June 9, 2012
Out to Get Me on a Second Vector

It's been quiet for me for a little while now. It's nice. I could get used to it. The news was pretty quiet this week too. I am concerned about some of the comments I have been receiving. You may or may not have seen them. My Web Administrator has been removing them all as troll-bait. They remained in archived files, I'm told, and I had them reinstated. If I were living my old life I might have reported these to the police. It's similar to the Federal crime of sending death threats through the post office. With online trying to find their identity is the first difficult hurdle, and then trying to successfully prosecute is the other traditional difficulty. So your mileage may vary. Like they say everywhere else: this may vary by state, I am not a lawyer, etc. For me now they would be like, "Sure, we'll protect you. You'll be nice and safe with the O.S.I.R."

I don't think much of this commenter. Anyone can say anything. It's especially easy online, hiding behind an alias or a fake name, and not having to look the person in the eye while making your threat. It's easy to dismiss what has happened to someone else because you weren't there with an angry, deadly, unkillable thing. It's also easy to latch onto the sick things someone else has done and claim them as your own bragging points to make you look tough.

Tags: anger, comments, crime, Klavier, law, O.S.I.R., police, threats, web administrator.