It's an assault, however if i receive a package and there's a note on it saying "you deserve to die" I'm definitely NOT going to open it.
It's an assault, however if i receive a package and there's a note on it saying "you deserve to die" I'm definitely NOT going to open it.
Guy attempts to harm another by using their condition against them, get's arrested. Seems all above board, next topic.
Actually Emperor is right. Digital transmission of an image file is completely within U.S. law. Period. You'd have to go to some country like China that has laws about what content is okay and what isn't in order to build a legal case against someone just for transferring digital images via a social network. Sorry, but i just don't see this ending well for epilepsy man there. You don't get special and arbitrary legal protections just because of a disability.
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Lets say i have a mental disorder like depression due to losing baby during childbirth. Well, depending on the severity of my condition, i could be driven to suicide if someon sent me the picture of a dead fetus or something. However, pictures of fetal remains are not illegal to transmit. So, however mucg in bad taste it would be to do such a thing, it simply is not possible to convict a person even if they send you such an image. This is because the law cannot act one way for some people and another way for those with disabilities. That's eqality, whether u like it or not.
Lol I have a friend with photophobia and I do this to him all the time
You know the guy was arrested and charged with cyber stalking, right?
Is THAT protected? Not so much
18 U.S.C. 875(c)
"The pen is mightier than the sword.. and considerably easier to write with."
holy molly really cringey false equivalence batman! also no, not free speech, fuck that guy.
No.
Keep your shit opinions to yourself and the trolls will leave you alone.
No sense crying over spilt beer, unless you're drunk...
If it can be proven that it was done with the intention of triggering a seizure, I see no reason why it shouldn't be considered an assault charge.
Also, the poll is very limited.
Do you even know anything about the story? Or are you just one of those people who reads a headline and assumes you know everything there is to know?
This isn't a case of someone posting an image and some other random person with epilepsy just happened to see it. This is a case of someone who deliberately targeted another individual who he knew had epilepsy, and was intentionally trying to cause a seizure. This is according to direct messages he sent to other Twitter users. He even speculated that the guy might die from a seizure caused by the image.
Congratulations, that is one of the worst analogies I've ever seen on here. And that's saying a lot.Lets say i have a mental disorder like depression due to losing baby during childbirth. Well, depending on the severity of my condition, i could be driven to suicide if someon sent me the picture of a dead fetus or something. However, pictures of fetal remains are not illegal to transmit. So, however mucg in bad taste it would be to do such a thing, it simply is not possible to convict a person even if they send you such an image. This is because the law cannot act one way for some people and another way for those with disabilities. That's eqality, whether u like it or not.
I don't get why some people argue as if a seizure is an emotion, it's not like he just saw an image that made him angry. I think it's fair to compare it to allergies, diabetes and what not. They are illnesses that you can use against people to cause direct physical harm. It's more of a grey area when you move into self-harm and mental illnesses, which this is not.
Most of the internet is already adjusted to not trigger seizures in most people who are at risk. If regular browsing hasn't bothered him, perhaps thanks to these anti-seizure guidelines, should he still avoid going online just in case someone deliberately tries to give him a seizure? I'd really rather go after the person doing the harm then, since - whether you like him or not - human rights exist.
Your freedom ends where my nose begins...