03-29-2014, 10:27 AM
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She has also opened herself up to a defamation lawsuit. Not that he would necessarily win, but something she would have to spend time, energy, and money to defend even if a jury found that posting unmasked, video of somebody on social media lead to a loss of income. Especially in Florida where their courts have upheld their two party permission laws pretty strongly.
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Interesting point. I do believe only one state is left (not Florida) that does not consider roadways public space, and this should be okay- but it is Florida...
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03-29-2014, 10:33 AM
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Considering the move made by the idiot, on video, and the fact that he could have hit her and killed her, I doubt any court in Florida would award him more than the "tool of the month" award.
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03-29-2014, 11:05 AM
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Recording it is one thing, posting up to social media for no other reason then to shame the guy is pretty much the definition of defamation.
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03-29-2014, 11:09 AM
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I drive in this very same central Florida traffic daily, and I can say from experience that there are literally thousands of hillbillies like these two on the road here every day. It's a never-ending stream of camo wrapped 4x4's with shotguns or compound bows in the racks, the mandatory buck, Salt Life, or "In memory of" stickers on the back windows, and the truck beds loaded down with grimy little inbreds and pit bulls, ready to be scattered all over the road when daddy flips the F250 in the next road rage incident.
I just stay the hell out of the way and let them have at it, way to go Florida!
I shouldn't be so negative I guess . . . I mean, somebody has to install my cable vision, right?
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This isn't offensive... I guess unless you replace the word hillbilly with any race, religion besides Christianity, or sexual orientation.
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03-29-2014, 11:15 AM
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This is part of getting what he deserves. I have no regrets.
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Broadcasting his name, address and phone number is very close to incitement to harassment. Technically, that may not be illegal, but your doing that shows retribution on a personal level as a motive. Even though the guy was reckless and he may be convicted for his illegal acts, his punishment should not be increased by inciting the public to harass him.
Click here to read more about harassment. The sentence that is relevant is this: "When determining the difference between simple rudeness and criminal harassment, authorities are likely to consider issues such as the attacker’s apparent intent, the frequency of the remarks or postings, evidence of premeditation or information gathering, whether others were encouraged to participate in these acts and whether remarks or attacks were directed specifically at the victim.
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03-29-2014, 11:16 AM
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Recording it is one thing, posting up to social media for no other reason then to shame the guy is pretty much the definition of defamation.
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Posting her property that she legally took? it's not subjective, like a cartoon, comic, or painting- I'd say it's pretty fact based.
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03-29-2014, 01:41 PM
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Posting her property that she legally took? it's not subjective, like a cartoon, comic, or painting- I'd say it's pretty fact based.
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Actually if it were subjective there would be no problem, beleive it or not just becuase you are in public (even when acting stupid) doesn't mean you don't have some rights to privacy especially involving recording and re-playing. Even if a lady would win a lawsuit doesn't mean she gets her time and money back defending herself. Which is why most companies will just settle things like this rather then fighting.
Ps, I still stand by it's both of their fault. 99.9999% of cars pass each other every day without video and bird flipping. If you are a person doing either, you are doing something wrong.
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03-29-2014, 02:07 PM
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03-29-2014, 02:40 PM
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It even made the front page of msn.com lol
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03-29-2014, 03:09 PM
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Thanks Chuck, you can read the replies and pretty much get a good idea of the types of drivers that are posting, but if I gave any examples then people would scream prejudice.
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