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Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by kevinpet on Monday December 31, 2018 @05:26PM (#18797433)
Simple harassment has always been legal. It's only illegal when some other factors make it so, for example, sexual harassment by an employer or another person in a position of power. It's also legal to fire someone or kick them out for being an asshole.

The problem with the 21st century is that people have lost the concept of anything between "illegal" and "forced to put up with". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_which_is_not_forbid...

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Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by russdill on Monday December 31, 2018 @05:48PM (#18797543)
I'm going by the legal definition of harassment. Specifically the definition of harassment that is not legal.
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Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by sweeneyrod on Monday December 31, 2018 @06:13PM (#18797686)
By the legal definition of harassment that is not legal, harassment is not legal. Seems a bit tautological to be worth sharing.
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Re:Court rules universities may have duty to block websites ... by russdill on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @11:28AM (#18807335)
I'm not sure how to state it in a less convoluted way.

https://definitions.uslegal.com/h/harassment/

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