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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.
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.
...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."
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"
yet another reason to move to canada
Your sig(k) has been stolen. There is a puff of smoke!
Canada has much looser women
That comes from having sex with us Canadian men.
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
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