Glenn Greenwald: Those weak losers who care about “law”

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10. Actually, there's an almost practical reason for the sig line

I adopted it years ago after reading on DU about some trial in California or someplace, where someone had been found liable for infliction of emotional distress after posting something annoying on line. The judge's opinion included something to the effect that absent an affirmative statement that it was not the poster's intent to annoy someone, he had to conclude that the online snark was actionable. So I put it in my sig line that nothing in my posts is intended to annoy anyone. A reminder to myself that sometimes the law is an ass.