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Accused Killer Asks For Online Media Users' IDs

Posted by timothy on from the who's-poisoned-which-well dept.

SpaceGhost writes "According to the Houston Chronicle, the attorney for a Texas man charged in the death of a four-year-old 'has asked several local media outlets to provide the names of readers and listeners who commented about his client online,' stating that his client 'was struck by the conclusions people drew about his client and the specificity of some comments that made it appear they came from people with personal knowledge of the case.' Media outlets who have been subpoenaed include The Houston Chronicle, the Conroe Courier, KHOU (Houston area Channel 11, CBS affiliate) and KTRK (Houston area Channel 13, ABC affiliate)."

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  1. Not like we didn't know this was coming... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 5, Informative

    That stupid skank whore in New York got a court to force Google to give up the ID of someone who hurt her feelings and now everyone will use that precedent to do the same.

    LK

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    1. Re:Not like we didn't know this was coming... by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here a link to a related story about suing Google. Interestingly, I actually got the link by Googling "stupid skank got google to release user information court case". Man, I really love Google sometimes.

  2. A great day in history by physicsphairy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm pretty sure this is the first time people on the internet have ever been accused of disseminating overly-substantial and accurate information.

    But I wonder why this guy did not subpoena the names of any youtube commenters? :/

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  3. Re:Okay... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    SELECT * FROM tbl_Comments
    WHERE userid LIKE '%CHEWBACCA%';

  4. Re:Most of the comments on local news sties.... by guyminuslife · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, in Texas, we call that due process.

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  5. Re:Most of the comments on local news sties.... by joocemann · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, in Texas, we call that due process.

    Slashdot mods you 'Funny'.

    Texans mod you "Informative"

  6. Re:Most of the comments on local news sties.... by moosesocks · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You're joking, but it's slowly coming to light that Texas almost definitely executed an innocent man in 2004.

    At the time of his execution, numerous petitions containing exonerating evidence had been filed, and were ignored.

    With any luck, this case will have far-reaching implications. At the very least, the judges and governor need to be put on trial for negligent homicide.

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