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Judge Rules Web Commenter Will Be Unmasked To Mom

Posted by kdawson on from the you-have-no-anonymity-get-over-it dept.

LegalReader writes "An Illinois judge has decided that an anonymous commenter on a newspaper website will be unmasked, even though the mother of a teen about whom 'Hipcheck16' allegedly made 'deeply disturbing' comments hasn't yet decided whether to sue over the posting."

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  1. Re:Maybe the 15 year old is a momma's boy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    from her website, she's generally anti-freedom

    opposes freedom to own "vicious" dog breeds
    opposes freedom to use "dangerous pesticides" to kill mosquitoes
    opposes freedom to use marijuana

    and, from her actions, seems like she's kind of opposed to free speech. However, most telling are the comments in the local newspaper about her endorsement http://www.dailyherald.com/story/comments/?id=280060

    What a bitch

  2. What was the "deeply disturbing" comment? by totally+bogus+dude · · Score: 4, Interesting

    From comments on some random website: There is no case, therefore no reason to reveal ID. Trib said after her son asked Hipcheck16 to debate in person, Hipcheck16 asked her son if he frequently invites guys fron the internet over. A perfectly valid question. It could have been meant to make son more cautious in general. Good advice in the form of a rhetorical question.

    But I have no verification if that's correct, and if it is, whether it's the whole story.

  3. Re:If he did, he would be wrong by Requiem18th · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Indeed. There are so much things wrong here...

    The Internet already protects you from being stabbed during a heated debate, and now we are supposed to protect you from being called names?

    Also the Internet operates under the idea that all peers are that, peers. That means either everybody is an adult or everybody is a child. Considering that the Internet can take you faster than a car to places further than a passport can, it should be safe to assume every peer is an adult.

    Also, its easier and makes more sense for parents to be responsible for their children net access than to expect *everyone else* to make sure they are not talking to a kid.

    Also, is being gay something so horrible that entertaining the notion that you might be gay is a serious crime?

    Also, if the politician "mom" wants to use the legal system to sue for damages, she can sue "john doe" the only reason to get the commenter's name is to act outside of the legal system, why should we allow it?

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    But... the future refused to change.