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| oh boy... You know, I read some really interesting content here, at BBR. And replies (aka vents) are amusing, some are rants, most informative, and others just plain "forum" talk.
But yesterday, I read a reply to TKJunkmail (I don't know him/her personally, and don't always agree with TK's posts) and was rather disturbed that someone actually wrote him as a "jerk". Come on people, grow up or logoff. Or be sued!
Not seeing agreement is one thing, and you can argue that, but this woman's point can be taken from the fact that "we are a litigious" society evermore.
Sue you. Sue everybody.
So, is her point valid (?), and now she arrogantly sets forth a precedent for others to sue because "i-sticks and i-stone can break my i-bones, but your flames can make me millions!"
"... in the name of justice!" I would love to read the context of the actually dialog!
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| They call me a b*tch on occassion (all the time in their heads I'm sure).
I rather like Jewish Princess B*tch. Usually, I take name calling an honor since the person calling me names is too stupid to argue with me in the first place. |
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said by cableties:You know, I read some really interesting content here, at BBR. And replies (aka vents) are amusing, some are rants, most informative, and others just plain "forum" talk. But yesterday, I read a reply to TKJunkmail (I don't know him/her personally, and don't always agree with TK's posts) and was rather disturbed that someone actually wrote him as a "jerk". Come on people, grow up or logoff. Or be sued! Not seeing agreement is one thing, and you can argue that, but this woman's point can be taken from the fact that "we are a litigious" society evermore. Sue you. Sue everybody. So, is her point valid (?), and now she arrogantly sets forth a precedent for others to sue because "i-sticks and i-stone can break my i-bones, but your flames can make me millions!" "... in the name of justice!" I would love to read the context of the actually dialog! (truth hurts?) A few points come to mind on this case.
1st - it was a default judgement with no defense even showing up. I doubt it can be used as precedent in future cases.
2nd - it doesn't say in the story, but I suspect the people involved were using their own names. Hard to make a case for defamation if everyone is using an alias, like most msg boards do.
3rd - a future case that involves people with something to lose and with some money would probably go to an appeals court where free speech issues would be weighed against defamation charges. And defamation is hard to prove. The burden falls on the plaintiff to prove defamation. Since the defendant didn't show up for this case, no burden of proof was required.
4th - it should be a wake up call to some msg board owners that they should moderate personal attacks more aggressively.
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I rather like Jewish Princess B*tch
Isn't the right term JAP? |
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Wheeling, IL | reply to fAcEtIOUs
4th - it should be a wake up call to some msg board owners that they should moderate personal attacks more aggressively.
Why? The messageboard wasn't sued or involved in any meaningful way (otherwise they would have been sued). This was resolved properly--person to person.
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