Arizona legislature passes Internet censorship bill to make trolling illegal

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The advent of the World Wide Web has delivered instant knowledge to the masses. As the Internet grows, however, danger begins to lurk around every corner. From hackers who steal credit card numbers to cyberbullies, many experts have argued that the Internet has turned into a lawless wasteland where knowledge enters and ignorance exits. The Arizona State Legislature on Monday passed an Internet censorship bill that extends telephone harassment laws to the Internet and other means of electronic communication. The legislation aims to put an end to cyberbullying and states that virtually anything said online that the state deems “offensive” can be a punishable offense. Law enforcement officials will be able to charge Internet lawbreakers with a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $2,500 fine and up to six months in jail. Opponents of the legislation argue that the vague wording of the bill could lead to a crack down on public message boards such as 4Chan and Reddit, thus infringing upon basic American freedoms. The bill is currently on the Governor’s desk waiting to be signed into law or vetoed.

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Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/03/arizon...lling-illegal/
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what

what did I just read

pineapple

Lololololol?

Arizona Trollers better get good proxy or some pomegranate, or just move out of that place.

You read the solution a bunch of over zealous rednecks have come up with to stop something they don't understand.

im moving away soon anyway <<

Quoted from Jen
"People can be a douchebag in real life, and not get in trouble for it. But God forbid you do it on the internet."

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Originally Posted by Zelkova

"People can be a douchebag in real life, and not get in trouble for it. But God forbid you do it on the internet."

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Reminds me of Westboro.

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Originally Posted by KhainiWest

You read the solution a bunch of over zealous rednecks have come up with to stop something they don't understand.

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Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

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Originally Posted by Zelkova

Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

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Pretty much most of the states that are in the lower half of the US are considered hick states regardless of what kinds of people actually live there on average.

Yay, generalizations!

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Originally Posted by 案山子

Pretty much most of the states that are in the lower half of the US are considered hick states regardless of what kinds of people actually live there on average.

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<< If we are going to go with stereotypes, lets go with Mexicans for Arizona.

Lmao. So glad I don't live in Arizona.

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Originally Posted by Zelkova

Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

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Arizona isn't full of rednecks, the politcians simply are. Although Yuppie is probably a better term.

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Originally Posted by Panacea

Yay, generalizations!

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Shut up you baby seal beating eskimo!

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Originally Posted by KhainiWest

Shut up you baby seal beating eskimo!

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I thought he was a fence-hopping, job-stealing, horrible, no good, very bad rainy day.

I'm not very good at fence-hopping, sorry to say.

OH AND DID I MENTION THEY WERE LAZY?

Well, looks like it's time to move...

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Originally Posted by Zelkova

<< If we are going to go with stereotypes, lets go with Mexicans for Arizona.

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:f3:


Arizona is the one place I would be scared of going to.

I'm surprised the havent made "camps" for people who aren't white yet...

@Zelkova; and I can no longer talk on Steam.
He is cyberbullying me and could get arrested.

At least you guys don't have daylight savings.

Oh pomegranate, how will I have any fun now?

On the next episode of when legislators have nothing to do...

Do they ACTUALLY know what trolling is? We all know legislators/politicians are such Geniuses...

http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces...isc-genius.png

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Originally Posted by FenixR

Do they ACTUALLY know what trolling is? We all know legislators/politicians are such Geniuses...

http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces...isc-genius.png

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>see this post
>ad above it is for a book called "How to deal with Alzheimer's any age"
huhuhuhuhu

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Originally Posted by Raul

>see this post
>ad above it is for a book called "How to deal with Alzheimer's any age"
huhuhuhuhu

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Mine says nuclear politics guide lol.

Now the ad there is for an arthritis drug.
...maybe google thinks that arizona=retirement homes=old people

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many experts have argued that the Internet has turned into a lawless wasteland where knowledge enters and ignorance exits.

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lol wut

So if I troll from CA to people in AZ, I'm okay right?

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Originally Posted by Nion

So if I troll from CA to people in AZ, I'm okay right?

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They can't troll you back.

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Originally Posted by Razmos

lol wut

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"Experts argue", "...say experts" and all other derivatives is a way of inserting opinion into an article and framing it as a potential fact that the reader should believe. Everyone can trust experts after all, they're experts, they study this (and you don't) right? You aren't doubting experts are you?

The idea that there are "Internet Experts" just makes me laugh, really hard.

I do see your point though, i do the same thing in my college work: "Sociologists argue.." while giving absolutely no hint as to what exactly they are arguing about or who the sociologists are :P

BWAHAHAHA!
Really?
That's a nice one.
inb4 protests with trollface-pages.

I don't think cyberbullying and trolling is the same thing. But ok.

At least Arizona doesn't have Rick Perry for governor.

Not sure if they are trolling or just stupid.

MEANWHILE, IN ARIZONA

I told my mom about this today.

Her only response was:
"Well, at least you don't do that."

oh...how little she knows...

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Originally Posted by Zelkova

I told my mom about this today.

Her only response was:
"Well, at least you don't do that."

oh...how little she knows...

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i'll let you know, i'm a well-known caster for a bi-dimensional massive multiplayer online role playing game mother! those troll a lot!