From: bo774@FreeNet.Carleton.CA   
      
   Drowning Not Waving Goodbye (undertow@news.vrx.net) writes:   
   >   
   > That being said. One consideration for anyone thinking of a   
   > CIVIL countersuit against Paddles is that a judgement against   
   > a person in a foreign country is called a "default" judgement.   
      
   No, only if they don't show up to defend against it. For example   
   UK incorporated Spamhaus deciding not to show up do defend spamhaus   
   after asking the bogus suit filed by e360 insight be moved from   
   state to federal court. On the other had, perhaps that was intended   
   to give Dave Linhardt a false sense of confidence about the merits   
   of his claim. Linhardt's claims against Comcast were tossed on   
   summary judgement as having no legal basis. Comcast is pursuing costs   
   and damages, apparently to make a example of someone the judge who   
   tossed the case characterized as a spammer in his decision.   
   >   
   > Back to the default "libel" judgement:   
   > If you want to sue an American subject, sue that person in the   
   > US. If you want to sue a Canadian, file the claim in Canada.   
   >   
   > Paddles knows about this. He likely called legal aid for his free 15   
   > minutes. This is likely the basis of his saying he plans to make his   
   > kooksuit claim in Kentucky.   
      
   PMS of Mt. Benson, Nanaimo boasted of having only spent a net of $20 to   
   defend himself. The judgement against him was about $1,000 that amount.   
   Did he make the wisest decision?   
      
   I expect that Griffin is out of pocket considerable change, but he now   
   has the criminal libel option if PMS carrys on or fails to purge his libel from   
   usenet. I wonder how that part of the Judge's Decision is working out   
   for PMS.   
   >   
   > See above for "best defence".   
   > See comments/ruling by the Nanaimo   
   > justice at the end of this article   
   > for information as to why HG *pwned*   
   > Paddles before it went to trial.   
   >   
   > The most effective tool for handling Paddles' kooksuit   
   > and hilarious trumped up claims is to continue to undermine his   
   > revenge fueled position with the facts or silence. When he foams,   
   > call the cops.   
      
   That is what I did after reading PMS's "I am Ted" admission on   
   bc.general. The "Ted Smith" sock puppet used to promise to visit me   
   and "take out the trash" before comitting suicide. "Ted" did express   
   some ambivalence, saying he couldn't decide whether to shoot me with   
   a telescope equipped rife and watch my head explode or kill me with   
   a knife to enjoy the sounds and smells and collect souveniers.   
      
   Whatever the truth, that was the end of the "Ted" threats.   
      
   The irony of someone planning on killing themself collecting souveniers   
   is a classic example of PMS/Ted/Clayton/Moira/... non sequiter logic.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)