Criminals who post to the Internet images or videos of their violent exploits could face stiffer penalties under a new bill in Congress.
Troubled by what he called a “recent trend of posting videotaped attacks onto Web sites like MySpace,” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Florida Republican, proposed on Wednesday requiring states to consider such behavior when issuing sentences. The idea behind the proposal is to curb the use of such videos “to further humiliate the victims as well as spread fear and intimidation,” he said.
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