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How do you suggest prosecuting those crimes? If I threaten to kill you, or commit fraud, in person, you call the police, give them what information you have ab
by mcguire 6y ago
How do you suggest prosecuting those crimes?
If I threaten to kill you, or commit fraud, in person, you call the police, give them what information you have about me, and ideally I get a knock on the door. If I do it online, well, you don't have much recourse.
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- adrian_b 6y agoIf the author of such an online message cannot be identified, then the recourse is what is already common practice, to delete the offending message or possibly to replace the deceiving information with correct information. If the author can be identified, which is frequently true, then it should be the same for online as for in person.
- mcguire 6y agoI suspect we are in agreement, then. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25752536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25752536