Comments on: Facebook Poser Gets Three Year Sentence http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:54:21 -0800 hourly 1 By: Bloguer n’est pas un crime http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2439211 Bloguer n’est pas un crime Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:07:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2439211 [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorldInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrêté pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...] [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorldInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrêté pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...]

]]> By: Bloguer n’est pas un crime http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2439210 Bloguer n’est pas un crime Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:07:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2439210 [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorldInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrêté pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...] [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorldInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrêté pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...]

]]> By: Blogging is a sin « blogul. nou, proaspat. si nu vorbesc despre o leguma http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2437755 Blogging is a sin « blogul. nou, proaspat. si nu vorbesc despre o leguma Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:29:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2437755 [...] mai multe despre acest subiect aici, si aici. No Comments pînă acum Lăsați un comentariu RSS pentru comentariile din acest post. [...] [...] mai multe despre acest subiect aici, si aici. No Comments pînă acum Lăsați un comentariu RSS pentru comentariile din acest post. [...]

]]> By: Blogging Is Not A Crime ! - Web News & Trends http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2436862 Blogging Is Not A Crime ! - Web News & Trends Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:40:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2436862 [...] their country, date of arrest, and reason for arrest. These do not include people arrested for impersonating someone else on Facebook or unfortunate enough to be beaten to death during an arrest. VIA [...] [...] their country, date of arrest, and reason for arrest. These do not include people arrested for impersonating someone else on Facebook or unfortunate enough to be beaten to death during an arrest. VIA [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Le Blogging n’est pas un crime http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2436061 TechCrunch en français » Le Blogging n’est pas un crime Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2436061 [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorlInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrete pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...] [...] Vous trouverez ici une liste de 64 bloggers suivis par le WorlInformationAccess avec leur pays d’origine, la date d’arrestation et la raison de cette arrestation. A cette liste il faut aussi rajouter les cas de ce blogger battu à mort par la police chinoise et de ce blogger marocain arrete pour avoir pris l’identité du frère du Roi du Maroc. [...]

]]> By: Blogging Is Not A Crime http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2435660 Blogging Is Not A Crime Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:05:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2435660 [...] their country, date of arrest, and reason for arrest. These do not include people arrested for impersonating someone else on Facebook or unfortunate enough to be beaten to death during an [...] [...] their country, date of arrest, and reason for arrest. These do not include people arrested for impersonating someone else on Facebook or unfortunate enough to be beaten to death during an [...]

]]> By: Jailed Moroccan Facebook Poser Released and Pardoned · ordaso.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2046721 Jailed Moroccan Facebook Poser Released and Pardoned · ordaso.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:23:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2046721 [...] year old Fouad Mourtada of Morocco, who was serving a three year prison sentence for impersonating the Moroccan king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, on Facebook, has [...] [...] year old Fouad Mourtada of Morocco, who was serving a three year prison sentence for impersonating the Moroccan king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, on Facebook, has [...]

]]> By: Jailed Moroccan Facebook Poser Released and Pardoned http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2046148 Jailed Moroccan Facebook Poser Released and Pardoned Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:42:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2046148 [...] year old Fouad Mourtada of Morocco, who was serving a three year prison sentence for impersonating the Moroccan king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, on Facebook, has [...] [...] year old Fouad Mourtada of Morocco, who was serving a three year prison sentence for impersonating the Moroccan king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, on Facebook, has [...]

]]> By: mariejo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2012985 mariejo Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:52:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2012985 Le monde entier est scandalisé, le Maroc est ridiculisé ! Bon courage, Fouad !! Le monde entier est scandalisé, le Maroc est ridiculisé !
Bon courage, Fouad !!

