Re: Internet Intoxication

I recently heard that there was a court case in which the defendant tried to claim he was suffering from "internet intoxication" when he committed some crime. I don't know all the details, but this sounds like a thin rationalization to me.

Your use of the term is new to me. Some people online do present false information about themselves. There are a variety of reasons for that: playful joking, wishful thinking, a come-on in order to seduce people, etc. In some cases it might be an expression of a significant mental illness, but my guess is that those cases are more the exception than the rule.

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Re: Internet Intoxication, by Adam Joinson, 2/2/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by John, 2/2/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by Adam, 2/2/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by John, 2/3/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by E.S., 2/12/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by John, 2/13/00 Re: Internet Intoxication, by Deb, 11/13/03

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