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Imposing Liability on Online Intermediaries for Violent User-Generated Content: An Australian Perspective
Get PDFThe Australian 2019 Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Act requires online intermediaries, including social media services and digital platform providers, to take steps to remove abhorrent violent material that is accessible in Australia. While the Act represents a significant landmark in internet governance, it is questionable whether it appropriately aligns the need to remove violent material with the need to support legitimate socially-beneficial online speech. In this context, this paper critically analyzes the operation of the Act, considering whether and to what extent compliance with the Act may lead to the over-removal of socially-beneficial and lawful speech on social media. Beyond Australian law, this paper considers the broader discourse of international law in this important and evolving area of law
A Lion’s Blues: Heroism, Heroic Self-Representations, and Emotional Distress in the Life and Character of Yonatan (Yoni) Netanyahu
Get PDFThe realization that heroism – representing either a trait or a value system – is potentially pernicious is important for both scientific and societal reasons. In this article, we adopt a psychobiographical perspective to analyze the character and life of one of Israel’s greatest heroes, Yonathan (“Yoni”) Netanyahu. Yoni was an illustrious military leader, as well as an outstanding intellectual and adored persona. He served as the commander of the special operation forces spearheading the famous Entebbe Operation during which Israeli commando forces rescued hostages taken captive in Uganda. Yoni was the only military causality in this operation, which was ultimately named after him. Subsequent to his death, his numerous personal letters were made public, allowing further glimpses into his heroic self-representations but also to the emotional distress he suffered. Applying our theory of heroic self-representations (HERS; Shahar, 2013), we analyze Yoni\u27s letters. Our analyses confirm Yoni\u27s tendency to construe himself as a savior and conqueror, and to identify with cultural heroes. The emotional distress Yoni suffered is characterized by depressed and anxious affect, masked by superb functioning. Qualitative analyses of the letters suggest two mechanisms of the effect of heroic self-representations on distress in Yoni\u27s case: compulsive purposefulness and emotional seclusion
Retail Clinics: Risky or Reviving Primary Care
Get PDFIt’s that time of the season again, as the sniffs and coughs begin to rapidly spread throughout campus.Despite how hard you try to avoid all who are infected, no doubt you will wake up soon enough with a tickle in your throat and a waterfall running from your nose. As a college student, you can’t go all the way back home to your family physician, and the university’s clinic is booked for days. So, you drive to the nearest Walgreens and walk into the MinuteClinic. Here, within an hour you’re able to check in, get evaluated and diagnosed by a healthcare professional, and walk out the door with a prescription in one hand and a copy of your medical results in the other
No Rest for the Weary: A Survey of Virginia\u27s 2020 General Assembly Regular and Special Sessions
Get PDFThis has been possibly the most historic year in the Virginia General Assembly in decades. During the regular session alone, 3,857 bills were introduced, spanning thousands of pages covering topics as vast as criminal justice reform to election laws to natural resource protection.1 As if that wasn’t enough, the General Assembly reconvened for a Special Session in August to address the COVID-19 pandemic, related budgetary changes, and a myriad of police conduct-related bills in response to the killing of George Floyd and the national Black Lives Matter movement. This article will provide a summary of some of the major bills that were introduced, passed, or failed this Regular Session and Special Session. The other articles within this issue were selected to provide a deeper dive into highly influential pieces of legislation and touch on the following topics: marijuana decriminalization, the Virginia Values Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, redistricting, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on the budget. This article summarizes key legislation grouped in the following nine areas. I. Agriculture and Natural Resources, II. Commerce, III. Civil and Criminal Law, IV. Voting and Elections, V. Firearms, VI. Health, Safety and Human Rights, VII. Housing and Transportation, VIII. Racial Justice with a Focus on Confederate Monument Litigation, and IX. Special Session Legislation