Canada's Wayne Crookes Sues the Net

newtley writes "Wayne Crookes, the Green Party of Canada's ex-financier, is in effect trying to sue the Internet. He's going after the Wikipedia, Google, and openpolitics.ca (run up by federal Green Party activist Michael Pilling) claiming he's suffered, 'an immense amount of frustration and emotional distress' over postings. Some 15 others may also have been targeted. "Mr. Crookes seems to be 'trying to unwrite history,' Pilling says. 'He was a central figure in the growth of the Green Party. His actions were highly controversial and if we have freedom of speech in this country, people should be allowed to talk about them.'" Newtley adds in a posting submitted 121 minutes later: "Literally 15 minutes after I posted [the foregoing], there was a knock on my door. It was a writ server telling me I, too, have been named in a lawsuit launched by Wayne Crookes..."

Comments

Proof once again

[starX]

How much better the political climate is in Canada than in the US.

Re:this is a useful reminder

[timmarhy]

what nonsense, i can't say something even if it's true because it might distress the other party? what a fucking crock of shit. next time a cop pulls me over and tells me he is giving me a ticket i'll sue him for the distress he caused me telling me i was getting fined. your logic, not mine.