Originally Posted by days2go (Post 202689)

I guess the anti-bully legislation would cross the line into "over protectionism" by big brother. However the group on this site that is more dangerous are the back stabbers. They say or write one thing to your face but then twist your words to their advntage when with their cliques distorting the real issue. I would rather deal with a bully because at least you know where they're coming from whether they're right or wrong. The others are just lonely, hurtful people who need such conflict to give meaning to a nowhere life.
Of course all of this is "IN MY OPINION"..

Originally Posted by Muncle (Post 202673)

Rejoice! Help is on the way. :pepper2: For those who feel threatened by the bullies in the Politics thread or elsewhere, fear no more. If you feel there are nasty people out there making critical comments about you or possibly even ganging up on you, there's someone looking out for you.

HR 1966 has been introduced by Rep Linda Sanchez (D, CA.) to provide the oversight and protection we all want and need so much. She has proposed that the following be added to Chapter 41 of Title 18 of the US Code:

"Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."

For details, see http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1966


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Originally Posted by senior citizen (Post 202717)

Very interesting. I've stopped posting because of this. Just asking simple questions and trying to relay our past experience in Florida to see if perhaps central Florida was a tad different, trying to decide whether to buy a home in the Villages for winter use, and receiving many helpful replies but then I must have hit the wrong nerve as far as being "politically correct" and this was not about politics at all.....and viewed posts of "I've written this one off", blah blah blah.

Not to mention the vulgar comments of the "host" or administrator or whatever he was /is.

Common Christian decency would be better than a law. I do believe there is a clique involved here. You are either accepted or "written off".......simply by asking intelligent questions which will decide how you spend you retirement funds. We were pretty gung ho on the Villages and had considered purchasing. I do realize the few who were mean do not represent the whole, but they are out there.

In normal communities all over the country people accept the different personalities of all...........here it seems you must fit a certain "mold" to fit in.

Again, it is a small minority and I think they might have been misogynists.
I regret I used the Stepford comparison but you never know.......

Originally Posted by ConeyIsBabe (Post 202723)

Senior citizen..... I agree with you that it is a small minority but your contributions have merit and I hope you don't judge TV by an outspoken few individualsl with bad manners :shrug: