Xref: utzoo news.sysadmin:1813 soc.culture.jewish:8568 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-june!bcn From: bcn@june.cs.washington.edu (Clifford Neuman) Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,soc.culture.jewish Subject: Re: Anti-Semitism (Jew-hatred) on the network. What should be done? Message-ID: <6608@june.cs.washington.edu> Date: 4 Dec 88 16:52:58 GMT References: <586@oravax.UUCP> <44785@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> Organization: U of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle Lines: 11 This whole question does not concern the free speech issue. If the message we were debating concerned a racist or similar attack on a minority in general, then one of the issues would be free speech. If, however, someone starts saying things about an INDIVIDUAL in a public forum, then the issue is one of libel or slander. If the attacks are in private messages to the individual, then the issue is one of harrassment. Universities and businesses have policies regarding harrassment (whether sexual, racist, or based on other factors). I see no reason why this incident should be treated any differently. ~ Cliff