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Re: Free Speech? (was Re: Elgin computers)

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From: darrob
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 00:00
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On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:22:12 -0800, Shawn Goudge <sgoudge@cyberus.ca>
wrote:

>I have been following this thread silently.  When posting such
>accusations about a person or company one must be extremely careful. 
>Free speech is only a protection against state interference in that
>right.  The private individual or company has the laws of defamtion,
>slander and liable to protect against such comments.  Even if you
>beleive you are correct, but find out you are wrong, you maybe liable
>for such a tort.  This thread against Elgin Computers has been a
>dangerously close to such actions.  I do not think thrashing a company
>in open like this is proper and much more suitable ways to deal with the
>problem should have been done.


I clap my hands in reply to this message.... Its amazing why this
lamer continues on.. but again, I thank god we have such good people
at the Hate Crimes Unit


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From: darrob@bigfoot.com
Subject: Re: Free Speech? (was Re: Elgin computers)
Date: 1998/01/22
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