As of January 2nd 2011 IT is NOW ILLEGAL AND against the law in the United states to threaten,impersonate (even jokingly) or to haze over the internet. it is considered a misdemeanor if you live in the same state as the person that is victimized and a felony if they live in another state.
there are several links but they all offer slightly varied information and each state has different laws.

Example of California:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6171750/california_cyberbully_bill_takes_effect.html

I Don't mind them banning threatening or stalking over the internet but it seems they want to strip us off all of our rights on the web. this country seems to be rejecting the values this nation was built upon.






AMERICA................Getting stupider 1 generation at a time

I'm going to jail then! Nice playing with ya'll!!

This.

And you guys are morons for not addressing the real issue of bullying , instead addressing the minor ones and hoping it works.

Woo! I'll see you bitches in jail!

Yeah we are getting dumber every generation....soon we will think its smart to water our crops with gatorade. I would laugh if it wernt so patheticaly true.

Might as well just put all of america in jail then shit

Freedom of speech. Oh wait, we're like Canada now: pussies.

whats this country coming too

What ever happened to beatings during recess and then just rubbing some dirt on your owies and getting the F*CK on with your lunchtime snacks? F*CKING kids these days with their long hair and interweb knowledge and justin beibers, and huge vaginas. sigh

Jail? Joe is going to death row.

What happened to the home of the brave and the land of the free? :(

this law just makes LOL!

Oh god i wonder how stringent they will be on this though I mean sure someone can complain "omg someones banning me and burning me wahhhh" but I feel like you tell that to an officer and he may just laugh in that kids face and tell him to grow a pair.

Proof or it didn't happen.

(Also, there's a difference between a bill one or two states enacted and a federal law that would make something illegal in the US).

PS. Illegal and against the law are pretty much redundant.

LAWL

way to get it wrong clorox...


Senate Bill 1411 would make it unlawful to knowingly and without consent credibly impersonate another person through or on an Internet Web site or by other electronic means with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten or defraud another person.

F*CKIN Commies!

Looks like the next n00bfest party is going to be in prison!

So as long as we anonymously bully people we'll be fine? That's nice to know.

Fixed.

Typical

i lol'd