"The response Watson got is a little too common, says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland who has studied online harassment.
Citron says there are plenty of laws on the books that criminalize threatening someone online. Unfortunately, Citron says, "the response is often that law enforcement doesn't get the law right.
"So, they say, 'Oh, it's a civil matter, just turn your computer off, ignore it,' or they just are intimidated by the technology and really don't want to cop to not knowing how it is they're going to trace posters.""
- Date Published:11/14/2014
- Original Publication:NPR