Orwellian "Researcher Protection Act of 2008" passes CA state Senate

The bill, known as the Researcher Protection Act of 2008, would make it a misdemeanor to publish personal information such as photographs, home addresses or the names of family members of academic researchers if the intent is for readers to use the information to threaten or attack those researchers.

Additionally, the bill would make it a misdemeanor for protesters to enter onto the property of researchers in order to interfere with academic practices.

In UC Berkeley, there have been more than 20 reports of vandalism at researchers' homes, including broken windows, overturned trash cans and vandalized cars.

The information about the animal abusers at UC Berkeley that will soon be made illegal can be found here:

http://www.pixelexdesign.com/stopcalvivisection/vivisectors.html (Make sure to read both pages, as well as the page about the New Lab)