Xxnumbertwoxx said:
Yeah, but don't you see what that opens up? Now, all of a sudden, anyone that says "Go Die in a Fire" to someone online, if said person commits suicide, they are now culpable? It's one thing to take a suicidal person and say, give them a firearm and say "go ahead and shoot yourself"...but to egg someone on online?
There would be lawsuits left and freaking right over this. And like I said...why does suicide need to be the cutoff? What if they're just sad about it? Can they still sue for damages?
Too many problems would be caused by legislation like this, and it's yet another instrument of placing blame on others...
There would be lawsuits left and freaking right over this. And like I said...why does suicide need to be the cutoff? What if they're just sad about it? Can they still sue for damages?
Too many problems would be caused by legislation like this, and it's yet another instrument of placing blame on others...
The difference is what would be put on the table in court. There's a difference between targeting a mentally unstable person, getting their hopes up then harassing them with threatening messages telling them they're better off dead than someone who gets pissed off and sends a simple insult out of spur of the moment anger or flame.
I simply believe people should take personal responsibility for their actions especially when it's premeditated, targeted, and had malicious intent behind it the whole time.
