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One Family Suffering Through Years-Long Trolling Campaign (dailydot.com)
blottsie writes: Since 2010, the Straters have been under assault from an online campaign of ever-increasing harassment — prank deliveries, smear attacks, high-profile hacks, and threats of violence against schools and law enforcement officials in their name — and it's slowly torn them apart. Masterminding it all is a teenage Lizard Squad hacker from Finland, at war with their son, Blair, over a seemingly minor dispute. "When the family started getting notices about their utilities being disconnected, they realized things were escalating out of control. Utility provider Commonwealth Edison once called the house to iron out the details about a request to have the power turned off after a supposed move. Something similar happened with their trash service. On Halloween 2013, Comcast shut off their cable and Internet service."
Things people always seem to forget they can do. If you have credible evidence against an individual committing a crime, you provide it to law enforcement and they refuse to act, you sue the law enforcement agency. Remember, in the US, the requirement to make a lawsuit valid is you need to be able to prove the defendant has caused you damages. Though not required, most states will allow a jury trial of up to 6 jurors for a civil matter if requested. For federal issues, a civil case amounting of more than $20 is constitutionally required to be given a 6 person jury. And a law enforcement agency not acting on a criminal offense when provided credible evidence is pretty well a slam dunk in front of a 6 person jury for damages caused. And if it's the FBI refusing to act, congrats, the constitution guarantees you that jury trial.
You got modded funny but they could probably offer this as a service. In fact, I may open a business doing just that!
Yea, well the Supreme Court doesn't seem to agree, and now you've probably also contractually agreed to resolve any disputes in Arbitration, with an arbitrator chosen by the corporation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11...
I can see the fnords!