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Brad Smith's avatar

The case against Marc Aisen, here in Michigan, hinged on the fact that he contacted the school of the lawmaker's minor daughter and claimed the lawmaker was a Hamas supporter. The prosecutor argued that the only reason to do this was to terrorize his family. Like he was sending more than one message, I know where your daughter goes to school and I'm letting you know I know, kind of thing.

He was found guilty, it took the jury less than an hour. It was seen as targeted harassment and as very threatening behavior because of the letter sent to a minor's school.

The lawmaker had actually just ignored the guy at first, but he continued to escalate by writing to his kid's school and his ex-wife and pretty much anyone he could find that was connected. He wrote to something like two hundred people making truly crazy claims and would not stop, there are laws against harassment using computers, especially if you involve minors in any way at all.

Had he kept the guy's daughter and other family members out of it and stuck to sending the messages to other public officials he probably would not have been arrested or convicted.

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The imperialist bankers who rule the West will not stop attacking independent nations with resources and us, until the imperialists either have it all, or are defeated. Perhaps Russia, China, and Iran can stop the evil people who run the West.

All I know is no one in power gives a shit about me.

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