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Afio  Title: Belle of the Bull
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Registered: 2002-3-19 16:18:03
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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/29/10921391-spike-lee-apologizes-to-florida-couple-for-retweeting-their-address
Film director Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple after he retweeted an address that was described as the home of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot Trayvon Martin.
The mistake forced David and Elaine McClain, a couple in their 70s whose home is about four miles from where Martin was killed, to flee to a hotel.
The McClains demanded an apology of Lee, who has nearly 250,000 followers on Twitter.
Could they sue for harassment?
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vn_nnanji  Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Registered: 2001-6-30 17:22:56
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I am sure you can, and should, find shark lawyers who would take the case on contingecy for the publicity alone.
Sue him until he screams imo. Criminal charges might not be a stretch....even if it was the right address what was homey thinking?
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Z-Elder Posts: 671
Registered: 2002-3-15 13:58:39
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I sure hope so. Someone with 200,000 friends can make a mess of someones elses life.
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Moe_Nox Title: In Moe We Trust
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Registered: 2007-2-4 12:17:56
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Badjar speaks true. He tweeted that address knowing the bounty was issued, despite it being the wrong address. Even an average DA could twist that into charges.
I hope the couple sue him into poverty.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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It's funny how people love to complain about lawyers but their first instinct in every situation is to urge people to sue, usually over stuff that it makes no sense to sue over.
There is also this hillarious idea among lay people that the caliber of the lawyer matters when it comes to the law. "Even an average DA could work up into charges." That isn't how things work. Filing charges isn't some elaborate art form where exceptional lawyers can find all sorts of holes and hidden gems no one else can. Perry Mason isn't gonna do all that much different a job than ET.
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DemonicXH Title: Camelot Vault Staff
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Registered: 2003-12-1 08:14:17
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They were receiving death threats and stuff. That's gotta be pretty scary as an elderly couple who probably didn't know wtf was going on.
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Lyken-P  Posts: 453
Registered: 2006-1-14 18:41:19
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What a douche.
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Abaddon_Ambrosius Title: Retired Theurgist TL
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Registered: 2001-12-21 09:51:39
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Sue the moron.
This is what civil suits are for. They should get the cost of their phone/service switchover covered, installation & monitoring of security systems, many thousands for the annoyance, lawyers fees, a well-publicized retraction ad about the address being wrong, and some amount of punitive ($20k?) for putting their home and property in danger. Also, a standing warrant to draw on him for any expenses from attacking the property that occur over the next 2-3 years.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Yukishiro1 posted:
It's funny how people love to complain about lawyers but their first instinct in every situation is to urge people to sue, usually over stuff that it makes no sense to sue over.
Unless you allow vengeance then it's a civilized person's only recourse. If not I am cool with the people hiring a hit man to take him out.
Lawyers are a necessary evil.
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