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chinachow
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What is the name of your state? Maryland
Let's say someone says "I have your address. I'm going to pay you a visit and beat you up" over instant messaging or on a web forum like this.
Is it likely that I'd phone my local police station, and they can trace the message back to computer where that message was written (with the cooperation of a few internet companies that may be forced to do things by a judge), and arrest the kid that wrote that threat? I would like to think so, after Columbine.
What if it's not a violence threat, but something like "I'll hack your web site"
Let's say someone says "I have your address. I'm going to pay you a visit and beat you up" over instant messaging or on a web forum like this.
Is it likely that I'd phone my local police station, and they can trace the message back to computer where that message was written (with the cooperation of a few internet companies that may be forced to do things by a judge), and arrest the kid that wrote that threat? I would like to think so, after Columbine.
What if it's not a violence threat, but something like "I'll hack your web site"