LJ Strikeout '07: Support Freedom of Expression!

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Ok...so sorry if you've all seen this all over your friends list, but compiling two different "action plans". I'm sorry, but i'm screening comments and logging IPs. >>; you will have to wait till your comment shows up.



roaring's compiled a listing of some of the facts,which link to more facts, etc., of what's going on, mostly in relation to the fandom people getting hit by this.
Click the banner above to see that.

this was taken from rosesatmidnight for the same program on a more personal standpoiont, though I edited it for my own words at the end. For the original go take action!
1. Change the end greeting to your username
2 You can tweak the last paragraph so it's yours.
3. Spread it to your friends list by posting it to your own journal or linking here.
4. Also feel free to comment here with the textbox at the bottom of this entry.

Change your user name, personalize your comments in the last paragraph, and email this to privacy@livejournal.com and post it to your journal or profile.

Dear LJ:

I was quite appalled to hear about your mass-deletion of communities and journals with what you deemed as 'triggering' interests. Some of us have survived Rape. Some of us have survived abuse. And some of us wish to speak up and help others. How can we do that if you're taking away what we use to help those in need?

Have you even researched this "Warriors For Innocence"? Now what about the countless others who will not benefit from this deletion? What about the countless molesters who will now be driven further underground?

What about the countless members who have survived abuse, who have survived rape, and are now, finally, proud to stand up and say that they have... only for LJ to tell them that they can't?

Now what will we do? Now what source will we have to share our stories and our knowledge with others, now that your once-valuable source has been so ruthlessly and thoughtlessly taken away?

You were once one of the voices that helped make us strong as a united front.

And now your silence in the fight deafens me. Your silence speaks volumes, as much now as it will ever speak. Your silence is like a slap in the face to those of us who have survived the rape, survived the abuse, and are now, or will soon, learn to stand again, learn to live again, learn to function again.

As the friend of several people who have survived abuse and rape, I, personally, hope that you never experience it. And if that does happen, I hope that this very same silence never crosses your path.

Respectfully,
ladybrighid3333

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Name/Alias: Ryukku
Journal name: Traversed
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Comment(optional): You have the right idea livejournal, but you're off course in doing anything about it. You have wrongfully deleted journals of innocent people, mostly writers, who have nothing to do with rape, incest, or pedophilia in real life. As a writer I know that writing about something does not mean believing in it too. I write about rape and incest, but I do not approve of it. I write about it because it's true to the story and characters. It's something horrible that they have had to go through and I'm sure many people in real life as well. No where in the United States code of laws does it say that writing about these things is illegal, and according to your TOS, a journal can write about these things but declare that they do not support it. I don't support it. I'm sure many people who have gotten their journals deleted didn't see it so maybe you should bold it so more people see it so they can do it ahead of time.

One of the best things about the United States is freedom of speech and, the way I see it, you are wrongfully taking that freedom away by deleting personal and community journals, where speech lived. If the whole world used that logic, then there would be no novelists like Anne Rice writing about rape and other sexual acts. It would not bode well in real life and by god it will not bode well on the internet either.

I'm not saying you should not stop pedophiles and other illegal activity here, I'm saying that you should really "look before you leap". Actually go the extra mile to interview the persons in question or privately do this and see if they are actual pedophiles. I know many people who may have had certain interests in their profile, either as a joke or because they wrote about it, but I have met them in real life and surely I know that these people are not pedophiles or the like.

Now I'm sure this has gotten all over livejournal. So really the only thing you've succeeded in doing is pushing the real culprits more underground. They're going to be more careful now and hide certain things in their profiles and develop new ways to go undercover about the whole thing. So that means if something happens, you are still liable and you have just made it harder on yourself to catch the real criminals. We have you to thank, livejournal. And if my journal gets deleted for "questionable content", you'll have a large legal problem with me on your hands.