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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."

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  1. Woah by ZiggieTheGreat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A judge who understood technology enough to make the right decision.

    Now, how do we get more judges like this?

    1. Re:Woah by Sockatume · · Score: 3, Insightful

      And where not possible, we should elect officials who are willing and able to obtain the knowledge of experts in fields where their knowledge is insufficient.

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      No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
    2. Re:Woah by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Insightful

      A judge who understood technology enough to make the right decision.

      Now, how do we get more judges like this?

      Being a good judge means being able to see through the truth behind the veil, no matter if it's corporate BS or technology.

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      A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Quotes by UBfusion · · Score: 3, Informative

    Could we please have a more precise summary by putting the quotes in their proper place, because I cannot decipher between what was said by the submitter and what was said by the Judge?

    1. Re:Quotes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

      The quotes in TFS are quite clear. The entire summary is quoted, because all of it was said by the submitter, paraphrasing the basic ruling of the judge. If you'd like to see the actual quotes by the judge, RTFA.

  3. good call by shadowrat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    After all the purpose of twitter is pretty much endorsed stalking.

  4. 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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    Filthy, filthy copyrapists!
    1. Re:Right to not be offended? by pavon · · Score: 4, Informative

      The thing is they didn't charged him with making death threats, or anything legitimate. They charged him with a stupid virtual stalking law, and the judge rightly declared that his first amendment rights trumped that law.