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Canada's Wayne Crookes Sues the Net

Posted by kdawson on from the shotgun-doesn't-begin-to-cover-it dept.

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..."

12 of 200 comments (clear)

  1. twat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hmmm... And I suppose he will sue mother nature for global warming

  2. Mr. Crookes? by statusbar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nominative determinism?

    --jeffk++

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  3. Sue al of us? by nurb432 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Will also sue all of us users, who know the truth?

    This should fall under 'its funny'.

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  4. Dear Wayne kook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is your personal crusade against the internet an public analogy for underlying coprophilia?

    AC -- from the asking for it department.

  5. In tomorrow's news... by HerrEkberg · · Score: 5, Funny

    247 lawsuits filed against a Mr. Anonymous Coward for postings causing "immense amounts of frustration and emotional distress".

  6. Downtime by nurb432 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So tahts why slashdot was down earlier today, they were erasing all the evidence.

    "oops, harddrive crash... nothing to see here judge"

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  7. How do you know when nuts are not ripe for eating? by mapkinase · · Score: 3, Funny

    They are green.

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  8. Kook of the Month? by mi · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Kook of the Month [mind your eyes at that site] award ought to be revived...

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  9. Re:Remember, It's Canada by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe some medication will assist you?

    Nah ... just some good Canadian beer.

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  10. Re:Self defeating strategy by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wouldn't be surprised if he was considered a hero in some circles.

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  11. Al Gore by truckaxle · · Score: 4, Funny

    All I can say is that Al Gore better get a good lawyer....

  12. While we're at it... by alisson · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm suing calculus, for undue mental distress.