Mostly, blogs are opinions, maybe about politics, sometimes about fashion, often personal opinions about various topics, but this blogger claims to have been working with the FBI to isolate “neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups.”
Hal Turner is going to trial for threatening federal judges, according to the New York Times
. In this bizarre case, Turner claims to have been paid by the FBI to blog in an anti-terrorist act.
Blogging has always been an issue, are they real reporters or are they just people with thoughts, how is the writing, is this legitimate? Many questions have been asked and it continues to be a debate.
Did the FBI really pay him? if they did, shouldn’t he have some sort of protection from prosecution? Is it right for him to be prosecuted, when his intent was to assist the government? When will it be proved?
Some people actually take on-line posts into consideration and cause physical harm to others who are being discriminated against on-line. This is a classic example and even if he was helping the FBI, is it alright for a public figure to promote harm? Should the Internet be used for things like this? When should there be a limit to what can be published? Would it be ethical to limit the Internet?
