This effort to make harassing government officials a crime will soon be coming to your city and town. There are instances where government officials are being harassed and that should be addressed. There are existing harassment laws on the books that can be used to address this. Elected officials who don't like responding to emails, telephone calls or even pesky reporter questions may seek to abuse such a criminal law. A Syracuse School Board recently sent a cease and desist letter to a tv news station because they did not like a reporter seeking to question them. We have seen government officials abuse their authority by improperly denying public comments and removing people from meetings because they did not like being questioned or criticized. Isn't it interesting that there are no penalties for government officials that ignore or improperly deny FOIL requests. Nor are there penalties for violating the Open Meetings Law. https://lnkd.in/gBuK-Tak
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Very welcome news that people are becoming increasingly aware of the new offences created by the Act and also very promising to hear the 92pc figure in relation to Hotline.ie getting intimate images removed - a clear, tangible result. While it is good to see that prosecutions are taking place and that the Act is clearly serving its purpose in some respect, I'm curious to find out what the conviction rate will be like in comparison. It would also be interesting to know more about the number of reports to Gardaí versus the number of charges... if there is a discrepancy there, then maybe that would back up arguments that Ireland needs to invest in more training on intimate image-based sexual abuse and digital forensics.
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