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I haven't decided yet whether you are guilty of slander or libel but it's possible you've committed both crimes in one post

Your "according to reliable sources" drug charge is ridiculous but I would be willing to look at any evidence you can produce.

The tax evasion charges are incorrect. Norm was prosecuted but not for failure to pay taxes The IRS does not look kindly on tax protesters and they sent that message to him.

While Mendocino County has more than it's fair share of "wackos" I have to ask who you are to malign the voters who elected the DA. I have to assume there is some prosecution you agree or disagree with that set you off. Whatever the situation, you should try to present your case in a less inflammatory way. If you can't do that then at least present something that could pass as proof that you are more than just a guy with a grudge.

Michael Frazier

Michael,

Libel and slander are legal claims for false statements of fact about a person that are printed, broadcast, spoken or otherwise communicated to others. Libel generally refers to statements or visual depictions in written or other permanent form, while slander refers to oral statements and gestures. The term defamation is often used to encompass both libel and slander.

The key here is false statements. Everything I mentioned was FACT. Do an internet search under "Supreme Law Library USA vs. Vroman" for the facts. "Petitioner Norman Leon Vroman has been charged by indictment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California with one felony count of tax evasion(Title 26 U.S.C. §7201), and four misdemeanor counts of failing
to file a tax return (Title 26 U.S.C. §7203). The indictment was filed on May 8, 1991, and Petitioner first appeared before the District Court on June 14, 1991." Hopefully, this presentation of facts passes your standards of proof. Also, do a search of various coastal papers for Vroman's tax evasion and time served in federal prison.

Who am I to post my views on this guy? Why just an American exercising his Constitutional right to free speech. I believe you are the one who wrote that that is why America is great. May I ask who you consider to be the "wackos" of which Mendocino has its fair share? By the way, to have a case for defamation, the burden of proof is on you to prove that my statements are false. Do YOU have any proof of any sort?

Jason T Koo, MD