# HR 1966 IH Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House) **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 8, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719 "2009-05-08T10:21:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/1 "2009-05-08T10:21:18Z")
Watch out all you internet meanie heads! [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/lawmaker-defends-imprisoning-hostile-bloggers/](http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/lawmaker-defends-imprisoning-hostile-bloggers/) > Here’s what [H.R. 1966](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1966:) says: (a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. > (b) As used in this section — > (1) the term ‘communication’ means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received; and > (2) the term ‘electronic means’ means any equipment dependent on electrical power to access an information service, including e-mail, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones and text messages. [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1966:](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1966:) ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/2 "2009-05-08T10:35:19Z")
my life as I know it would be over. ---
**Author:** ![flappy188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@flappy188](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flappy188)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/3 "2009-05-16T07:10:59Z")
fuck you you faggot pussy faggot!!! LULZ ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/4 "2009-05-16T07:51:29Z")
The pussification of this country continues. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/5 "2009-05-16T08:00:13Z")
> [@Buffalo Bills 2007 Season Discussion](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-bills-2007-season-discussion/35063/927): > > The pussification of this country continues. x2. Teens need to toughen up. ---
**Author:** ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hr-1966-ih-megan-meier-cyberbullying-prevention-act-introduced-in-house/202719/6 "2009-05-16T08:36:59Z")
If that becomes a crime, this site would no longer be useful for 90% of the members. The one upside is that Darkstar would never post again.