Section 142 of the Penal Code

Nicholas King said:But look, that's missing the mark entirely. The legal requirement to report a crime only kicks in for felonies, and what we're looking at here isn't a felony. That’s the bottom line. 🙂.

And that applies to everyone—including people on this Forum. I don't get why he’s specifically targeting the moderators. 😁 If he feels some moral obligation to call it in, he can go ahead and do it himself. It reminds me of those neighbors who sit around judging each other for not calling the cops when they hear domestic violence through the walls, acting like they couldn't just pick up the phone and dial 911 themselves. It’s always easier to dump the responsibility onto someone else.

melloworca6 said:This reminds me—just a little bit, I suppose—of those situations where neighbors end up blaming one another for not calling the police when they heard screaming during a domestic dispute, almost as if they couldn't just pick up the phone and dial themselves. It’s always easiest to shift the burden of responsibility onto someone else, isn't it?

There is a distinction here.

Essentially, the moderators and the rest of the staff have an IP Address—which, in the context of a mandatory reporting obligation, creates a massive difference between reporting that "someone somewhere" is assaulting their partner versus reporting that Paul Bunyan is doing it.

Nicholas King said:There’s a distinction there.

Basically, moderators and staff have an IP Address. When you factor in mandatory login requirements, that turns the difference between reporting that "someone somewhere" is hitting their partner versus reporting that Paul Bunyan is doing it.

That's pretty far from the truth.
First off, what we can see isn't something we're allowed to just pass around, and frankly, it wouldn't be enough to take action against anyone anyway.
If there's actually enough cause to launch an investigation, the police—or whoever is handling it—will go through official channels to get everything they need from the Forum, and they'll be looking for a lot more than just an IP Address.

So, if someone thinks a law is being broken, it would be great if they just stepped up, took some responsibility, and reported it properly. 🙂

Sarah Morales90 said:First off, what we're looking at isn't something we should be tossing around publicly—and honestly, it isn't nearly enough to build a case against anyone.

You've got a point there; I guess I overstepped when I brought up passing around IP Addresses—you know, the whole court order and legal procedure thing... My apologies 🙈.

At least give me some credit for that comparison to reporting an assault... it was a pretty sharp one, wasn't it? 😢

Nicholas King said:At least give me credit—that comparison to signing up for a beatdown was actually pretty poetic... 😢

Simply 😳