Free Republic v. Aldridge

Jim Howard writes: "The controversial conservative political web site Free Republic has won a permanent injunction against one of its users who was alleged to have conducted a campaign of disruption against the site. The decision was rendered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia." Free Republic's allegations against the user are online as well.

Comments

Re:"I know not what course others may take . . ."

[Anonymous Coward]

80md?

Re:I love politics

[scoove]

And it seems that if you scream, shout and intimidate people in an attempt to influence a national election regardless of the vote, it's free speech.

Sure, like the known hecklers that got thrown in jail for 48 hours when Bubba Clinton came to town last fall.

Kind of hard to scream and shout when you're held in jail without charges, then released when Bubba's gone.

When you act annoying on a conservative web forum, it's illegal and you get taken to court.

When you write annoying opposing thoughts to a liberal president, it's not illegal and you get thrown in jail without going to court.

However, when you put metal spikes in trees trying to kill loggers, hack opposing websites to supress speech that you don't like, steal campus newspapers that prints things you don't agree with, torch expensive houses built on land you think should go back to the wild to deprive people of their homes, send bombs to conservative businessmen who you believe don't appreciate the environment, break into research labs and set infected animals free, it's considered "progressive activism" and is regarded by the social elite to be an acceptable means to the end?

Funny world.

I'd have to agree...