Daddysredhead
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Joined: 11/6/2005 From: Northern (yet still part of the South) Virginia Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: SorceressJ I admit that in my layman's ignorance, I have no idea why in the ten levels of hell that poohbear would be required by any sort of law to divulge the contents of this message board. I admit that I had proferred this notion to my boss today, as a hypothetical musing. In what circumstance would the post to an anonymous message board on the internet become discoverable into pre-trial procedings, in what would be a criminal investigation? She asked if the alleged perpetrator was named or if any address or contact details were posted. I said, "no, it's just a this person did this [creepy thing] to me and I may report them to the authorities." Whereupon, my boss asked me (in ways most un-Southern, I must say... so I'm paraphrasing now, in order to maintain my Southern gentility) if I had suffered a closed-head injury or had I started using illegal intoxicants recently, in order to ask such a question. I replied that I had not, to either, whereby she replied, "Fuck no." So... in the Commonwealth of Virginia, thinking outloud on a message board without stating contact details, names, etc. does not appear to constitute a discoverable piece of evidence. However, the laws in your jurisdiction may vary, and this is not deemed to be a proffer of legal advice. Taxes, tags, and frieght are not included in the price of this post. Thank you and have a nice day.
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