Posts Tagged paternalism
Knee-Jerk Anti-Bullying Legislation
Posted by The Republican Heretic in Internet, Media, Regulation and Big Government, State Law on Fri 09 Apr 2010
Recently, a teenage girl committed suicide in Suffolk County, New York. Her parents are contemplating prosecuting other students who posted bullying and harassing comments on their daughters Facebook page, even though they do not believe that those comments caused her daughter to commit suicide. They just want the “hurtful” comments, which are still being posted to her Facebook page, to stop.
Well, none too soon, the government has come to help! Suffolk County is drafting legislation to stop “cyber-bullying,” whatever that is. Read the rest of this entry »