Konan University Prof Hisashi Sonoda, an expert on Internet crime and criminal law, commenting on a case in which 20 people face charges for posting malicious messages on a comedian's blog. (Yomiuri Shimbun)
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Although the Internet has a degree of anonymity, the social and psychological damage of one-sided malicious attacks is incalculable. The fact that the police are taking action this time is highly sign
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neverknow2
Actually no. Everything is calcuable. Police are taking action because the person who complained has lots of money.
Nessie
Hilarious! Comedian goes to great lengths to show he takes things too seriously. I nominate him for Best Ironist 2009.
nath
incalculable.
I disagree with neverknow2 - Everything is not calculable. I also disagree with the suggestion that the type of damage caused as per the article is not calculable.
neverknow2
Really?? Social damage??? What social damage? Remember 'sticks and stones.....'
Ultradude
Hmm, would they do the same if the comments were in spray paint, on a wall near the guy's house?
likeitis
Malicious messages? It was slander, and there are laws against it. The mode of the internet hardly makes it less criminal.