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Harassing a Witness on a Criminal Case is against the LAW

Harassment refers to a wide variety of behavior which can violate both civil and criminal laws. What constitutes criminal harassment varies by state, but it generally entails targeting someone else with behavior meant to alarm, annoy, torment or terrorize, and creating reasonable fear in the victim for their safety or the safety of their family.

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Cyberstalking

Some states have enacted specific laws against stalking someone online. "Cyberstalking" generally refers to stalking someone through the internet, email, text messages, or other means of electronic communication. Many states have revised their harassment and/or stalking laws to explicitly include harassing electronic communications. Some states also punish actions akin to cyberstalking under laws aimed at improper uses of computers or electronic communications networks.

Federal law makes it a crime to "transmit in interstate commerce" (which includes the internet) a communication containing a threat to kidnap or physically harm someone.

HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES
makes intimidating or harassing a witness a crime. If you are a witness who is being harassed or intimidated about testifying in a criminal matter or know a witness who is being harassed or intimidated, please contact the law enforcement agency that investigated the case that the witness is testifying in as soon as possible.

Are people really that dumb that they think just because they put up a FAKE name that the IP address on the computer they are on CAN AN WILL not be TRACKED down eventually. You can't put out death threats an actually feel like you are a GHOST because you can be found eventually. An really deleting them all is really quite funny. As you know they are still on the air waves just not on your page. To late people/hate mongers.

Yes I believe they are that dumb as they watch JOKE NEWS an repeat word for word what a Entertainment Show says about a criminal case. They do not go out on the internet an investigate on their own they are too lazy to do that. They just follow as sheep do. An now want to threaten people an their livelihoods all I have to say is I hope it comes back on them 10 fold. You reap what you sow is the truth.Harassment refers to a wide variety of behavior which can violate both civil and... more

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The persecution of Barrett Brown - and how to fight it

Aaron's Swartz's suicide in January triggered waves of indignation, and rightly so. He faced multiple felony counts and years in prison for what were, at worst, trivial transgressions of law. But his prosecution revealed the excess of both anti-hacking criminal statutes, particularly the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and the fixation of federal prosecutors on severely punishing all forms of activism that challenge the power of the government and related entities to control the flow of information on the internet. Part of what drove the intense reaction to Swartz's death was how sympathetic of a figure he was, but as noted by Orin Kerr, a former federal prosecutor in the DOJ's computer crimes unit and now a law professor at GWU, what was done to Swartz is anything but unusual, and the reaction to his death will be meaningful only if channeled to protest other similar cases of prosecutorial abuse:

"I think it's important to realize that what happened in the Swartz case happens in lots and lots of federal criminal cases. . . . What's unusual about the Swartz case is that it involved a highly charismatic defendant with very powerful friends in a position to object to these common practices. That's not to excuse what happened, but rather to direct the energy that is angry about what happened. If you want to end these tactics, don't just complain about the Swartz case. Don't just complain when the defendant happens to be a brilliant guy who went to Stanford and hangs out with Larry Lessig. Instead, complain that this is business as usual in federal criminal cases around the country - mostly with defendants who no one has ever heard of and who get locked up for years without anyone else much caring."

Prosecutorial abuse is a drastically under-discussed problem in general, but it poses unique political dangers when used to punish and deter online activism. But it's becoming the preeminent weapon used by the US government to destroy such activism.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/barrett-brown-persecution-anonymousAaron's Swartz's suicide in January triggered waves of indignation, and... more

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Jennifer Lyn Petkov Taunts 7-Year-Old Girl With a Degenerative Brain Disorder Over Facebook

Jennifer Lyn Petkov could well be the worst mother in the history of the world. Her launch into the realm of epic evil began two years ago when the family of 7-year-old Kathleen Edwards threw a party on the front lawn of their Trenton, Michigan home...

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Kathleen Edwards is in the final stages of Huntington's Disease. A mom across the street put up a picture on her Facebook page showing the girl covered by crossbones.

It was a splendid affair complete with one of those bouncy houses. So Petkov, who lives across the street, texted Rebecca Rose, Kathleen's grandmother, asking if she could bring her own kids to the party.

But it seems Rebecca was a little slow in responding that day. You can imagine that she was just a bit busy. Besides, it's a little forward to invite yourself to someone else's party -- especially when you're Jennifer Lyn Petkov and even God hates you.

The delay in response pissed Petkov off. So she would spend the next two years taunting her neighbors over the slight.

At this point, you should know that 7-year-old Kathleen Edwards has a degenerative brain disorder that will lead to her death some day. She's in the final stages of Huntington's Disease. You should also know that Kathleen's mother died from the same illness.

So a decent woman would try to reach out of a family cursed by such illness. But Petkov is not a decent woman. Instead, she created a Facebook page devoted to taunting mother and daughter. She posted of a picture of the little girl with crossbones on her. She also posted a photo of Kathleen's mother hugging the Grim Creeper. Finally, she and her husband Scott parked a truck in front of their home that carried a homemade coffin.

Stay classy, Petkovs!

When Fox Detroit asked Jennifer why she was being such a dick, she only had this to say:

"Personal satisfaction! Because it rubs their assholes raw! Burns their assholes! Because it burns Rebecca Rose's asshole raw to make fun of her dead daughter on that page. Take it or leave it." (See the video of their immense dickery here.)

But after the story aired, the Petkov's had their home egged and began receiving death threats online. They were exposed as huge assholes, and suddenly had a change of heart.

Jennifer's husband Scott has now apologized for the taunting. He's dismantled the coffin and parked his truck behind a fence. But we're hoping the counter-harassment is not over. When you taunt a dying little girl, a mere egging of your house is insufficient punishment.Jennifer Lyn Petkov could well be the worst mother in the history of the world. Her... more

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