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Valid points Wolf...

Only addition I would have to this discussion is that the US Constitution applies to US Citizens. It is between the citizenry and the government. It is NOT between two citizens. The constitution is the government giving rights to the citizens and placing restrictions on itself. This does not apply between to citizens.

Also, if a law is violated on the internet and BOTH transgressor and victim reside within the US or its territories, then US Law has authority. If the transgressors or victims reside elsewhere, oh well. The one living in the US would be subject to US law, not the law of the other nation.

Let me point out here that if you threaten to find someone and cause them harm, then you can expect the FBI to become interested. Yes, you can get into trouble with the authorities within your own country for this stuff. Just read the papers or watch the news where pedophiles make contact with a minor over the internet and then attempt to contact them in person. So, yes, you can get into trouble - but only if you take it outside the realm of the virtual world.

Ok - more than 2 cents on the subject, but you get the point. Keep RL politics out of this please. We've got enough of it in the virtual world to have to bring up real life politics.