]]> By: Larbi Maaninou http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2010706 Larbi Maaninou Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2010706 A young Morrocan is in prison for 3 years. It A creates a profile on facebook in the name of a Moroccan prince. Nothing low register. But the Moroccan State does not like the innocence of creation. Write in Fouad Mortada and ask its release. lididi@justice.gov.ma (gouvernement) copy: petitionmaroc@hrw.org amdh1@mtds.com http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=mideast&c=morocc A young Morrocan is in prison for 3 years. It A creates a profile on facebook in the name of a Moroccan prince. Nothing low register. But the Moroccan State does not like the innocence of creation.
Write in Fouad Mortada and ask its release.
lididi@justice.gov.ma (gouvernement)

copy:
petitionmaroc@hrw.org
amdh1@mtds.com
http://www.hrw....st&c=morocc

]]> By: reda_ea http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2009384 reda_ea Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:08:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2009384 “In countries like Morocco what he did is horribly stupid and he deserves what he got” Since when being stupid became a crime ? + there are no laws against it, he was convicted on crimes such as "document falcification" and such (and the accusation was decided *AFTER* he got arrested) "@29 you gotta remember this is Morocco, $1000 fine is probably a significant amount" for a beginning enginer (no job experience) $1000 is about 60 to 75% of one month's salary, so no it's not by any means a significant amount. and by the way yes i AM from morocco (and i am a computer science engineer too) “In countries like Morocco what he did is horribly stupid and he deserves what he got”
Since when being stupid became a crime ? + there are no laws against it, he was convicted on crimes such as “document falcification” and such (and the accusation was decided *AFTER* he got arrested)

“@29 you gotta remember this is Morocco, $1000 fine is probably a significant amount”
for a beginning enginer (no job experience) $1000 is about 60 to 75% of one month’s salary, so no it’s not by any means a significant amount.

and by the way yes i AM from morocco (and i am a computer science engineer too)

]]> By: Ambrosius Amadeus http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2007648 Ambrosius Amadeus Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:37:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2007648 You have to wonder what would happen in the US if someone was on MySpace pretending to be the Presidebt of the US. Con artists should not have a safe haven to fraud people. Pretend to be someone you are not and you go to jail. Sounds good to me. Ambrosius Amadeus (the original) You have to wonder what would happen in the US if someone was on MySpace pretending to be the Presidebt of the US. Con artists should not have a safe haven to fraud people. Pretend to be someone you are not and you go to jail. Sounds good to me.

Ambrosius Amadeus (the original)

]]> By: I Like Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2006777 I Like Mike Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:19:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2006777 Mikey, you are the reason I love the internet. It's a place full of crazy people with entertaining, if not all too often completely bonkers opinions. "In countries like Morocco what he did is horribly stupid and he deserves what he got" Whilst I appreciate our Moroccan friend didn’t set out to sabotage the irksome Royal for purely altruistic reasons, making the above statement is a bit like suggesting "those darned females shouldn’t be asking for the vote in 19th Century America". Mikey, you are the reason I love the internet. It’s a place full of crazy people with entertaining, if not all too often completely bonkers opinions.

“In countries like Morocco what he did is horribly stupid and he deserves what he got”

Whilst I appreciate our Moroccan friend didn’t set out to sabotage the irksome Royal for purely altruistic reasons, making the above statement is a bit like suggesting “those darned females shouldn’t be asking for the vote in 19th Century America”.

]]> By: Shibopi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2006765 Shibopi Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:05:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2006765 im starting a new profile for that prince and im gonna photoshop his face onto a image of a man banging a sheep, see how that goes down im starting a new profile for that prince and im gonna photoshop his face onto a image of a man banging a sheep, see how that goes down

]]> By: nabil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2006643 nabil Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:43:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2006643 Mike, Mike, your country, the USA is the country of Human rights, freedom, blablabla..... If I tell you Guantanamo, a war in a country supposed to have massive weapons but where we found nothing (this war just killed thousands of sons, fathers, moms...) and also the death penality that sometime kills innocent people, etc... does it tell you something? As a moroccan and although I am against the USA government acts, I visited this country a few months ago. Why? because I think that I should not compare american people and american government . Michael Arrington, if you decide to go to Morocco, whatever you think about Morocco monarchy, I think you would appreciate the moroccan hospitality but next time please, before writing something like "I am scratching Morocco of my holiday list", think a little bit more about people there that are living by the tourism revenue. Mike, Mike, your country, the USA is the country of Human rights, freedom, blablabla….. If I tell you Guantanamo, a war in a country supposed to have massive weapons but where we found nothing (this war just killed thousands of sons, fathers, moms…) and also the death penality that sometime kills innocent people, etc… does it tell you something? As a moroccan and although I am against the USA government acts, I visited this country a few months ago. Why? because I think that I should not compare american people and american government . Michael Arrington, if you decide to go to Morocco, whatever you think about Morocco monarchy, I think you would appreciate the moroccan hospitality but next time please, before writing something like “I am scratching Morocco of my holiday list”, think a little bit more about people there that are living by the tourism revenue.

