snipped and bolded by meJAN 15, 2020
“I think the parts that disturb the family a lot… people who are armchair detectives, going out there trying to find scraps of evidence that say, ‘Oh, Chris wasn’t really the killer, it was ‘X’ or his original confession was the true confession and Shanann did have a hand in this. Or there’s some kind of conspiracy to it. That kind of stuff bothers them a lot,” one attorney explained.
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Lots of interesting things in this, thank you. BBM wouldn't fly in the UK/Europe and I don't think it would in the US either. Interesting though!Noting:
The family is asking the public to not purchase any merchandise with the Watts name adding that they do not have any affiliation with the products and do not profit from them. Attorney Brad Hoffman said the Rzuceks also want people to know that they did not profit from their appearance on 20/20 on ABC or Dr. Phil. According to Hoffman, the family donated Shanann’s possessions to nonprofits or charities.
At the family’s request, a team of attorneys at Grant & Hoffman Law Firm are looking into a bill to make it a crime to defame a deceased person.
Lambert hinted that the family is working with other production companies who have reached out. While they did not fully disclose what the project would be, there could be a documentary in the works with the family’s input.
I don’t think there’s any way a law like that would pass in the US. They’d have to quit teaching history. I would think a better law would be applying/enforcing current slander laws to internet content and providing a way LE can identify who authors anonymous posts that are lies/threats.Lots of interesting things in this, thank you. BBM wouldn't fly in the UK/Europe and I don't think it would in the US either. Interesting though!
I agree completely. Posters need to be held accountable for anything that they post. Do you have a Bill of Rights in the US? or is it the same as the Consitution?I don’t think there’s any way a law like that would pass in the US. They’d have to quit teaching history. I would think a better law would be applying/enforcing current slander laws to internet content and providing a way LE can identify who authors anonymous posts that are lies/threats.
Our Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution--it's the first 10 amendments.I agree completely. Posters need to be held accountable for anything that they post. Do you have a Bill of Rights in the US? or is it the same as the Consitution?
Thank you! I think any changes would need to navigate the first amendment. It sure would be interesting to try and change how people conduct themselves on the internet.
Yeah I am admittedly not an attorney at all, but I agree that it would all hinge on the first amendment. That can be pretty strongly protected in the US, though, so I think it would be an uphill battle, especially in enforcing it against anonymous internet posters.Thank you! I think any changes would need to navigate the first amendment. It sure would be interesting to try and change how people conduct themselves on the internet.
That makes sense. I use a VPN because I'm paranoid, but I can definitely see how the perception of being anonymous on the internet doesn't really match the reality.I was a telecom paralegal for almost twenty years, and responsible for responding to subpoenas for most of that time. I can tell you that most internet posts are not anonymous. All you need is the IP address of the post (that might take a subpoena to get the info from the website where the post was made) and then a subpoena to the ISP. Proxy servers and TOR router posts are not as easy to find. Thankfully most internet idiots making threats are not that smart.
Just watched also. It was well doneSo I’m the guilty one watching the Lifetime movie. 20 minutes in and so far it’s spot on to what I imagined their lives to be like.
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I'm not watching but I believe you. Thanks.I'm thoroughly disgusted on how the LT movie is portraying Shanann. It's shameful.
Oh no, I feel so bad for the Rzucek's.I'm thoroughly disgusted on how the LT movie is portraying Shanann. It's shameful.
Oh no, I feel so bad for the Rzucek's.I was really hoping it wasn't going to be that awful. MOO