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by Tim Couch, a representative of Kentucky, introduced a new bill attempting to make anonymous Internet posting illegal. His measure would fine a website $500 for the first anonymous post and $1000 for each subsequent anonymous post. Representative Couch believes that websites should be required to collect full names, e-mail and physical addresses for all users and display the real names of users posting content. The seemingly ridiculous bill, in terms of both enforcement and legality, is aimed at reducing on-line bullying.
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Thats Redneck politicians for you.
There are parents who are incensed over the treatment that their children receive from other children posting malicious information/disinformation online in public type blogs. Rep. Couch may be patting these parents on the head with assurances that he will protect their children by forcing the bullies to make themselves known. This kind of pandering to a specific group is frequently symbolic of the answers politicians give to their constituents. It doesn't address the problem raised and would force postings to be changed. Change on the internet for the sake of change doesn't clean up the source problem. It can alienate a larger section of internet society. Ridiculous is the proper description for this proposed action.
otherwise it's just gossip. Maybe parents should just teach their kids to ignore BS like this.
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Da! by smcbride :: NR6 :: on 12 March 2008
is aimed at reducing on-line bullying.
So now a real bully, will have your home address, sounds much safer to me!