Brit fined 10,000 pounds for Internet Slander

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by skip, Mar 22, 2006.

  1. Lodui

    Lodui One Man Orgy

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    Skip lives in the Netherlands. *not sure if he's a citizen*

    But that being said, Skips not liable for dick said on here in any sort of international law, court or tribunal, unless theres some sort of illegal activity being planned, and the most they could due to skip is to sue him for IP logs and acess to site records, and delete whatever slanderous thing that was said.
     
  2. lynsey

    lynsey Banned

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    wow...how I acted...hmmmmmm Like I said the only mistake I made was not calling the cops that night...seriously regret it. Just didn't think he would have such little shame about it that he would continue posting on here...yes it pisses me off.
    As I recall you posted wuite a bit about a current relationship while staying in it. I'm just mad because I got out of it and I am still forced to see his fucking name when I really want to see him drop 100 percent out of my life. I am ready to bust out the threats-he never posted on here for months until I dumped him for the shit he did...months so yeah I feel like I have no fucking privacy. like i said my fault i should have gotten him arrested and ruined his life but fuck I took the high road and saved his ass and his lame girl abusing ass can't even stop posting on a forum...to have that little shame is disgusting...so yes Trish to answer you're question I'm mad as I leave men who abuse me so I'm pissed that he sinks that fucking low to post on here again.
     
  3. Deus Ex Cirrhosis

    Deus Ex Cirrhosis Deadbeat

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    I...really don't care.

    And neither should anyone else. Don't be intimidated. This world isn't warm and cuddly, and neither are its citizens. There's no reason to pretend we are. Say what you want; if I think someone is an idiot, I have a right to say so. By supporting this statute, one opposes free speech.

    This will not stand in America as long as the political spectrum continues to shift towards conservatism, whose hypocrisies work in the people's favor for once.
     
  4. Lodui

    Lodui One Man Orgy

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    So... you're sitting?
     
  5. Deus Ex Cirrhosis

    Deus Ex Cirrhosis Deadbeat

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    I'm not as conservative as I used to be.
     
  6. seamonster66

    seamonster66 discount dracula

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    oopps, not safe,just don't claim someone is on a sex offender registry, like Lodui is, and we'll be fine,

    any surprise that the "victim" was on the radical right, what a puss.

    "They started saying I was on a sex offenders' list and that people shouldn't let me near their children," said Keith-Smith, chairman of the Conservative Democratic Alliance, which bills itself as "the leading voice of the radical Tory right."
     
  7. Deus Ex Cirrhosis

    Deus Ex Cirrhosis Deadbeat

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    Keith Smart?

    [​IMG]
     
  8. Lodui

    Lodui One Man Orgy

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    I'm not on the registry, I'm their king.
     
  9. skip

    skip Founder Administrator

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    This is correct. Laws like the one being discussed here REMOVE the reponsibility from the webmaster, or site owners because they clearly place it on the offender themselves. I for one like this for that reason alone. Otherwise I do think it impinges upon free speech, and I do think it takes the NET a bit too seriously.

    Remember, an individual posting "slander" is completely different from a publication with a paid circulation of thousands or hundreds of thousands saying the same thing. Because the news media is supposed to check the facts before blabbing to everyone, they can be held to a higher level of responsibility & credibility. Whereas someone online does usually have that level of credibility in the first place. And that is a BIG issue - Credibility.

    People are entitled to their "opinions", and calling someone an idiot is an opinion and something very difficult if not impossible to prove. Of course calling someone a sex offender would be more serious, but as others have pointed out, what is the actual damage to one's reputation?

    It's similar in effect to copyright law, which in order to recover damages from someone you'd have to prove that you actually lost income due to the copyright infringement.

    So if an online insult/slander did result in a person losing their job, or being arrested falsely, there are damages that can be proven and such a suit is valid.

    I think INTENT is an important factor too. If there is malicious intent and the goal of the slander is to ruin someone's reputation, then it is actionable. But just a random, one-off comment cannot qualify for such action.

    I do suggest that people who are just kidding in their insults (as has been going on in this thread), always include an appropriate smilie on their post so everyone knows they're just kidding. It just might make the difference between a laugh and an incarceration...
     
  10. hippiehillbilly

    hippiehillbilly the old asshole

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    man the case i know of is so much simpler than that..

    involves communal living long term gone bad..

    straight up truth..

    is ,,er till just recent was in the courts of the united staes..


    an one was ordered to cease an desist by a judge or face the full shit..

    sad.. where has free speach gone??

    or where has morality gone,,..

    oh wait its all bein typed on the web..

    sad sad sad..

    cant we all get along?
     
  11. ManorXic

    ManorXic Banned

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    I didn't read anything but the first post.

    And awesome. Someone please victimize me sos I can get paid.
     
  12. Shane99X

    Shane99X Senior Member

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    The net is nolonger a haven for free speech.


    you can be sued for annoying and/or offending someone.

    oh well, it was great while it lasted.
     
  13. Lodog

    Lodog Senior Member

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    I don't really have anything to add...

    I just wanted my username to be at the top of the list on Random Thoughts
     
  14. seancourt

    seancourt Free Your Mind

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    Man, whoever had someone sued over this is a pussy **** bitch...honestly who would have someone tracked down because they were "offended" on the internet? fucking ridiculous...
     
  15. indescribability

    indescribability Not To Be Continued

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    Honestly I don't see this being that big of an issue. It seems to me only factual claims are covered under this. Opinions and such like, are still seemingly safe. To call somebody a jackass seems to me to be a case where free speach would still reign supreme. Unless of course the person could make the rediculous case that being referred to as a donkey caused them substantial public embarassment or loss of status due to somebody actually believing they were a donkey.

    Now, on the other hand, telling a group of people that somebody is a rapist, or gave them an STD seems to be more the type of issue that's being dealt with here. Having worked in the medical field if it were ever thought that I carried any possible type of blood borne pathogen, it would result in my termination. Just as somebody who works retail or any number of places where minors are employed cannot afford circulation of a child molestation rumor.

    While I can completely understand where many members are coming from in making jokes about the person involved, if the accusation or harrassment was of a serious enough nature, I can truly understand awarding them compensation. Only if they can aptly justify the loss of wages or status due to said accusations.
     
  16. interval_illusion

    interval_illusion Deceased

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    ^how some how relavent.

    i dont run to the law- i deal with my own issues... i learned that as a child.
     
  17. Last Stand

    Last Stand Banned

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    Thats only if your famous and rich . for now anyway. 10.000 pound is chump money for her anyway she can spend more in a Hotel stay alone or a fancy dinner .
     
  18. indescribability

    indescribability Not To Be Continued

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    I am not entirely sure I understand that.
     
  19. DarkLunacy

    DarkLunacy Senior Member

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    I dare someone to try and sue me. They wont get any money but one hell of a beating... And I dont mind doing 6 months for agrivated assult in a courtroom. I'll be all over you like white on rice bitches =P
     
  20. indescribability

    indescribability Not To Be Continued

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    Something tells me you would find yourself with more than a simple aggrivated assault charge for such an outburst. Aside from that you would probably be required to pay the compensation and grievance as part of your probationary agreement.

    People make me laugh with silly thoughts such as these, really. Not that I am above assaulting somebody, but the whole, "If they do I will beat them up" thing is just rediculously lame, really.
     

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