As a dedicated purveyor of Snark, this article blog post at TechCrunch was, naturally, of interest to me.   

Canadian model Liskula Cohen has sued Google for a number of snarky remarks that were made by a blogger using the company’s Blogger service. The NY Daily News reports that the former Vogue cover girl has been called ’skanky’ and ‘an old hag’ by an anonymous blogger on a website called Skanks in NYC (could be deemed NSFW).

On the face of it, this is just another aging blonde’s desperate bid for contiued any relevancy, but let’s look a bit closer at the wording of the TechCrunch writer’s commentary:

While some people are quick to dismiss that the model would have a case, and that she’s just looking for attention, I’m not so sure. It’s nearly impossible to identify bloggers who don’t reveal their real name without the help of the companies that maintain publishing platforms, and a line has to be drawn somewhere regarding what people can say anonymously just because they’re using the internet to say it.

Emphasis, as they say, mine.

So,  just who is going to draw that line, and on what criteria is the line to be drawn?

This, Ms. Blogger, is what’s known as The Slippery Slope.  There are already perfectly adequate libel and slander laws in place, properly placing the burden of proof on the plaintiff, and basically only protecting their ability to earn a living – not to seek revenge for their hurt feewings.  

So what then do you propose be done to stop the meanies from being mean?  Whinge at them a little bit louder?  Spank them on their widdle bottoms?  Have the FBI invade their homes and cut their intarwebz connections?  

See where I’m going with this, dear?  Gods, you people are exhausting.

The comment section, featuring some of the finest deadest minds on the internet today 45 minutes ago are even better.

It _is_ illegal to say mean things about someone or some company.

According to federal laws, you are not allow to libel, slander, demean, lie, distribute graphical images, etc. If caught, you will be imprisoned.

I’ll just let you, my 96 loyal readers, chew on that one for a bit.  Mmm, tasty!

Here’s another future brain surgeon toe-picker:

How come all the comments are about her…

The pussy that owns that blog should step forward. It takes a real douche to take the time and effort to do this to someone. Get a life

Google should expose whoever did it

Trust me when I tell you, sweetums, that anonymous blogging is truly liberating.  Here’s your sign:

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