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'Web-rage' man gets prison term
A man has been jailed for more than two years after carrying out the UK's first "web-rage" attack on an internet user."This case highlights the dangers of internet chatrooms, particularly with regards to giving personal details that will allow other users to discover home addresses," said Investigating Officer Det Sgt Jean-Marc Bazzoni of Essex Police.
From the BBC [news.bbc.co.uk]
It also highlights the dangers of mixing it with psycho-nutcases - online or otherwise!
Syzygy
This case highlights the dangers of internet chatrooms...
Uhm.. yeah OK.
432 mega-quadrillion chatroom messages in 10 years, and one attack?
Yup, sounds like a really probable threat alright. You are more likely to get hit by an asteroid.
1 killed worldwide by the Internet (or related activity)!
35,000 Homicides commited via Gang related issues per year in the USA alone!
Now let's get real.....we don't much care aboout those other 35,000?
432 mega-quadrillion chatroom messages in 10 years, and one attack?
For us diminutive cowards, antagonizing people online is the way to go.
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new PlayStation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.
There are actually several stories like this in the news today
432 mega-quadrillion chatroom messages in 10 years, and one attack?
1 killed worldwide by the Internet (or related activity)!
Google: Internet +murder [google.co.uk]
Syzygy
[edited by: Syzygy at 5:54 pm (utc) on Nov. 18, 2006]
