She was scared? Well then, no free speech for you!
Posted on 03/23/2007 3:25:50 PM PDT by radar101
Liberals should fear precedence being set by this lawsuit as no one spews more defamatory hate than the typical liberal--anyway it's the $5 hookers of the world that should be offended by this.
I will bet it is:
UCLA student, 4th year. Pre-Law.
She was working for the ACLU
And the same age and lives in L.A.
Hmmmmm....
I wonder if she's 'gay' too.
Here's her revue of "Revolutionary Girl Utena - the movie"
"MORE MORE MORE!! WE NEED MORE!, November 19, 2001
UTENA IS THE BEST SURREAL, ACTION PACKED (REALLY), BEAUTIFUL, GIRL-LOVE-GIRL SHOUJO ANIME I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!! CENTRAL PARK NEEDS TO MAKE MORE TV EPISODES!!"
Another slap suit by the ACLU fishing for a perch dinner in a goldfish bowl.
Claim the writing is satire, which is widely protected as free speech for the past 200 years.
Get a lawyer and countersue the ACLU for harassment.
That sounds real constitutional
She's all over the place...'open borders activist...ACLU shill, etc.
She's looking for attention and more book sales. It's a twofer.
Paint me stupid, but how does this constitute defamation? It just makes fun of her. I thought we had that free speech thingy....oh wait it only works if you're a liberal, non-christian or non-white. What has this country become? Political correctness sucks. I can't believe there's that many thin skinned people out there. I used to get made fun of, and then had to suck it up. But it made me a better person for it.
ACLU contractor disputes the right to free speech?
She isnt against free speech. Just the free speech of those who dont agree with her.
"I thought we had that free speech thingy...."
To better grasp the limit of our freedom, one should study what constitutes "defamation of character."
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-defamation-of-character.htm
With a $ million lawsuit at stake, I guess the cyber talkers may be a bit sobered.
Aside from legalese, it is just good manners to observe restraint of tongue and pen. To practice the golden rule. etc.
Hate to break this to you, but suggesting a lady is a prostitute is STILL defamation and actionable. Having to put a high dollar amount on the damages sought is just a way to get the thing into federal court. There's nothing unusual about this suit really. Anyone calling a woman a whore on the internet SHOULD either back up their claims, or be sued. Sounds reasonable to me.
I loved this movie, it was very artistic - gay scenes, dance scenes, sex scenes, etc. I thought it was great. I can see why men wouldn't like it though. The battle scenes are very short, and there's too much talking in the film.
"with the text insinuating that she is a prostitute:"
Doesn't meet the definition of 'defamation'.
"The main problem with proving defamation of character is the protection of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. Courts generally agree that an opinion, no matter how malicious, is not the same as a stated fact."
As the article states, there is an 'insinuation'. Not a statement of fact.
You also need to show actual damages. Either to reputation, character or monetary loss.
I doubt any of these things can be proven.
But it sure won't stop her.
KOrean/Korean-American liberals are rare critters Fur Shur.
This raises the suspicion that the ACLU has been taken over by the sort of people who are going to embarrass it out of business.
More on Yoon
http://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/?p=3374
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