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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. 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 :(