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"between 2009 and 2012, only 10 cyberstalking cases were prosecuted in [The United States]" [1] So the answer seems to be: pretty much. Threatening someone onl
by ijk 12y ago
"between 2009 and 2012, only 10 cyberstalking cases were prosecuted in [The United States]" [1]
So the answer seems to be: pretty much. Threatening someone online is highly illegal [18 U.S. Code § 875 (c)], but prosecution is rare.
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/01/a-british-troll-was-just-jailed-for-his-tweets-heres-why-that-will-probably-never-happen-in-the-u-s/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/...
- chippy 12y agoNumber of convictions would be even lower! Do you think the police are being ignored and not trusted in cases of online violence? Perhaps this is why some victims don't follow what I would imagine to be the police advice to not publicise the threats against them.