http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/05/06/dangerous-cyberbullying-bill-before-congress/ Exploring the Use of Blogs and New Media in Ministry Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/05/06/dangerous-cyberbullying-bill-before-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-485 -Dangerous ‘Cyberbullying’ Bill Before Congress | ANSWERS For The Faith Thu, 07 May 2009 14:11:55 +0000 http://www.bloggingministry.com/2009/05/06/dangerous-cyberbullying-bill-before-congress/#comment-485 [...] `Sec. 881. Cyberbullying `(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. `(b) As used in this section– `(1) the term `communication’ means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received; and `(2) the term `electronic means’ means any equipment dependent on electrical power to access an information service, including email, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones, and text messages.’. (b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: `881. Cyberbullying.’.             *Top    (Cross-posted@ Blogging Ministry) [...] [...] `Sec. 881. Cyberbullying `(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. `(b) As used in this section– `(1) the term `communication’ means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received; and `(2) the term `electronic means’ means any equipment dependent on electrical power to access an information service, including email, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones, and text messages.’. (b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: `881. Cyberbullying.’.             *Top    (Cross-posted@ Blogging Ministry) [...]

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