Grenada Makes It A Criminal Offense To Insult Someone Online
Amanda Bynes might want to watch herself, especially if she takes her Twitter tirades abroad.
The eastern Caribbean island of Grenada has passed a law that makes it a criminal offense to insult someone online.
As the AP reports, the measure was approved as part of an electronic crimes bill, passed on Friday, that also imposes penalties on electronic stalking, identity theft, and distribution of child pornography.
The bill, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, says that complaints should be filed with the police, at which point a judge will then decide if the message was offensive.
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