The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: What You Say In A Chat Room Can Be Held Against You

April 01, 2005

What You Say In A Chat Room Can Be Held Against You

A student is in jail because he wrote a threatening message on a campus chat list, even though most folks think it was in jest. Those who know him say that this Grinell College student isn’t a terrorist or even someone capable of a violent act. Experts on higher education liability say that’s beside the point. These days, a student who posts a violent comment in a chat room needs to assume that the comment will make its way to the police, and that the student could end up behind bars. Read more at:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/03/29/grinnell

Apr 1, 2005 11:35:53 AM | Free Speech

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