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posted by takyon on Friday December 08 2017, @11:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the Mein-cyberbullying-Kampf dept.

The idea of suing a website might seem abhorrent to advocates of free speech on the internet, but maybe one case shows that it can be justified?

Whitefish Woman's Lawsuit Over 'Daily Stormer' Harassment Proceeding

The Missoulian is reporting [archive] that a Whitefish woman's lawsuit against a Nazi website is going forward.

Montana Public Radio reports that Andrew Anglin, publisher of The Daily Stormer, is being sued by an individual the website targeted because of the mother of Richard Spencer:

The Daily Stormer called for readers to harass her and her family over her dealings with the mother of white nationalist Richard Spencer.

Image of part of the complaint (PDF).

Northwestern Montana, however, has had some experience in dealing with neo-Nazis in the neighborhood.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 08 2017, @09:12PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 08 2017, @09:12PM (#607430)

    In no way does some small aside matter, threats were made. What the motivation was is irrelevant, even when owed money violent threats are not OK.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 09 2017, @06:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 09 2017, @06:36PM (#607732)

    In no way does some small aside matter, threats were made. What the motivation was is irrelevant

    Completely 100% wrong. The actions of the perpetrator could indeed be mitigated by the victim's behavior.

    An example for you: A perpetrator of assault (the crime of threatening an attack) could tell his victim "I'll shoot you!". However, if the victim of assault was also the perpetrator of a night-time home invasion, the crime of assault will most likely be completely mitigated due to the actions of the home-invading assault victim.