Am I correct in thinking that the internet is a place of complete injustice? Has the 'freedom of speech' stuff just gone way out of hand?
I'm currently invovled in a back and forth with the creator of a Facebook group 'I can now come forward and admit: I have been abused by Michael Jackson'. Now I understand the sentiment, especially on being intimidated about going against the huge legal power Michael Jackson's wealth could bring to bear in court proceedings if he were still alive to do so.
However, the groups itself focusses around Michael Jackson jokes such as 'BREAKING NEWS: Madeline McCann found in Jacko's basement', group officer titles of 'The most abused of them all' and 'Officer of vaginal blood', which in themselves are incredibly childish jokes, but in particular the second one, if we are to believe the stories of Michael Jackson's alledged paedophilia charges, he didn't involve himself with girls.
Furthermore, the discussion I am having with the creator of the group illustrates my point even more, he is attempting to create a facade that it is a true case, however when asked why it is he has not gone through the proper legal processes of putting a claiming against Michael Jackson's estate, which I believe if found authentic he would be entitled to do so, his response was that I made a spelling mistake.
The group has, by myself and by others that I know, been reported to the Facebook admins and hopefully some justice will come out of this, but it leaves me viewing the internet in much the same way as the American 'wild west' era.
I believe something needs to change, liberty and freedom are being abused and there needs to be action to stop it. What that action might be I couldn't say.
Saturday, 27 June 2009
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