]]> By: ringlerun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005965 ringlerun Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:38:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005965 3 years does sound very harsh... but if its human rights you are worried about, what the hell are you doing living in the US! btw, get your blog software up to date and allow readers/commentors to follow updates to comments via email... 3 years does sound very harsh… but if its human rights you are worried about, what the hell are you doing living in the US!

btw, get your blog software up to date and allow readers/commentors to follow updates to comments via email…

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005875 Andrew Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:55:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005875 @29 you gotta remember this is Morocco, $1000 fine is probably a significant amount @29 you gotta remember this is Morocco, $1000 fine is probably a significant amount

]]> By: airj1012 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005856 airj1012 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:36:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005856 $1,000 fine to a 3 year sentence doesn't seem too proportional at all. How about a $10,000 fine and a year sentence? $1,000 fine to a 3 year sentence doesn’t seem too proportional at all. How about a $10,000 fine and a year sentence?

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005805 Dave Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:36:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005805 I don't understand the outrage here. There is no human rights violations. His country has a law prohibiting the impersonation of royalty, and he violated that law. We have similar laws in the U.S. regarding the impersonation of police officers, government officials, etc. This person committed a form of identity theft and fraud. I agree 3 years seems harsh for a victimless crime, but don't we in the US have similarly long sentances for other victimless crimes? I don’t understand the outrage here. There is no human rights violations. His country has a law prohibiting the impersonation of royalty, and he violated that law. We have similar laws in the U.S. regarding the impersonation of police officers, government officials, etc. This person committed a form of identity theft and fraud.

I agree 3 years seems harsh for a victimless crime, but don’t we in the US have similarly long sentances for other victimless crimes?

]]> By: Kyle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005783 Kyle Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:15:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005783 It's his dumb fault for being an idiot. You have to be retarded to think that the Morocco monarchy would take it as a joke, I mean seriously... It’s his dumb fault for being an idiot. You have to be retarded to think that the Morocco monarchy would take it as a joke, I mean seriously…

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005722 Mark Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:30:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005722 If human rights are a metric for that list of vacation destinations, Morocco probably should not have been on it in the first place. It's an autocracy... If human rights are a metric for that list of vacation destinations, Morocco probably should not have been on it in the first place. It’s an autocracy…

]]> By: Will Sommer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005713 Will Sommer Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:19:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005713 What happened to Mourtada is terrible, but it shouldn't be any surprise to people who've followed Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara. What happened to Mourtada is terrible, but it shouldn’t be any surprise to people who’ve followed Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara.

]]> By: Dallas J Clark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005679 Dallas J Clark Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:56:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005679 gheez I'm glad I live in Australia, I can say right here that I think Kevin Rudd (our Prime Minister) is a d!#khead and know I am safe to get away with it. By the way, I'm his father! gheez I’m glad I live in Australia, I can say right here that I think Kevin Rudd (our Prime Minister) is a d!#khead and know I am safe to get away with it.

By the way, I’m his father!

]]> By: MikeT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005670 MikeT Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:40:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005670 @antje: totally agree. This guy would not have any trouble if he stole the identity of a million average Joes from Morocco. However, he stole the name of a royal, who has huge power in that country. He played with fire and he got burned. He knew very well that it's dangerous, but he did it anyway. I doubt he would know what Facebook is if he were mentally challenged. @antje: totally agree.
This guy would not have any trouble if he stole the identity of a million average Joes from Morocco. However, he stole the name of a royal, who has huge power in that country.

He played with fire and he got burned.
He knew very well that it’s dangerous, but he did it anyway. I doubt he would know what Facebook is if he were mentally challenged.

]]> By: Elia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-2005657 Elia Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:29:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/facebook-poser-gets-three-year-sentence/#comment-2005657 antje wilsch : Good point. antje wilsch : Good point.

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