I don't think the kind of hypothetical discussion that we frequently see in this forum are going to get someone in trouble, because this forum is effectively moderated.
In unmoderated forums and newsgroups I have seen people writing that they want to kill illegal aliens, certain racial or religious groups, BATFE and FBI agents, and similar sentiments. You don't often see forum postings used as evidence in criminal cases, because the facts of the crime speak for themselves. But I think it is possible.
- Jim
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- Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:00 pm
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- Topic: Watch what you post
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- Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:28 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Watch what you post
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Re: Watch what you post
I agree that lawsuits over defensive shootings are rare in Texas. I can't name the most recent one.
However, I see things posted in various forums (rarely in this one) that make me wince. The run-of-the-mill ambulance chaser is not going to file a suit that he knows he can't win; but a crusading lawyer might go after someone who has a history of combative or bigoted postings.
Some of these lawyers have deep-pocket backing, and defending a civil suit is ruinously expensive for the average person.
I agree with Arod757 that people should not post statements that they do not want to see attributed to them on the front page of the Dallas Morning News or Houston Chronicle, or in court.
- Jim
However, I see things posted in various forums (rarely in this one) that make me wince. The run-of-the-mill ambulance chaser is not going to file a suit that he knows he can't win; but a crusading lawyer might go after someone who has a history of combative or bigoted postings.
Some of these lawyers have deep-pocket backing, and defending a civil suit is ruinously expensive for the average person.
I agree with Arod757 that people should not post statements that they do not want to see attributed to them on the front page of the Dallas Morning News or Houston Chronicle, or in court.
- Jim