Arizona legislature passes Internet censorship bill to make trolling illegal

The advent of the World Wide Web has delivered instant knowledge to the masses. As the Internet grows, however, danger begins to lurk around every corner. From hackers who steal credit card numbers to cyberbullies, many experts have argued that the Internet has turned into a lawless wasteland where knowledge enters and ignorance exits. The Arizona State Legislature on Monday passed an Internet censorship bill that extends telephone harassment laws to the Internet and other means of electronic communication. The legislation aims to put an end to cyberbullying and states that virtually anything said online that the state deems “offensive” can be a punishable offense. Law enforcement officials will be able to charge Internet lawbreakers with a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $2,500 fine and up to six months in jail. Opponents of the legislation argue that the vague wording of the bill could lead to a crack down on public message boards such as 4Chan and Reddit, thus infringing upon basic American freedoms. The bill is currently on the Governor’s desk waiting to be signed into law or vetoed.

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/03/arizona-le...g-illegal/
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what

what did I just read

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Lololololol?

Arizona Trollers better get good proxy or some pomegranate, or just move out of that place.

You read the solution a bunch of over zealous rednecks have come up with to stop something they don't understand.

im moving away soon anyway <<

Quoted from Jen
"People can be a douchebag in real life, and not get in trouble for it. But God forbid you do it on the internet."

"People can be a douchebag in real life, and not get in trouble for it. But God forbid you do it on the internet."

Reminds me of Westboro.

You read the solution a bunch of over zealous rednecks have come up with to stop something they don't understand.

Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

Pretty much most of the states that are in the lower half of the US are considered hick states regardless of what kinds of people actually live there on average.

Yay, generalizations!

Pretty much most of the states that are in the lower half of the US are considered hick states regardless of what kinds of people actually live there on average.

<< If we are going to go with stereotypes, lets go with Mexicans for Arizona.

Lmao. So glad I don't live in Arizona.

Arizona isn't rednecks o.o. If anything, we have yuppies.

Arizona isn't full of rednecks, the politcians simply are. Although Yuppie is probably a better term.

Yay, generalizations!

Shut up you baby seal beating eskimo!

Shut up you baby seal beating eskimo!

I thought he was a fence-hopping, job-stealing, horrible, no good, very bad rainy day.

I'm not very good at fence-hopping, sorry to say.

OH AND DID I MENTION THEY WERE LAZY?

Well, looks like it's time to move...

<< If we are going to go with stereotypes, lets go with Mexicans for Arizona.

Arizona is the one place I would be scared of going to.

I'm surprised the havent made "camps" for people who aren't white yet...

[MENTION=5555]Zelkova[/MENTION]; and I can no longer talk on Steam.
He is cyberbullying me and could get arrested.

At least you guys don't have daylight savings.

Oh pomegranate, how will I have any fun now?

On the next episode of when legislators have nothing to do...