Anti-pope activists given legal right to 'annoy' Catholic pilgrims

Anti-papal activists in Australia have won permission to annoy Catholic pilgrims at the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney after a court upheld their right to hand out condoms and coat hangers. "The decision, by the Federal Court, strikes down a law introduced by the...

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

Thou shalt not annoy on Youth Day

" EXTRAORDINARY new powers will allow police to arrest and fine people for "causing annoyance" to World Youth Day participants and permit partial strip searches at hundreds of Sydney sites, beginning today. The...

Adult Cyber Bullying- Should laws protecting children also be applied toward ...

"Perspective: Create an e-annoyance, go to jail Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime. And that irritates CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. By Declan McCullagh Published: January 9, 2006, 4:00 AM PST See all Perspectives Tell us what you think about this...

Cell Phones Still Banned on Planes for 3 Stupid Reasons

"We've been waiting ages to annoy the hell out of you by talking incessantly through a whole flight as loud as possible on our cell phones. But as of yet, it still hasn't come to pass and there are 3 reasons why:...

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