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Originally Posted by Livia
Whatever you say on the Internet is covered by exactly the same laws of libel and slander that cover what you would say in real life. There is no difference. The Internet is VERY real if you're on the receiving end of bullies, if someone nicks your identity and passes themself off as you, if someone threatens to rape you... Saying it doesn't count is you say it on the internet is like saying it doesn't count if you say it indoors. It's irrelevant.
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well stealing someone else's identity is a crime, that's true. and making a legitimate threat is also a crime. but making a ridiculous internet comment, like "I want to stuff your pussy with so many poprocks that it makes your vagina explode", is not a serious threat, obviously that person is not going to put poprocks in your pussy. it's obviously hyperbole.
How many threats are legitimate and how many are just hyperbole? I'd say 99.9% are hyperbole. if someone was really gonna hurt someone, they wouldn't advertise it on the internet before they did it.