<p>^^^well they are right</p>
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<p>The person can copy and past the conversation in to a document or save the conversation. In addition, should s/he decide to involve the police they can trace the IP address back to you the original source of the IMs.</p>
<p>At minimum they can charge you with harassment, which is what you have done to them and possibly stalking. If you have done any of this on the school's computer, don't think that they are going to uphold you wrong and strong as they are not going to want to be a party to your harassing others and not "monitoring" your activities.</p>
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did they ever tell you to stop?</p>
<p>No they kept on iming me telling me i am a loser
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<p>introuble, there is no right way to do something that you know is wrong.</p>
<p>Safe to say I only did this on my computer however is it harassment if they dont block you and continue to talk to you online.</p>
<p>Honestly, if these people knew you were the one in these conversations, then I would agree with you. People can always block you, and I think people get far too emotional about things people say to them. That doesn't mean I think you should go around insulting everyone, because then you will have to deal with everyone wanting to beat you up, which is your problem. It wasn't right of you to impersonate these people, because as friends of this person, they might not have beleived what he (you) was saying, because he was a friend of theirs, thus, it is unfair to expect them to have blocked you. What you need to do is grow a back bone and talk to these people. Don't try to buy their forgiveness and have them drop everything, but sincerely talk to them about it, and do not push them to hide this. If they feel that you have learned your lesson, that is their decision.</p>
<p>Well before the whole cursing and stuff they did not know who I was. But then when they found out who I was the cursing started.</p>
<p>Ask a mod to delete it then, because if they do press charges or anything, and they find this thread. You're done. Again, you got yourself into that mess, all you can do is hope that it blows over.</p>
<p>I dont think you will have to worry about jail time. That is pretty absurd. They had the option of blocking you, and they were replying back. A simple suspension or warning should suffice.</p>
<p>"simple suspension" ouch</p>
<p>" I know its not slander cuz that requires newspaper/ mass spreading."</p>
<p>You are right, and I was wrong. You didn't commit slander. What you committed was libel, which is, "An untruthful statement about a person, published in writing or through broadcast media, that injures the person's reputation or standing in the community. Because libel is a tort (a civil wrong), the injured person can bring a lawsuit against the person who made the false statement. Libel is a form of defamation , as is slander (an untruthful statement that is spoken, but not published in writing or broadcast through the media). "<a href="http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/term/7613C25C-8E5D-47A5-9E0D93B952DE16E7">http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/term/7613C25C-8E5D-47A5-9E0D93B952DE16E7</a></p>
<p>Things sent through e-mail or in IMs or posted on message boards can be libelous.</p>
<p>Please stop bullying others online. It was a stupid mistake, but ask for their forgiveness. It is all that you can do.</p>
<p>ironed it w/ the ppl it took some apologizing which is good... it was better than expected.</p>
<p>P.S. they rescinded it they still want to go further</p>
<p>Don't you have anything else to do...go study for the SAT =D</p>
<p>lol thats pretty funny</p>
<p>cmon some1 must have been in a similar situation...</p>
<p>this has NOTHING to do with school, except that they happen to be your classmates. If they want it to make a school issue just to get you in trouble, i think they can, but its dumb. I don't think you'll get into any real trouble.</p>
<p>It's really not that big of a deal. I wouldn't worry about it too much.</p>
<p>Actually, most people would be worried about a B+ as opposed to this.</p>
<p>Introuble111, just ignore it and move on. Tracing your AIM SN to you is very tedious and time-consuming. First, someone would have to call the police. Then the police (if they cared) would have to contact AOL for the IP of your SN at a particular time. Then the police would contact your ISP with the IP for your personal information. This won't happen because:</p>
<p>1) It's very unlikely that someone will call the police.
2) The police won't care about something as trivial as this.
3) AOL and your ISP are very reluctant to giving out private information.</p>
<p>So don't worry. It's no big deal. And if your counselor asks, just deny everything.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, how do they know that it's you who's impersonating? Do they just suspect that it's you or did you admit to doing it?</p>
<p>I don't think they can do anything if they can't actually prove that it was you. As for whether you can get in trouble for this or not, if I were you I'd check over the school's online policies very carefully looking for a loophole. The easiest one to find will probably be that you weren't actually in school at the time, and therefore can't be punished by the school for what you did (don't take my word for it; I don't go to your school).</p>
<p>As for possible legal troubles, I wish you luck. The 'harassment' charge is one of the most nebulous and damaging in the US legal system. Legally, it is simultaneously the easiest to allege and the most difficult to disprove; in a complete reversal of the concept of 'innocent until proven guilty,' these sorts of cases are usually 'guilty until the accuser is definitely lying.' Of course, in America's victimhood-obsessed society, there is little chance for the accused, unless you can be construed as a 'victim' yourself. Usually, this involves being a woman or a member of a minority group. If you are neither, or (God forbid) you already have a criminal record, you could have a very hard time fighting off any hypothetical charges.</p>
<p>Above all, apologize and don't try it again. The only charges that can't show up on your criminal record are the ones that aren't made.</p>
<p>I already apologized and that could be used as proof against me.</p>