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Death threats are not protected speech

Death threats are not protected speech under the 1^st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Misogynistic slurs and sexually objectifying women are never funny.

Creating Passionate Users author Kathy Sierra has been subjected to both. You can read her comments about the experience here, and Robert Scoble has some more comments here.

I’m just a small fish in the big blog pond, but I’m adding my voice to those who have already condemned this cyberspace thuggery. I’ve created an online petition, “In Solidarity with Kathy Sierra.” You can sign it here.

Cross-posted to Dispatches from Outland.

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 08:10AM by

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