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Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case

Posted by Soulskill on from the avert-thine-eyes dept.

itwbennett writes "Saying that Twitter and blogs are today's equivalent of a bulletin board that one is free to disregard (as compared to e-mails or phone calls directed to a victim), Maryland Judge Roger Titus on Thursday dismissed a criminal case against a person who was charged with stalking a religious leader on Twitter."

2 of 51 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Woah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Shhh...You'll hurt the little slashtards' feelings.

  2. Right to not be offended? by cheekyjohnson · · Score: 3, Funny

    But what about my right to not be offended? Can't we just arrest anyone who says something that I dislike? Otherwise, they'll hurt my self-esteem!

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