From: dawgface@ten.hut
"Fritz Wuehler"
wrote in message
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> Anyone can file a bogus lawsuit, or a frivolous one with the malicious
> intent to harass the accused. It is a felony in some states, a
> misdimeanor in others, to do that, especially more than once.
>
True, but there are some safeguards in certain jurisdictions where the
suit can be "previewed" and thrown out. There is no restriction of
filing however.
> Counter sueing for false allegations and libel, harassment and
> stalking is not possible if the person you sue is indigent and living
> on social security checks. What can you get if you counter sue?
> Nothing. It would be a waste of time and money. If the person doing
> the sueing does so in order to harass the accused and knows he or she
> can not be counter sued because he/she is indigent and living on
> social security, that only makes it look worse for that person.
>
One can still get a judgement since an idigent or others may have a
change of mind and earn an income, have a brain child moment and come up
with an idea worth a million or two. (book, movie, interviews, etc.)
> However, there might be a case for a criminal charge. Filing such
> lawsuits for purposes of harassment is illegal, it is a crime. If the
> person doing the libel and doing the sueing is also doing something
> else criminal in taking on these actions, then another criminal charge
> can be filed.
>
In most jurisdictions, yes, but not by either party.
> Like it or not, you can put up a website and say that you think the
> President should be killed and then state why and say anything you
> want. It's covered under free speech. In some countries, doing
> something like that might tempt the President to make the person
> vanish.
>
Only if they are conservative, white, Republican and so on, you get my
drift.
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