There are problems generated online by personality types who can't really handle this type of environment. Either from being overly sensitive (the type that tends to run crying to a Mod every time that someone says "boo!" to them in a forum); or from being overly aggressive (the type whose greatest joy in life as a kid was to torture ants with a magnifying glass).......

AOL -- among other providers -- has already been sued repeatedly for being the carrier of insulting or libelous postings by its members. I don't know all of the results in every case: but the ones that I have heard about resulted in the internet provider winning the lawsuit every time. The basic idea is about like suing the Postal Service for delivering a nasty-worded letter.

But of course, the 'deep pocket' theory will always apply for those who are looking for easy money. After all, what good does it do anyone to sue some broke college kid who called you a name online? Sue AOL, instead ! They've got all of the money.

If bills like this one ever become law.......then I can just see the endless stream of court cases clogging our already W-A-Y overheated legal system......or we might even have cases of people tracking down & shooting others who've said nasty things to them online.

It would be similar to making it easy for ANYONE to walk into the DMV and find out who someone else is from their car's tag number. Like the nutcase who tracked down & killed that young actress from the TV sitcom My Sister Sam a few years back.

No, thanks. This isn't a good idea, folks.

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