty cop behavior... --- Who can @ Mention me? -Nobody- "the final thing that set the mods off was a picture of two lions having sex." -boxington <cite>Machete posted [p:943141486] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>whatever snowflake posted #19 covered their badge from me in the form of using the block feature \_()_/. Typical shitty cop behavior... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 08/08/20 11:22:09 AM #42:	Alucard188 posted... Fucking swine. what if I was to say I was that cop? --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:943141562] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote>Fucking swine.</quote> what if I was to say I was that cop? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frolex 08/08/20 11:22:13 AM #43:	BeantownHero posted... violating the constitution to own the libs damn...the GOP has got y'all WHIPPED. from supporting federal officers tear gassing protesters, to draconian retribution by cops against citizens trying to hold them accountable. Yikes. is there anything they CANT convince yall to support at this point? In darkprince's case, as a cop who's constantly crying about people dragging him on the internet and blocking and/or reporting people who contradict his dipshittery, his support for violating the rights of people on the internet who are mean to cops stems less from being whipped by the GOP and more from a direct interest in being able to wield state violence against those who clown on him online. --- https://imgur.com/HOLHd4k https://imgur.com/six2WTN <cite>Frolex posted [p:943141564] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>BeantownHero posted... </cite> <quote>violating the constitution to own the libs damn...the GOP has got y'all WHIPPED. from supporting federal officers tear gassing protesters, to draconian retribution by cops against citizens trying to hold them accountable. Yikes. is there anything they CANT convince yall to support at this point?</quote> In darkprince's case, as a cop who's constantly crying about people dragging him on the internet and blocking and/or reporting people who contradict his dipshittery, his support for violating the rights of people on the internet who are mean to cops stems less from being whipped by the GOP and more from a direct interest in being able to wield state violence against those who clown on him online. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacDaMurderer 08/08/20 11:22:50 AM #44:	The thing is the tweet never happens if the cop was showing his badge number and name. Why can cops cover that information but I as a government worker must have my ID showing? --- @macdamurderer GT: Mac Da Murderer <cite>MacDaMurderer posted [p:943141581] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>The thing is the tweet never happens if the cop was showing his badge number and name. Why can cops cover that information but I as a government worker must have my ID showing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Poop2 08/08/20 11:40:11 AM #46:	Judge better knock this shit down and excoriate these fucking pigs <cite>Poop2 posted [p:943142031] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Judge better knock this shit down and excoriate these fucking pigs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 08/08/20 11:41:49 AM #47:	>Cop unidentifiable in photo >Police: "Yeah it's this guy right here" lmao --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:943142082] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>>Cop unidentifiable in photo >Police: "Yeah it's this guy right here" lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOrgyPorgy 08/08/20 11:43:04 AM #48:	i have a mental image of police chief wiggum atm --- Radiohead <cite>TheOrgyPorgy posted [p:943142126] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>i have a mental image of police chief wiggum atm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 08/08/20 11:45:40 AM #49:	GregShmedley posted... https://i.imgur.com/D4anD55.gif ha! --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:943142200] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>GregShmedley posted... </cite> <quote>https://i.imgur.com/D4anD55.gif</quote> ha! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 08/08/20 11:46:50 AM #50:	Where are the "muh free speech" crowd? --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:943142246] in Five peopl... [t:78899883]...</cite> <quote>Where are the "muh free speech" crowd? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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