Liberty Humane: The problem with murder (Getting SLAPPed)
So we’re getting sued. Long time Pets Alive supporters know that’s nothing new. We’re on both sides of these lawsuits on a fairly regular basis (I actually FORGOT about a lawsuit that we’ve been involved in for a couple of years and was reminded recently). Shrug. Whatever.
I am fortunate enough to have among my friends an excellent attorney who specializes in civil rights lawsuits. He is a member of the board of Pets Alive, and he’s a stand up guy. I wanted to put a picture here of him with his dog (a big ol’ Pit Bull of course), but if he doesn’t call me back before I push the publish button then you’re getting the gorky lawyer picture instead. Buster ->
This is a very interesting lawsuit. Basically the poor, beleaguered, altruistic, sweet, wonderful, morally centered board of the Liberty Humane Society is being harassed by the unwashed, cretinous, violent, threatening extremist mob. You can’t read this tripe from the largely brain-dead Melissa Hayes, “reporter” for the Star-Ledger without laughing out loud:
In a statement the board said members and shelter staff have been subjected “to a constant barrage of threats, slanderous insults and blatantly false information designed to intimidate us into relinquishing control of the Liberty Humane Society.”
“We support and defend everyone’s right to freedom of speech, but issuing death threats and smearing our reputations with vulgar lies and distortions is not speech — it is harassment,” the statement said. “We filed this suit to protect ourselves and restore the good reputation of the Liberty Humane Society.”
Ok…let’s stop right here for a moment.
Filed in Uncategorized by Admnistrator on Sep 08, 2010. There are 6 comments.