The Preacher is doing all kinds of saber-rattling on the thread he uses to promote his radio show,which I won't advertise here, implying that I am going to be sued for comments I made on the Times board. Just so we are clear about what was said, I will use his words.
The Preacher wrote:
Just to be clear, whether the party can prove his case in court remains to be seen, but, I am certain some action
is forthcoming. And for what?
My question is how the Preacher so certain that I am going to be sued?
He has repeatedly denied he had anything to do my posts being deleted from the Times forum, but now he is "certain" I will be sued.How could he be so certain if he didn't have a hand in what happened?
Is he making this BS up in a further attempt to silence me or is he party to some inside information that no one else is aware of? Either one of these scenerios makes the Preacher a liar.
Here is an interesting discussion from USATODAY about suing message board posters for what they write. This excerpt is the most relevant to the topic.
To date, though, judges have been hesitant to force message board hosts to reveal the identities of posters, ruling that anonymity is an important protection of free speech.
The right to post messages anonymously has been defended by the American Civil Liberties Union and an Internet privacy group called the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
"These exchanges (on message boards) can be very heated and ... are sometimes filled with invective and insult," foundation lawyers wrote in a court case involving Medinex Systems. "However, most things, if not everything, said on these types of message boards are taken with a grain of salt."
If anyone else has some legal background and cares to chime in, your comments are welcome. I would also like to thank those posters who have pasted some of my thoughts on the Times board. I may gone, but I am not forgotten. Rock on,dudes!