Posted on 08/13/2022 3:45:13 PM PDT by simpson96
A librarian in Louisiana filed a lawsuit against two men and a conservative organization alleging they defamed her when they attacked her for supporting the teaching of books involving the LGBTQ community.
Amanda Jones, a middle school librarian and the president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, alleged in the lawsuit that a “public campaign” against her started after she spoke out against removing certain books from the Livingston Parish Library system at a board meeting.
The lawsuit states that Citizens for a New Louisiana posted on its Facebook on July 20, the day after the meeting, criticizing “anti-censorship folks” who opposed moving “sexually explicit and erotic materials targeting eight to ten-year-olds” to the adult section of libraries.
A second post from July 22 specifically referred to Jones, asking why she was “fighting so hard to keep sexually erotic and pornographic materials” in the children’s section. The lawsuit notes that a photo of Jones in the post is surrounded by a red circle with a white border, arguing it appears similar to a target.
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The lawsuit argues that the posts have damaged Jones’s reputation and incited expressions of violence against her.
The lawsuit also alleges that Ryan Thames, who runs a Facebook page called “Bayou State of Mind,” posted a meme of Jones on or around July 21 showing her smiling and sitting behind a desk and saying that she advocated teaching anal sex to 11-year-olds.
White House condemns attack on Rushdie: ‘Appalling’ The post was eventually taken down, which Jones believes was a result of Facebook intervening, but it circulated on social media, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit states that the post caused Jones to suffer anxiety and emotional distress and that Thames continued to publicly mock her.
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“Librarian Groomers”
I am glad she is getting push back on this. I do not see how it is libel if it is true.
So, telling the truth about her is defamation?
We are soooo gonna need a lot of guillotines.
“post from July 22 specifically referred to Jones, asking why she was “fighting so hard to keep sexually erotic and pornographic materials” in the children’s section.”
Was she fighting to keep sexually erotic and pornographic materials” in the children’s section?
Or does she deny that?
That’s not defamation…
Has she “advocated teaching anal sex to 11-year-olds?
Or does she deny that?
She’s probably being represented pro bono by some leftist legal group,’and hoping to bankrupt her critics with legal fees.
Once again, more mush. What specifically are the books and materials that are of a pornogphic nature that the Livingston Parish Library wants kept on the shelves. These generalized comments offer no real evidence, deliberately as it is from the ‘Hill’. But what are the books. Parents should just speak up instead of going into long winded comments on ‘millstone offenses’ (which, unfortunately makes them look silly and religiously fanatical, and say the titles and list specific excerpts with sexual content. I know this from church meetings ‘good’ people love to beat around the bush rather than being really direct and no bs in their comments. Many ‘good’ people have a real problem with being really straight forward and not predicating remarks on a scriptural lecture which most non evangelicals find pretentious and muddy.
She looks like a fat lesbian pig. She needs to look inward to solve problems and go on a strict diet.
She looks like a fat lesbian pig. She needs to look inward to solve problems and go on a strict diet.
Good let her go to trial before a jury, lose and incur expenses. Also any person who is “cancelled”, fired or has their civil rights violated by any government employee at any level should sue them in Federal and state courts for civil rights damages. These lowlifes have to be held accountable.
predators
She doesn’t support freedom.
Looks like a human version of the evil Chucky doll.
She's a public figure. The standards for a public figure suing for defamation are much higher. I don't think she has a case.
if they had used an arrow
she would say they are threatening to shoot her with a bow and arrow
Oh noes. Suffering anxiety
There is no “+” in the LGBTQ for the “Minor Attracted Person” pedophiles. Can they sue too?
Defamation is telling the truth lady? Why are you defending LBGTWXYZ books? Are you a GROOMER?
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