A recent block by the SCOTUS last December against Texas’ extreme legislation allowing civilians to sue any and all individuals who are suspected of assisting in receiving abortion care for $10,000 has opened a new horizon of legal doxxing.
Imagine a notable social media influencer, say, Elon Musk, takes to their Twitter and writes about a personal experience with a very well-known company or individual. Say that becomes an issue for all Tesla owners because, well, maybe that personal experience stops production of all Tesla parts and drives up maintenance prices, etc. I’m not sure what repercussions this leads to further along, but, all I can think of is the personal vendetta any Tesla owner will have against either Musk or the problematic opposing entity. Now let’s say we have a law that enables you to sue them because they really offended you, and you’re pissed.
Offense becoming a legally actionable task is a whole new low.
It’s not new, but it’s a little expensive for us low-income peeps to just lawyer up for something that offended us. Can we do it? Sure. But will a pro-bono lawyer pick up a case that will require months, if not YEARS, of pestering an opponent with 10 more lawyers who work 24-hrs around the clock? Remember, my lawyer’s not getting paid. They’re fighting for me to get paid. So no, I doubt they’ll blink an eye if I asked them to represent me against CVS for overpricing my prescriptions I can’t afford.
But now the power has come to us lowly hands… if you’re fighting against abortion. You can make $10k to out someone driving a friend to get an abortion. You can make another $10k if you’re also outing the provider performing the procedure or overseeing the care. I can’t blame someone for choosing an easy way to make ten grand to dig their way out of poverty.
I will, however, blame those who made this possible as a whole new way to put historically impoverished communities and individuals against each other.
The discussion in Missouri being drafted into a bill looks to further expand the opportunities for those in need of money to find anyone that can be sued for attempting to get an abortion out of state.
Legislators are providing easy access to monetary incentives for performing acts on their behalf. They are taking advantage of the mass that will now be a part of doxxing any and all abortion-seeking individuals and their supporters.
It’s more bottom-feeding than productive. It doesn’t make me feel any better to know those enforcing this are in essence doing it for their faith.
Faith that I also have, for an entity that I truly pray does not support this form of dictatorship over female bodies.
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