Re: elvis@graceland.com: Re: Postel's Draft

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Dave,

  Jeeesh!  I think this thing has been beat to death!  Pardon the
pun.  But really, I think that this is what Simon had in mind
anyway, (``usenet death penalty'').  Besides there is some dispute
as to weather it was really him that posted that according to 
what Simon posted earlier.

  Can we please drop this thread?

David Collier-Brown wrote:
> 
> Marc Hurst wrote:
> > The very utterance of a death threat is against the law in most
> > countries and can be treated as seriously as an attempted murder charge.
> 
>   However, it has to be a **credible** death threat.  Canadian
> courts are not inclined to be amused by folks wasting their time
> arguing over jokes...
> 
>   Bear in mind the closest thing to a death on the internet is
> the old ``usenet death penalty'', which left the victim unharmed
> in the real world...
> 
> --dave
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