--In the post, he used the patient's full name:
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--and described, in detail, the specific dental problem he was in for: "excruciating pain" from the lower left quadrant, which resulted in a referral for a root canal.
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So yeah. Double whammy.

Only if the crime "prohibited sale of video or computer games to minors" is a felony (as generally only felonies cause the loss of voting/firearm/etc. rights, and then only in some states). Since the max punishment appears to be a year, it is likely classed a misdemeanor (felonies generally start at greater than a year).

isn't unix dying?