cr> Poor joke banned and being prosecuted

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Reuters, Special to CNET NEWS.COM            April 7, 1998, 8:30 a.m. PT

   SEATTLE--An Internet site, seen by many as a prank, that listed the
   names of high school students and how they should die has been taken
   down and law enforcement authorities are tracking its author,
   officials said.

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   Harum said it was not yet clear whether a crime had been committed.
   "For us to be able to prosecute we have to have a victim--somebody has
   to feel threatened," he said.

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   A bona fide death threat could be the basis for a felony harassment
   charge, but Harum said that was unlikely.

just call me dp and remember:

security isn't

it is claimed that picasso once said:

 "Art is the lie that reveals the

truth -- "

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