Posted on 11/01/2008 9:43:45 AM PDT by wartman
It seems like the liberals in this country show more and more how much they hate privacy. A Seattle newspaper, The Stranger, has decided it has the authority to take pictures of homes in the Seattle area with Republican yard signs, publish the addresses of the houses, and talk about how scary and moronic the people in the houses must be.
This is an utmost invasion of privacy. To take pictures of homes and publish their addresses is a form of political intimidation which undermines the first amendment and borders on unhealthy stalking.
Of course, all of this information is public record. Anyone can see the homes from the street and notice their addresses. But tho actually compile and publish the information is a form of intimidation not unlike the intimidation the mafia puts on small businesses for protection money.
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bttt
I just e-mailed them a nasty gram asking them to post a picture of their Obama/Biden signs in front of their houses with addresses included. Lets hold our breaths for that picture. Called them cowards for hiding behind this article.
There’s no point - you wouldn’t win. There’s nothing illegal about what they’re doing. Unethical? Yes. Intimidating? You betcha. Underhanded? Absolutely.
But not against any specific law.
If you tried you would spend a great deal of money, lose your suit, get a lecture from the judge on “the sanctity of our First Amendment Rights” and give the loons a bunch of undeserved exposure. You and I would believe that to be unflattering and shameful exposure, but the dhimmis would laugh and prance around and toast one another on their good fortune.
This is what we live with in this state and why most of us don’t wear our patriotism on our sleeves (or our lawns).
The worm will turn...
Residence:
1146 16th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112-3311
Email: savage@thestranger.com & dan_savage@hotmail.com
His "wife/husband" is "Terry Miller" who stays at home with their adopted son. He married Mr. Miller in Canada.
Wonder how he likes it?
5,4,3,2,1.....zot
GREAT work...I just emailed him....I just love Freepers!!!!
“Works of art - sculptures, paintings, and even toys - are protectable by copyright. Furthermore, buildings created on or after December 1, 1990 are protected by copyright. A copyright owner has the exclusive right to reproduce a copyrighted work, and photographing a copyrighted work is considered a way of reproducing it. Thus, you may need permission to photograph a building or an art work. “
The paper may have opened itself up for a big suit - if the home is new enough.
I do professional photo work to accompany articles I write. Editors are very fussy about having model and location releases BEFORE they use the images.
Publish addresses and photos of the editors and put them all over the internet.
Ummmm...
I just did.
Maybe let him know that his home address now appears on the web.
Funny, I'll be in Seattle next week after I get back from the Middle East.
I'll have to get a pic of his boyfriend and their car and post it online.
If this POS wants to play, we can play too.
I didn't recall that being an area of single-family dwellings, but I did parcel search and you're right. He owns that place and it's worth over a million.
Normally, yes, that post would have been long gone.
Normally, I would have never posted it.
Fortunately, I am a conservative and so even though I know... would never publish where D.J. goes to school, or where Terry gets his hair done as they are innocent.
What does Dan think he is doing by publishing the home addresses of innocents in his left-wing rant-rag?
This creep started it by publishing his 'hit list' for the violent, creepy left, so he should be treated the same. I have not published the addresses of the rest of the staff, although I could have quite easily, I thought the editor is chiefly responsible.
The editor is responsible for the content of this stupid paper and since he decided to publish the addresses and pictures of the homes of innocent people involved in the Democratic process for what could only be ominously nefarious and invidious reasons, he should be treated to the same.
Sweet dreams Dan.
FYI
Savage donated:
9/09/08 $1,000 Obama, Barack (D)
9/10/08 $250 Franken, Al (D)
My intention would be to cause them trouble for doing it. Hypothetically the money wouldn’t be an issue to me. Nobody wants to be sued, and if we started suing people like this every time they tried it, maybe they’d think twice.
Here's a link that will give you some of the story.
I checked out the enemy but they’ve removed the story. The only trace I could find was a more recent letter to the ed with a published address of one of their staffers and a tagline of “how do you like it?”
Now I gotta go burn my clothes and scrub with a disinfectant for my trouble...;’}
Savage made the twirp put his own address online.
Funny, not very far from Savage's house.
Is it legal for me to drive by real slow and take lots of pics?
Just curious.
Disgusting.
And these are the same “people” who rail against the Patriot Act?
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