Woman ordered to remove link to Sheboygan cops' website

[bean fidhleir]

Jennifer Reisinger says the Sheboygan city attorney ordered her to remove from her Web site a link to the city’s police department, in what she believes was retaliation for her support of recalling Mayor Juan Perez, according to the suit filed last week.

The city went further, the lawsuit claims, launching a criminal investigation of Reisinger for linking to the department on one of her sites.

The city’s actions torpedoed Reisinger’s Web site marketing business and led to death threats against her, according to the lawsuit.

“The mayor decided to use his office to get back at Jennifer for her efforts in the recall and picked this to do it,” said her attorney, Paul Bucher. “There is more than a mistake here. There have been repercussions.”

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=786584

[bbernardini]

1. What do you suppose would happen if we all put the link in our sig lines?

Just wondering...

[MadrasT]

2. That's freaking nuts.

That's like listing the phone number of the police department on your website. Who cares?

I'd like to know more about the context, just out of curiosity.

I'm glad it's going to federal court. This will be interesting.

[Suji to Seoul]

3. Done!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. Sounds Like She Has No Leg To Stand On.

She wasn't forced to take it down. She took it down out of fear. But a cease and desist letter; even one that can't legally be enforced, is just as much free speech as her linking to begin with.