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Mom Makes Website, Gets Sued for $2 Million
An anonymous reader writes "A Canadian stay-at-home mom of 3 recently created a website to report on environmental problems around her neighborhood. The general public and governmental workers lauded her for her efforts. The environmental Ministry spokesman was even quoted as saying 'Obviously we can't have staff everywhere all the time, so we depend on the public out there as surrogate eyes and ears for the ministry'. However, not everyone was quite as happy, as she soon found out, when one company decided to sue her for libel to the tune of $2 million."
In the U.S. this is a no brainer, but this crap happens in canada too? I thought they were ALL enviro-hippies there.
Fascism is the greatest political ideology ever conceived. Sorry.
Good to know its not only in America where you can get sued for anything. God Bless the coporations, and their willing to sue the people.
Yay, I have a sig.
I'm so glad I live in Canada, we don't have to deal with this bullsh.. uh, wait.. what the.. oh crap.
Nobody's gay for Mole-Man.
1. Sue the popular hero
2. ???
3. Watch profits tumble!
They'll pay for this, or my name isn't Darl McBride!
...Libelous statements sue... uh...
In South Korea, only old libelous... damn.
I, for one, welcome our Libelous Housewife... shit.
Uh, well, good for her. Fuck the man. Yeah.
Anyone got a link to this woman's website? I'm giving odds that theres a few crafty animated gifs on there.
s'wut i sed.
Umm... Geocities sites get "Slashdotted" after about five visitors. ;^)
It's better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
- E. Debs
... MILS ... Mothers I'd Like to Sue ...
The Luddites were ahead of their time.
no, no, no, Canada has much looser women - libel laws are just as strict.
even preaching the murder of another.
Drop dead.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
We need the government to enforce environmental laws, because you can't sue the government.
i don't know what activa's all angry about, slashdot probably just took down her site anyway.
Wow, I didn't mean to call you a liar.
When I said similar, I didn't mean exactly, and it was not my intention to suggest Canadian law was identical to the US. Deep breaths... deep breaths...
I am proud to be an American where the burden of proof is on the plaintiff in such a case.
So... I can spam the world with the news that you rape babies, and you can't stop me unless you can provide hard evidence that you have never raped a baby?
Nice. Sounds like a great system.
In that cold land of Northern American, they do not enjoy the same freedoms that we do, such as freedom of speech.
Oh, indeed. The USA has much better freedom of speech than anywhere else in the world. Why, here in Soviet Britain, you don't know where you're allowed to speak your mind and where it's forbidden -- I really wish we had designated "free speech zones" like you Americans!
Don't worry - we're on the case!
In America, we err on the side of free speech. But if you can't provide evidence, no one will believe you.
I have proof that what you say is false! 3 words will be enough: "Bush" "WMD" "Iraq"
"I have seen kids playing in a stagnant pond of water that was 4ft deep. It was filled with building debris including paint cans, fiberglass insulation, pressure treated wood, oil residue and tadpoles."
Damn slimy tadpoles, polluting our ponds.
Bwahh haha
You mean we should have actually THOUGHT about this and responded according to facts and logic, rather than just blindly assuming one side is right because it feels good?
Next you'll be telling us to use proper spelling and grammer.
yet another reason to move to canada
Your sig(k) has been stolen. There is a puff of smoke!
Here in Britain we also have the right to wear T-shirts.
flossie
Write now. Defend liberty
Before she can do that, someone will have to invent the word "percentually".
Now before I get modded down, I be to remind whoever might read this that what I am saying is FACT. - bogaboga
Canada has much looser women
That comes from having sex with us Canadian men.
Couldn't resist could you? Always some man to show his hairy ass in the middle of my fantasy :(
It sucks that even your mind's camera man zooms up on the guy's ass. I guess some things will never change.
WHO NEEDS SHIFT WHEN YOU HAVE CAPSLOCK/ DAMN1
Don't forget the sunscreen.
On a pile of cash would be my guess.
You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. -- Harlan Ellison
You see, he is justified in being 'proud' to be an American, because being born an American is God's way of rewarding 'superior' souls. And the truly amazing souls get born as Texans.
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. --Mark Twain
Oh really? Then why do we keep hearing about Canadian softwood?
Soylent Green is peoplicious!