Matt Gurney: Court affirms right to be dumb online. Just dont be a bully
So that's great... I don't have to worry about being sued anymore... assuming that I say something to offend someone in the United States.
But really, you have to wonder about laws that force something like this into the court system in the first place, and the nanny state's need to punish those that are lashing out though they are doing so outside of their jurisdiction. Like a school principal suspending a student for posting a derogatory page about one of her teachers outside of school hours, and with her own equipment.
I don't know what cyber-bullying is, but I can only wonder how low your self-esteem really has to be to feel bullied by someone online. If someone should happen to actually BE bullied on line, then I sincerely hope that the appropriate steps are taken to stop the bullying. However, it isn't the school's place to stop bullying when it happens off of school property, and it's questionable whether the actions were in fact bullying. What I do know is that the teacher and the school should grow a thicker skin.
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