DEFAMATION -- LIBEL AND SLANDER [Florida Law - FReepers Heed]

Florida Bar Association ^

[verity]

Tasers are notorious for leveling the playing field.

[TheBigB]

Actually...

"If I'm wrong nothing happens. We go to jail peacefully, quietly; we'll enjoy it. But if I'm right...and we can stop this thing...Lenny...you will have saved the lives...of millions of registered voters."

Nobody can beat me at Ghostbusters quotes. Nobody. :)

[discostu]

I feel like I unleashed something. This is now a very odd thread to read, strange rhythm of: flame flame flame ghostbuster flame flame ghostbuster flame.

Two more of my favorites to keep things going:
Listen do you smell something?

Hey does this poll work?

[wimpycat]

There you go. Taking more jobs away from Anglo-Americans.

That's funny on several levels, LOL!

[exmarine]

Nothing will stop me from posting my political, philosophical, religious, or ethical opinions, or exposing evil whenever and wherever I see it. You can take that to the bank.

[Modernman]

Damn- I was doing that off the top of my head. Time to watch the movie again.

[Grando Calrissian]

Had to look it up:

Wait for a sign from Gozer the Traveler; he will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Voldrani, the Traveler came as a large and moving Tor. Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the Machetrik Supplicants, they chose a new form for him -- that of a Giant Slor! Many Shevs and Zuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths the Slor that day I can tell you!

[TheBigB]

"pole" :)P

[discostu]

My wife works for a college so I know one that especially bugs her is: you've never worked in the private sector, they expect RESULTS.

[PhiKapMom]

Your post #340 -- you are trying to use logic and law with some of these folks who obviously could care less!

BTW, I agree with what you are saying! For the life of me, I cannot figure out why anyone could possibly disagree with this thread and the fact that someone wants to warn people to be careful about what they say so not to get Jim and FR in trouble not to mention themselves! Cannot fathom why that is so hard to understand.

[aristeides]

Isn't CP like the Emperor or something?

I thought it was a comment about his clothes.

[honeygrl]

You do realize that atleast half (if not much more than that) of the people posting on this thread don't even post the the Schiavo threads, right?

[Modernman]

How about:

"Ray's gone bye-bye, Egon. What've you got?"

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Oh, you'll get your day in court - litigating in Florida, paying a Florida lawyer to attend hearings on your behalf. Listening to your spouse or significant other scream at you about what your internet posting got you into.

your deposition would go like this -

Plaintiff's Lawyer - "According to our records, a computer located at your address logged into Free Republic at X time on October X, 2003. Was that you?"

You - "Yes" [note - you could try to bareface it, but you'd get nailed]

Lawyer - "You said x, y and z on that date. Were those facts known personally to you, or did you hear them from another source?"

You - "I didn't know them personally, I heard them on the internet".

Lawyer - "From where?"

Here on FR, Terri's fight, and some other places in cyberspace."

Lawyer - "do you still possess this machine, and where is it located?"

You - "Um, yeah, its at home."

Lawyer "Will you agree now to allow us to inspect it to determine which emails you sent and which websites you visited, or will you force us to get an order?" [note - this order will be granted. Also, you only think you're deleting stuff]

And on, and on for about 4 hours. They'll know who you talked to, emailed, freepmailed, whether you communicated with Florida politicians and activists, levels of coordination, all while zipping back to how you knew your statements to be true.

Oh yeah, you'll get your day in court, alright.

[discostu]

Oh sure now you're going to turn this into a spelling flamewar ;-)

It's OK the table broke the fall.

[TheBigB]

"Sorry, Venkman. I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought."

[NeoCaveman]

"there is no Dana only Zuuuuuuuuuul"

"...what a lovely singing voice you must have"

[olorin]

Nope. It says they're opinions. "Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters . . . . "

That disclaimer is definitely posted on the FR website. There I just made a statement of fact. If I was to say "that statement is nowhere to be found on the FR website," I would also be making a statement of fact, albeit a false one. The disclaimer you rely on is not ironclad, and it isn't even unambiguous. I'm not sure how you can argue with a straight face that FR posters are incapable of making assertinos of fact in their postings.

[discostu]

Woohoo, thanks.

[lugsoul]

No.