how to make me cranky in one easy step

[rkt]

i've had a busy week. this is NOT how i had preferred to end it....



so, having been tipped to rapists_unite, i sent off a complaint to lj-abuse for encouraging illegal behaviour and for hate speech.
their reply... a) it's not encouraging illegal behaviour because it's not exactly giving tips/how-tos.
and, b) well, i didn't really get a response regarding my concerns of hate speech. i did get this...

While the material is distasteful, we cannot take any action. The content falls within the realm of material protected by free speech. LiveJournal attempts to preserve as much free speech as possible for its users, as long as that speech does not cross the line into invading another's privacy, violating local or federal law, or directly inciting violence or hatred against any specific, identifiable group regardless of whether that group is explicitly named in our Terms of Service. The content of the community in question does not meet that criteria at this time.

now. i'm still not sure how encouraging rape is anything but hate speech.
so, i asked the wonderful folks at lj-abuse if they considered rape to be an act of love.

i am waiting for their reply.

i am fucking sick and tired of juvenile minded folks thinking this shit is funny. IT'S NOT FUNNY. ok? get it? SEXUAL ABUSE. IS. NOT. FUNNY.
let me spell it out for you: N-O-T F-U-N-N-Y.

this is NOT the time period to be pissing me the fuck off.
i don't fucking CARE if this is one sick troll's work of shit.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

x-posted

p.s. telling me i should have known better than to turn to abuse, puts you at risk for MY ALMIGHTY WRATH.

Comments

[brienf.livejournal.com]

How can the TOS employees not realize that that community is directly inciting violence or hatred against any specific, identifiable group regardless of whether that group is explicitly named in our Terms of Service?

[rkt.livejournal.com]

no fucking clue. i'm waiting for an explanation.

[xhappyx.livejournal.com]

Hi I found this post via a link from a friends journal.


But the community DOES promote violence and illegal acts. It promotes hatred against people through promoting support for acts of violence. This being one of the worst acts of violence a human being must experience if they are a rape survivor.

I am beyond speechless and sick right now.

[prydera.livejournal.com]

I found this through a link on a community. Can I post links to it on other communities/in my own journal?

[rkt.livejournal.com]

sure.

i'll try to give the pathetic additional responses as well.

P.S.

[xhappyx.livejournal.com]

Considering the servers for LJ are in WA state here are some of the RCW's of our lovely state:

http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?section=9.68.140&fuseaction=section

RCW 9.68.140
Promoting pornography -- Class C felony -- Penalties.

A person who, for profit-making purposes and with knowledge, sells, exhibits, displays, or produces any lewd matter as defined in RCW 7.48A.010 is guilty of promoting pornography. Promoting pornography is a class C felony and shall bear the punishment and fines prescribed for that class of felony. In imposing the criminal penalty, the court shall consider the wilfulness of the defendant's conduct and the profits made by the defendant attributable to the felony. All fines assessed under this chapter shall be paid into the general treasury of the state.

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Since LJ is a for profit company I would think this applies to them.

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http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?section=7.48A.010&fuseaction=section

(iii) Violent or destructive sexual acts, including but not limited to human or animal mutilation, dismemberment, rape or torture; and

(c) Which, when considered as a whole, and in the context in which it is used, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

(3) "Lewdness" shall have and include all those meanings which are assigned to it under the common law.

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I guess it is time to email the states attorney generals office and have them force and possibly fine LJ for supporting such a community.

What ever happened with your complaint?

[aquanova.livejournal.com]

Hey, I ended up here from another site and wanted to say that I also filed a complaint with them and I'm waiting for a response now. Did you ever hear anything back? This is what I said to them:

"I have nothing to say aside from the fact that if LiveJournal.com does not take action on this, and other communities like this one, that have been reported, then I'm sure that we, the women that are members of livejournal.com, will take action ourselves on the issue. Contrary to popular belief, we are human beings and some of us are journalists, activists, and the like and prepared to make a big, loud fuss about it to anyone that will listen. Ignoring this type of abuse and the sick individuals that perpetuate it is bad business for livejournal and could very well lead to considerable problems for livejournal, which it should care about, even if it does not care about women or human beings in general."

Re: What ever happened with your complaint?

[rkt.livejournal.com]

free speech blah blah blah blah blah.

they're not going to do anything about it. blah. blah. balh.

all future correspondence (from me) regarding the matter will be ignored as it has already been addressed.

they have very fucky priorities.

Re: P.S.

[rkt.livejournal.com]

maybe this angle will work.

they don't seem to care about their own tos when it comes to rapists.

just when it's MUCH more innocuous.

Re: What ever happened with your complaint?

[rkt.livejournal.com]

i think this was the last response i got.
i sent it from my more privat journal..

While we completely agree that rape itself is a hateful act, the issue
here lies in whether the content is instructional or clearly and
specifically incites violence against an identifiable group. In this case,
the material does not. Any material not meeting these criteria falls
under the protection of the First Amendment and LiveJournal is absolutely
committed to protecting freedom of speech for its users, regardless of
our personal feelings in the matter.

As we have explained our reasoning on this issue in this and prior
requests, we will not be able to answer any further inquiries in the
absence of posts which do contain clearly instructional references. We regret
that we cannot be of further assistance.

Regards,

Bonita
LiveJournal Abuse Team

Re: What ever happened with your complaint?

[starbiter.livejournal.com]

Just kind of following up on old links... it appears this journal/community has finally been deleted at last, no? If so, hooray! And thanks.