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SAN DIEGO — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist.
Sherrod said she had not received an apology from Breitbart and no longer wanted one. "He had to know that he was targeting me," she said.
Breitbart did not immediately respond to a call or e-mails seeking comment. He has said he posted the portion of the speech where she expresses reservations about helping the white farmer to prove that racism exists in the NAACP, which had just demanded that the tea party movement renounce any bigoted elements. Some members of the NAACP audience appeared to approve when Sherrod described her reluctance to help the farmer.
Originally posted by zroth
Can you sue someone for posting your own video as part of their argument?
This will be one to watch for sure.
Originally posted by pajoly
Good. I hope she sues him into oblivion.
Originally posted by pajoly
We are far to lax with our concept of "free speech."
Originally posted by pajoly
That does not give one the right to publicly slander an innocent citizen as a racist. What the scum and snake oil salesman Briebart did was little different than a drive by shooting.
Originally posted by pajoly
He should also be prosecuted under hate crime laws.
Originally posted by pajoly
He is the worst of humanity. His primary product is hate. His kind sat at the right hand of Hitler and other ethnic cleansers. He even exploits it for his own profit. And the weak minded viewers of FOX News lap it up like gospel.
Originally posted by peck420
I think people better be careful of what they wish for.
If the lawsuit is allowed through, that will mean that intent is no longer needed in courts (very dangerous), as intent in this case would be impossible to prove.
Edit, because it should be asked and answered.
Why is there no intent? Well, because he stated that the video was to show NAACP as hypocrites about racism. Is it true, who knows, but how can you prove that that wasn't his intent?
And intent is one of the most important aspects of law.
[edit on 29-7-2010 by peck420]
Originally posted by pajoly
Good. I hope she sues him into oblivion. We are far to lax with our concept of "free speech." That does not give one the right to publicly slander an innocent citizen as a racist. What the scum and snake oil salesman Briebart did was little different than a drive by shooting. He should also be prosecuted under hate crime laws. The fact is, he singled her out because she was black and he was trying to find a scapegoat to fit his scare that the NAACP is a racist organization.
He is the worst of humanity. His primary product is hate. His kind sat at the right hand of Hitler and other ethnic cleansers. He even exploits it for his own profit. And the weak minded viewers of FOX News lap it up like gospel.