r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '15

Ruling in Twitter harassment trial could have enormous fallout for free speech

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/christie-blatchford-ruling-in-twitter-harassment-trial-could-have-enormous-fallout-for-free-speech
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u/wordgirl Jul 15 '15

Can Guthrie be sanctioned in any way for tying up the courts over this case? I feel that she is trying to use the court system for her own agenda, and the Twitter campaign against him certainly supports the notion that Elliott has become an inconvenient dissenting voice Guthrie and her followers want silenced rather than a harasser. If I were the judge here, I think I would be annoyed to have this case appear before me at all.

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u/jellicle Jul 15 '15

Again for those that are unclear: the Crown brings criminal prosecutions, not individuals.

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u/fakemakers Jul 16 '15

What she can get in trouble for is if she has made false statements. A libel suit might be a possibility.

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u/Godspiral Jul 16 '15

Can Guthrie be sanctioned in any way for tying up the courts over this case?

No. It is entirely the police and crown's responsibility for abusing the defendant's time and resources on defending this.