http://www.askthejudge.info/raps-blogs-true-threats-or-protected-speech/3098/ Answers for teens about the law Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.askthejudge.info/raps-blogs-true-threats-or-protected-speech/3098/comment-page-1/#comment-8690 Kristen Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:24:07 +0000 http://askthejudge.info/?p=3098#comment-8690 I believe that the law is correct in the way it stands. First of all, these people in these cases are most definitely going against the law. For it to be free speech it can not incite imminent lawlessness, have any sort of obscenity or defamation attached to it, cannot be fighting words, and cannot be a true threat (the cases above fall into the context of true threats). You can say whatever you want as long as it does not fall under these categories listed above, and I believe it should stay this way. Cyberbullying is not an expression of free speech in pretty much all cases. Cyberbullying most likely includes obscenity as well as sometimes true threats. Both of which are against the law. I believe when it comes to cyberbullying you should have content-based scrutiny when cracking down on it. People should not be cyberbullying in the first place, but punishing it should at least abide by the law if not be a little more strict. <strong>Thanks for your comments.</strong> I believe that the law is correct in the way it stands. First of all, these people in these cases are most definitely going against the law. For it to be free speech it can not incite imminent lawlessness, have any sort of obscenity or defamation attached to it, cannot be fighting words, and cannot be a true threat (the cases above fall into the context of true threats). You can say whatever you want as long as it does not fall under these categories listed above, and I believe it should stay this way. Cyberbullying is not an expression of free speech in pretty much all cases. Cyberbullying most likely includes obscenity as well as sometimes true threats. Both of which are against the law. I believe when it comes to cyberbullying you should have content-based scrutiny when cracking down on it. People should not be cyberbullying in the first place, but punishing it should at least abide by the law if not be a little more strict.
Thanks for your comments.

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