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wandy

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6. Sadly, on line harassment is just one more area where......

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 03:58 PM

Jul 2012

our society hasn't caught up with our technology.
We can now say nasty things to others anonymously without the fear of getting punched in the nose.
Or a swift kick in the......
People will post things on line they would never say to another persons face.
They can rant out their pet hatreds in ways they would never in a thousand years dream of doing in a theater.

This just might be how we settle the evolution argument.
Nowhere in the bible does it say that computers were also created on the sixth day.

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"This is what online harassment looks like" [View all] Starry Messenger Jul 2012 OP

But the internet isn't a soap box, and angry words can't intimidate online Lionessa Jul 2012 #1

Did you read the article and review the images at the link? yardwork Jul 2012 #3

Only partially, Lionessa Jul 2012 #4

The article is not about public figures or presidential candidates. yardwork Jul 2012 #5

Actually, posting on the internet is a public situation, now maybe they aren't famous, Lionessa Jul 2012 #7

Well said, you have my support! DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #2

Sadly, on line harassment is just one more area where...... wandy Jul 2012 #6