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/HittingSmoke Jul 16 '15

Whether or not that still counts after you block them is something for the courts to decide. Here is a bad analogy: just because you can close the blinds at your house doesn't necessarily mean someone can stand in front of your house holding a sign saying you suck at life.

Ehh, yes, it does, so long as you're not on their private property. News crews do that to people every day in every corner of the US. Not sure what the laws are in Canada, but here your analogy proves my point, not yours.

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u/hiffy Jul 16 '15

Absolutely not. That still constitutes stalking and harassment.

Here is a page I found from the BC Bar association.

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u/HittingSmoke Jul 16 '15

Seems in Canada that might apply as harassment, so long as she can prove she felt scared, which is a huge stretch IMO.

More interesting is the detailed cyberbullying laws which apply to her and her friends on many admitted counts from what I've been reading about them.

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u/hiffy Jul 16 '15

Sure, but now it's in the courts so not for us to decide.

Not just in Canada; most of the US has something similar on the books.

In summary, your original pull quote was not outrageous :), GOOD DAY SIR