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[KG]

1. cool story, bro.

now, piss off.

[B2G]

16. She needs to be sued for being a media whore

That presser after the verdict was announced was an abomination.

[Rex]

2. Funny that people cannot have an opinion anymore.

So much for free speech.

[COLGATE4]

7. Two points:

1: Free speech only applies when the government is the one trying to shut down the speech. Speech between private persons is not protected under the Constitution.
2: Free speech does not include offenses such as libel or slander. I suspect that she may well be sued on those grounds so no, the slanderer doesn't get off scot free.

[Rex]

11. If that was the case, OJ Simpson would be a billionaire by now.

But keep on with your bad self!

[COLGATE4]

17. Do you have any evidence that any person of any means

(wealthy, or a corporation, newspaper, radio show or T.V. show) publically called O.J. a 'murderer' after he was acquitted? Thought not. If there's no money to be had, there's no reason to sue.

[Rex]

22. I don't expect you to remember any of that

just like your silly argument that people cannot have an opinion - keep it up not like it matters at all in the least bit. Nobody is going to sue her, you can pretend all you want to.

[COLGATE4]

26. You are being deliberately obtuse now.

Having an opinion is not the same thing as making a slanderous statement about another person that other people hear (or see).

You can say something like "I think Joe is stupid" all day long. That is your opinion and there's nothing legally harmful to the individual you called stupid. But if you publically say that "Joe is a murderer" (or a child molester, or a pedophile or a drug dealer) it's slander and you can legally be held liable for it if the person you slandered choose to sue you unless your statement is true.

Educate yourself a little about the law.

[oldhippie]

12. Free speech is somewhat selective .....

... and restricted on many forums. This is just one.

[Rex]

13. Hey, if someone wants to get sue happy, more power to them.

I just don't see any reason to believe she will be sued for her opinion.

[COLGATE4]

19. Calling someone a "murderer" is not

an opinion. It's slander. And as such it's generally actionable, unless it's the term is true.

[Rex]

20. Sure it is! But you can repeat that all you want to

it won't mean she is getting sued any quicker!

[leftstreet]

3. Is she corrupt or just incompetent?

Hard to tell

[AndyA]

5. I don't know if she's corrupt, incompetent, or both...

But I thought I was watching an SNL skit during her press conference. What an outfit! Was she going out later? And why the smiles? She acted like she was just DELIGHTED that she'd lost. Just couldn't contain her glee!

Later, I learned she was a right wing tea bagger. The decent people of Florida (the Democrats) don't deserve public servants like so many of the ones they have.

[leftstreet]

9. She wasn't even the original Prosecutor

Scant news articles to be found, but this twit got appointed AFTER the original Pros recused himself, and apparently he initially called for a Grand Jury

Very strange

[Skwmom]

21. You know who else couldn't contain their glee?

Jane Velez-Mitchell whose on CNN HLN. She kept breaking out in these great big grins and then trying to hide her smile. It was so inappropriate.

[Skwmom]

18. I've wondered the exact same thing. n/t

[Quixote1818]

4. Are you kidding me? After OJ TONS of law people continued to call him a murder

But I guess it's different when it's not a black guy.

[former9thward]

8. Did the state prosecutors call OJ a murderer after the trial?

[Quixote1818]

27. I remember them saying they thought the jury got it wrong and he was guilty

which in other words means they thought he was a murder. Murder just sounds more shocking. This is going no place I guarantee it.

[mzmolly]

10. Anyone can be sued for anything.

Trust me on that one.

[Rex]

14. IKR!

nt.

[mzmolly]

15. .

[olddots]

23. I'm in agreement with post #1

n.t

[mstinamotorcity2]

24. Zimmerman is what he is.

No court of law can change that. A trigger happy neighborhood watch dude who killed a 17 year old child. Please no immunity.

[msongs]

25. great news! GZ will have to testify in open court if he sues. he doesn't want that IMO nt

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Well, what term are we to use? He did in fact kill an unarmed teenager.