re: Should there be laws concerning social media enacted?

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Isn't there already laws against threatening violence?

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Yes, but how about laws against people lying about contact with the CIA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies?

Think, if people believe it, and lets say like the Mizzou events, these agencies begin to receive lots of communication from various individuals directly related to this Mizzou ordeal asking for "assistance" when they know in reality there is NO threat.

Well, as a result of the massive amounts of communication being made with law enforcement, what if a REAL threat elsewhere were to occur, and the communications are too busy/overwhelmed to properly/quickly deal with the REAL problem.

In other words, the false claims of violence indirectly led to the exacerbation of a REALY crisis. A misuse of the state/federal taxpayer dollars to even address the false claims.


If law enforcement had lots of resources/manpower, then it could be addressed, but we all know they do not.