And that’s the point. No one will follow up - just all glad we dodged another bullet from the political assassin for hire. I believe she has been sighted once for her courtroom antics. Problem is, these actions left-unchecked opens the door to more of these antics in the future.
First Amendment not withstanding, libel and slander laws have been on the books for years. But the courts have allowed such behavior in politics as ‘free speech’ issues.
Unfortunately, this ‘political free speech’ thing has been abused; in this case, dare I say ‘weaponized’. Thus I am in favor of states passing laws that unproven false accusations are a) actionable even if the victim is a political candidate and b) legal counsel should be JAILED and DISBARRED who willfully present false evidence during a campaign.
In short: if anyone makes a public claim against a candidate for actions outside of their public service, said candidate may file a court action demanding the accuser(s) to show proof within 48 hours, or face civil and/or criminal penalties.
This is not the first time this has happened, and unfortunately won’t be the last.
This has to stop.
Just my $0.02
jimjoh - OUT.
[First Amendment not withstanding, libel and slander laws have been on the books for years. But the courts have allowed such behavior in politics as ‘free speech’ issues.]
Illinois man spends $35,000 and waits four years to unmask internet troll who hinted he was child sex predator
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/il-man-spends-35g-waits-years-unmask-internet-troll-article-1.2446216
I think that if a woman is proven to have falsely accused a man of rape for malicious reasons she should have to serve the sentence for the crime.