kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:39 AM
Original message
Weiner v. Breitbart -- US Supreme Court
Edited on Thu Jun-09-11 05:40 AM by kentuck
Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965, protected the individual's right to privacy. Roe v. Wade came later. It is an established law.
Personally, I think Anthony Weiner needs to take this case to the courts. It would be a precedent in the technology era. If you send someone a private photo, pornographic or whatever, does someone else have a right to get that photo and put it all over the Internet and the world? Unless this individual was CC'ed the photo, then he would have no claim to it. He would have no right to disseminate the photo and to humiliate or destroy the life of the other individual.
With that said, I think Weiner's career is possibly over. His political life, and perhaps his personal life, is ruined. It is not relevant whether or not he sent pornographic photos of himself to women or not? The question is whether or not Mr Breitbart had the right to intercept or to attain those photos and put them out for everyone to see? I think the law would say that he does not and that he should be held accountable, both monetarily and criminally.
I think Congressman Weiner should take this all the way to the Supreme Court. It is not about whether he was right or wrong in his actions. It is about his right to privacy.
cali (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:43 AM
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2. He's a public figure.
kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:45 AM
Response to Reply #2
3. That doesn't mean we can take a camera into his bedroom.
He still has a right to a certain degree of privacy.
cali (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:47 AM
Response to Reply #3
4. you're right. but no one did that. he sent a photo out on a twitter feed.
there's a difference.
kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:49 AM
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5. I realize that but..
I still think there are privacy issues here that need to be addressed by the Court. How did Breitbart get the photos?
ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 05:56 AM
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6. once weiner sent those pictures to another person, they could do whatever they wanted with them.
they could have posted them all over hell with his name right on them if they wanted to and he couldn't have done anything about it. they could have sold them to the tabloids. if breitbart hacked into his computer to access the pictures, that might be a different matter, but if he and his minions were stalking weiner's twitter followers, then i'd bet they got access that way. if that is the case then weiner has no recourse.
kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 06:03 AM:mental:
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7. I think that is the question?
Is there a right to show a "private" photo to whomever you wish if it was sent to "you"?
melm00se (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 06:18 AM
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13. upon reading the ToS and Privacy policy
Edited on Thu Jun-09-11 06:19 AM by melm00se
I think the following apply:
Tweets, Following, Lists and other Public Information: Our Services are primarily designed to help you share information with the world. Most of the information you provide to us is information you are asking us to make public. This includes not only the messages you Tweet
Basic Terms
You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. The Content you submit, post, or display will be able to be viewed by other users of the Services
Tip: What you say on Twitter may be viewed all around the world instantly. You are what you Tweet!
http://twitter.com/tos
http://twitter.com/privacy
I think that you give up your expectation of privacy once you publish it to a site like this
kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 06:21 AM
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14. But should you?
"give up your expectation of privacy"?
They can say anything they want in these agreements.
Zywiec (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 07:44 AM
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18. They can say anything they want in these agreements.
Correct, and you can either join or opt out.
No one is forcing you to be on Twitter and agree to their terms.
kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 07:48 AM
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19. Some folks might question if these agreements are legal?
Many, many paragraphs and you check a little box that you agree with the terms. They have no idea of your mental capacity or anything else. I would question their legality also.
Is there a right to show a "private" photo to whomever you wish if it was sent to "you"?
They have no idea of your mental capacity or anything else.
kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 07:48 AM
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19. Some folks might question if these agreements are legal?
Many, many paragraphs and you check a little box that you agree with the terms. They have no idea of your mental capacity or anything else. I would question their legality also.
The Supreme Court. :lmao:Don't laugh too hard. If the muslim gets a second term, we may end up with a Supreme Court with six or seven raving moonbats. Things that sound crazy to us today could become the law of the land. That's why a Republican win is far more important than whose name is on the ballot. Anything else can be corrected by one election, but the Supreme Court can take generations.
Don't laugh too hard. If the muslim gets a second term, we may end up with a Supreme Court with six or seven raving moonbats. Things that sound crazy to us today could become the law of the land. That's why a Republican win is far more important than whose name is on the ballot. Anything else can be corrected by one election, but the Supreme Court can take generations.
I think Kentuck is trying to get the "Stupidest Person On The Internet" award.
Only a complete IDIOT would question if it was illegal.
kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 07:48 AM
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19. Some folks might question if these agreements are legal?
Many, many paragraphs and you check a little box that you agree with the terms. They have no idea of your mental capacity or anything else. I would question their legality also.
They can say anything they want in these agreements.
kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 06:03 AM
Response to Reply #6
7. I think that is the question?
Is there a right to show a "private" photo to whomever you wish if it was sent to "you"?
Use your better judgement before sending pictures revealing more than you'd want your grandma to see.Some women may be confused by that standard.
Some women may be confused by that standard.
If so, they can send the photos to me, and I'll let them know if they're too risque.
I do not, under any circumstances, want to see the photo coach has been bragging about.
Of course not; that picture's intended to be viewed only by a woman capable of judging the merits of a man; a woman who can view it in a detached scientific clinical manner.
I do not, under any circumstances, want to see the photo coach has been bragging about.
:lol:
This could end up being a real hoot. :lmao:
That's a major major problem for my fellow alum Skins, his not knowing for sure which primitives are mentally competent and which aren't.
I have no idea the sender of this; it's obviously been sent using a junk e-mail address.
That's a major major problem for my fellow alum Skins, his not knowing for sure which primitives are mentally competent and which aren't.Well when 90% of your membership is morally bankrupt to begin with i imagine it's damn near impossible to tell the difference.
If it were possible to track your mystery e-mail, you'd probably discover it originated in Connecticut.
Well when 90% of your membership is morally bankrupt to begin with i imagine it's damn near impossible to tell the difference.
Sure, but I think in cases such as the subway cat or Pedro Picasso, it's obvious.UGP Would be B.F Skinners dream patient...Pedro is just an angry narcissistic asshole,as well as "ole whatshisname" :-)
So, I'm wondering, coach. Given the notoriety of this indiscreet photo, do you have any plans to resign?
Yeah, and Delilah did say you had a nice ass, so no harm done.
Yeah, and Delilah did say you had a nice ass, so no harm done.I think his account was probably hacked.
I think his account was probably hacked.
If this photo goes viral, Pitt will forget about Kevin Spacey, Ben Burch will reappear at the DUmp, Backwoods Bob will move into town, and all the other queer DUmmies tombstoned during the most recent Night Of The Long Knives will start roaming the Sandhills.
If that happens, coach's neighbors, few and far between as they may be, could find themselves living in the main gay mecca between Key West and San Francisco.
I don't want to post my comments about it on CC.
That's a major major problem for my fellow alum Skins, his not knowing for sure which primitives are mentally competent and which aren't.
It's simple. If they have made it over 1000 posts without getting a pizza, they are mentally incompetent.
My mole has 5 times that amount.
Wow! in 3 tries, the best I could do was 168. Second one was burned in the first post.
I should have built them up in the Lounge and Cooking and Baking. Playing in GD, so many people say SO MANY stupid things, it's hard to get your message out without a pizza.