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Austin Police Want Identities of Online Critics
An anonymous reader writes "The police chief in Austin, TX is not happy that people are voicing their disapproval of him via anonymous blog posts and comments. He claims that 'such posts erode public trust in the department.' The chief wants to find out who these people are and investigate and prosecute such posters for statements he deems defamatory and libelous. Interestingly, the article notes, 'the Associated Press has reported that most of the cases fail because statements of opinion are protected under the First Amendment.' One wonders if this is a legitimate problem that warrants public money to investigate, or whether it's that the people who deserve the most public scrutiny don't like it when others take issue with their job performance."
Sometimes, little boys and girls as young as 10, 11, or 12 years old, being brought into our nation to be sold into sex slavery.
Well duh - there are an awful lot of Republicans in Texas. You don't expect them to go back to having NORMAL sex, do you?
Whoever has mod points please mod this post down for troll and flamebite.
Liberal as some slashdotter as maybe , such direct personal attack should not be cononed. You may have your rights making such statement. But I have no reason to accept a demeaning statement such as this that is not disrespectful to another fellow human being.