Comments on: Blogger Mom Takes on Galveston ISD

By: voiceofreason

voiceofreason — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:16:58 +0000

“Great… Now I have to streat listening to Rap…”

Word!

By: Another Drew

Another Drew — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:56:58 +0000

“…the response of a school board to criticism…”

How quickly we forget that mere mortals are not allowed to criticize the gods of Education. Our job is to just sign over our wealth to be used by the EduCrats for their purposes; and then: Shut Up!

By: Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:22:07 +0000

Good common ground!

Great… Now I have to streat listening to Rap…

By: JRM

JRM — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:56:17 +0000

29/LarryD:

Good point 1, the cite for government being barred from bringing defamation suits. (I know Times v. Sullivan, but I’d forgotten that was the case that barred government defmation suits.)

Point 2 – saying that “In my opinion,” eliminates libel risk – is wrong. (See: Milkovich v. Lorain Journal, a 1990 SC case.)

Allowed: JRM is a mean, pedantic, ugly moron.

Not allowed: JRM pitchforks infants.

Not allowed: In my opinion, JRM pitchforks infants.

–JRM, who can’t resist a bit of pedantry not as to this post: It’s “It’s,” it is.

By: Eg

Eg — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:39:45 +0000

Here's an update on the story for any interested: Attorney warns GISD against lawsuit

By: Pablo

Pablo — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:55:41 +0000

Gyrations on your part to make the vast majority of blogs the modern day replacement for face to face contact and dialog works for you but not me.

Given that I haven’t done any such gyrations about blogging as a replacement for real world action, it makes you the deluded old man grumbling about the kids and their unicorns on your lawn.

By: assistant devil's advocate

assistant devil's advocate — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:49:28 +0000

if you step into a monkey cage to fling poo at the monkeys, aren’t you a monkey poo-flinger too?

By: SPQR

SPQR — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:17:06 +0000

JD, it is not defamatory because no reasonable person would pay any attention to it. Yes, VoR does seem immune to what should be debilitating cognitive dissonance.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:09:18 +0000

SPQR – Is calling you mini-VOR libel or slander?

By: Voice of Reason

Voice of Reason — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:07:01 +0000

#59
Good common ground!