...standard Internet practice of acting like a jerk in the comments section of a blog post Haha, yes, that is standard practice for many people in anonymous fo

...standard Internet practice of acting like a jerk in the comments section of a blog post Haha, yes, that is standard practice for many people in anonymous fora. Regardless, the philosophy behind bills like this is inane. Hate speech is already illegal, and speech which is deemed harmful to others (such as threats online) is considered hate speech. Legislation targeted at further outlawing behaviors which are already under existing laws will erode our civil liberties. I doubt this will be written into law, but this is still scary.