So in other words – if the bill passes – you had better start watching what you say; if you live in West Virginia that is, on Facebook or any of the other social media service. After all harassment is something that can be read as many different things. The State bill says though that harassment (bullying) is the posting of untrue statements and encouraging others to spread the lies.

Civil liberties advocates question whether that goes too far.

The bill would make such statements a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both. Repeat offenders would see those penalties double.

Source: Associated Press

So no more posting that your boss is an idiot if you live in West Virginia because besides getting you fired you could end up in jail.

West Virginia introduces anti-bullying bill is a post from: The Inquisitr

So how much it worth being the victim of cyberbullying? Well a man in China found out recently when Wang Fei decided to sue the people responsible for him losing his job, harassing his friends and generally making his life miserable after he was singled out online after he was blamed for his wife’s suicide.

It all started when Fei’s wife; suspecting that he was having an affair, jumped from the 24th floor of a building. This was after she posted the pictures online of the woman she thought was having the affair with her husband. This was followed with the posting of Wang Fei’s personal information online by a friend of the dead wife. As a result Fei’s lost his job when people started picketing out side of his workplace and had to face graffiti being painted on his and his parent’s homes.

A Beijing court decided in favour of Fei and ordered the people involved to pay Wang Fei a total of 9,000 yuan (about $1,300). Fei had been seeking 135,000 yuan (about $19,600) but the court docked him for moral turpitude when Fei admitted he had been having an affair.

[hat tip to Threat Level]

Chinese man compensated for cyberbullying is a post from: The Inquisitr