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Trust social media much?

The text tells the story - but the 3 site's photos are revealing.

Liberal University of Wyoming Activist Meg Lanker-Simons Caught in Alleged Rape Threat Hoax | Moral Low Ground

Lib Blogger Meg Lanker Allegedly Faked Rape Threat from Conservative

Unethical Quote of the Week: “Meg Lanker-Simons is Innocent” Facebook Page | Ethics Alarms

I looked into this out of curiosity - wondered why security/cops took death threats at face value but were skeptical of rape threats.....:rolleyes:
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Threatening yourself with rape, in the press, to other people, or the police, is *****ILLEGAL*****! It is a FELONY if the police get involved! Think about it! If it is with no intent or ability to get ANYONE arrested(UNLIKELY), it is filing a false police report at the VERY least! IF it names a possible person, or is with the intent to hurt or detain another, it is a false police report, perjury, slander, libel, framing, etc....

    The IDEA that ANYONE would consider this "protected speech" is LUDICROUS!

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      I agree, Steve. I found that argument that "it's not illegal to threaten yourself" a bit specious.

      I can stand here in my office and threaten to hurt myself and it's no one's business. But if I call police and say "someone threatened me" and don't them I threatened myself....it's on a different level.

      At the least this woman should have to pay for the campus security and police costs involved in her silly scam to get blog traffic and attention.

      I wonder if anyone will go back and look closer at her previous claims of being threatened - I doubt they were real, either.
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      Threatening yourself with rape, in the press, to other people, or the police, is *****ILLEGAL*****! It is a FELONY if the police get involved! Think about it! If it is with no intent or ability to get ANYONE arrested(UNLIKELY), it is filing a false police report at the VERY least! IF it names a possible person, or is with the intent to hurt or detain another, it is a false police report, perjury, slander, libel, framing, etc....

      The IDEA that ANYONE would consider this "protected speech" is LUDICROUS!

      Steve
      Lying is not protected speech, especially when it involves prosecution level crimes. If you lie about someone threatening to or actually raping you - that is called at the very least, malicious prosecution, along with the others you listed - perjury, lander, libel, etc.

      I prefer to call it malicious idiocy. Now what if she actually gets threats? You gonna believe her? Cops going to? She could have just very well have gotten herself in deep hurt or even murdered doing this crap because next time she screams, even if it's the real thing, nobody is gonna care. She's now just some dumb twat who's mentally off enough to lie to make people of the other party look bad. Just as she should be. Good grief.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Some of the comments under the story in the second link are pretty funny.
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  • Profile picture of the author socialentry
    Man the harpoons!!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarevok
    What if you have multi personality disorder and have legit beef with your counterparts?
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