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Anonymous online critics can’t be easily unmasked, Kentucky Supreme Court rules 2016-09-24 06:37:31 Post No. 74494
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Anonymous online critics can’t be easily unmasked, Kentucky Supreme Court rules
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2016-09-24 06:37:31
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http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article103399312.html
>Anonymous critics on the internet can’t be unmasked by a defamation lawsuit unless the plaintiff proves with evidence that what they said was false, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in a significant First Amendment decision released Thursday.
>“Without free comment on matters of public concern, totalitarianism can arise. And naturally, when public speech is ‘free,’ that speech will contain comments critical of those who seek to govern,” Justice Mary Noble wrote for the court’s majority. “Indeed, it is inherent in a democracy that only by exercising one’s voice can the individual citizen truly participate in the governance of society. Sometimes, negative things just need to be said.”
>In the case at question, Pikeville lawyer Bill Hickman sued two people, labeled as John Does number 1 and 2, for scathing but anonymous comments they made on the website Topix about his work as chairman of the Pikeville-Pike County Airport Board. His critics accused him of various bad acts, such as manipulating land appraisals, building himself an airplane hangar at airport expense and generally wasting millions of dollars in public funds.
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So the judge ruled people are allowed to have opinions? Thanks????
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>>74494
God I love the US
Almost every other country has thrown away free speech
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This is part of why I fucking love America. Keep it up!
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>sueing over Topix Rumors
The lawyer basically confirmed that they were more than just typical Topix gossip by going this far, stupid bloodsucker
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if the usa cared about defamation, Drumpf would have buried in lawsuits already
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>>74494
there is a forum on topix called Pikeville forum. while on it if you tell the truth about what goes on here with the political elite family that has ran this town forever you will find yourself before a judge. this is one of the most corrupt unknown corners of hell you can imagine.
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>>74784
the problem was every time someone said something about the corrupt dealings of the power elite in this town from UMG to the Mayor or Airport board, someone with alot of pull went to a judge and had you brought into court where you could end up in the county jail for a while. hell you may not even see light of day again who knows.
nothing new for this place. cant have the people speaking out about the corrupt nature of corrupt people
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>>74821
If what you are saying is true, then they could throw you in jail for typing that post.
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