Update: LJ *admits* they can't judge what is legal and what isn't!

[dogemperor]

In a followup to a story I've written re LJ tolerating communities promoting "Bible-based baby beating" whilst nuking fandom communities and fanart posters (original post here and mirrored on this community, update here and mirrored on Innocence Jihad here), it seems that LJ Abuse got back to me in regards to one of the missives I sent them (

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Penalties for failure to report

[dogemperor]

There are substantial legal penalties for failure to report:
Failure to Report
Penal Code §§ 11166(c); 11166.01

Any mandated reporter who fails to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in a county jail, by a fine of $1,000, or both. If a mandated reporter intentionally conceals his or her failure to report an incident known by the mandated reporter to be abuse
or severe neglect, the failure to report is a continuing offense until an agency specified in § 11165.9 discovers the offense.

Any supervisor or administrator who violates § 11166(1) [that prohibits impeding others from making a report], shall be punished by not more than 6 months in a county jail, by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

Any mandated reporter who willfully fails to report abuse or neglect, or any person who impedes or inhibits a report of abuse or neglect, where that abuse or neglect results in death or great bodily injury, shall be punished by not more than 1

Re: Penalties for failure to report

[dogemperor]

In LJ's case, they were more "Meh, no evidence of abuse" (despite me having provided them evidence abuse was being promoted).

Of course, the biggie question here is whether there are in fact mandatory reporters on LJ Abuse's staff--a lot of this depends on that.

Re: Penalties for failure to report

[dogemperor]

For the record, I have not only made my own complaint to the authorities but am encouraging others to do so as well.