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In Canada, Criminal Libel Charges Laid For Criticizing Police

Posted by timothy on from the buncha-hosers-you-say? dept.

BitterOak writes "A Calgary man is facing criminal charges of libel for criticizing police. According to the story, the RCMP have filed five charges against John Kelly for claiming on his website that Calgary police officers engaged in perjury, corruption, and obstruction of justice. What makes the story unusual is that the charges are criminal and not civil. Even in Canada, which has much less free speech protection than the United States, it is extremely rare for people to be charged criminally with libel. It is almost always matter for civil courts."

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  1. ohhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    time to pack my bags and head north. ohh wait....

    1. Re:ohhh by mfh · · Score: 3, Funny

      To Alaska? You can see Russia from your house there.

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    2. Re:ohhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      Wikipedia: Bonobo males occasionally engage in various forms of male-male genital behavior.[32][33] In one form, two males hang from a tree limb face-to-face while "penis fencing".[34][35]

      Man, I wish we were more like Bonobos.

      I do not.

    3. Re:ohhh by starless · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wikipedia: Bonobo males occasionally engage in various forms of male-male genital behavior.[32][33] In one form, two males hang from a tree limb face-to-face while "penis fencing".[34][35]

      Man, I wish we were more like Bonobos.

      I do not.

      Have you tried it?
      If so, what did you dislike about it??

    4. Re:ohhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wikipedia: Bonobo males occasionally engage in various forms of male-male genital behavior.[32][33] In one form, two males hang from a tree limb face-to-face while "penis fencing".[34][35]

      Man, I wish we were more like Bonobos.

      I do not.

      Have you tried it?
      If so, what did you dislike about it??

      I can never keep hold of the tree :(

  2. f the cops! by vxone · · Score: 1, Funny

    there needs to be some kind of - protest about this .. like ASAP they can't get away with this sort of bullshit. criminal my ass this is not a police state

  3. Re:Less protection for free speech? by jav1231 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently, when the Cajuns left Nova Scotia they left the pussies in Quebec.

  4. Explains the lack of canadian rappers.... by beaker8000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Public Enemy never would have gotten of the ground. '911 is timely and effective'....just doesn't work. God Bless America.

  5. Re:Canada is more protective of rights than USA. by TheABomb · · Score: 2, Funny

    You also can't ... start publishing material that has no value and offends a large audience.

    Off the top of my head:
    Bryan Adams.
    Alanis Morissette.
    Celine Dion.
    Justin Bieber.

    Your argument cuts like a knife through all criticism.

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