tyhee Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 TSN was incredibly stupid, but I think the apology is enough. There are at least a couple of Issues with that viewpoint. 1. Are there people out there still wondering if the there is some truth behind the tweet? If there is anybody in that situation, then damage has been done to the reputations of the people who were defamed and they are entitled to be compensated for that. 2. If TSN gains viewers and accordingly advertising revenue by running this racy sort of rumour, then without sufficient monetary cost there is nothing to keep TSN from gaining by doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 This is going to be a little awkward for TSN as they try to push the pro-Toronto agenda in the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 There's a difference between making a ill-conceived "joke" on Twitter and having it seen by all five of your followers and having a TV show watched by millions show it on air. This was a complete snafu by TSN and completely deserving of the reaction it got from Phaneuf and Lupul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy44 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 My question is when did it become necessary to stream tweets? I can understand streaming tweets of news and rumors, but when did we decide what Joe blow had to say was of any interest to the rest of the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Also, I think people are misunderstanding freedom of speech. You are not allowed to say whatever you want without repercussion. Hopefully the 'fan' who wrote that tweet learns this lesson through his wallet. hmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 And if anyone is curious... https://twitter.com/adragnaa21 dude now has close to 2000 followers. No way he had this many from before. Lawsuit is making him famous. #stupidfkingidiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 You are a serious speech Nazi. It's a joke. Rude and crude, but definitely undeserving of a civil suit. Get ready to have every comedian and late night talk show host sued to infinity for making jokes, because that's what you are advocating. It's not free speech if we are only permitted to say what's politically correct. What is free speech? Is it allowed in schools or hockey arenas, (pro or minor) or on TV and other media? Defamation is not legal. Slander is not legal. Hate speak is not legal. Are you advocating a race to the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chayne Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 yet they didn't sue Avery... Ha ha. good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Freedom of speech has limitations. Ex: speech used for hate, defamation etc. *I think There is no freedom of speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 yet they didn't sue Avery... What Avery said wasn't necessarily 'false'. It was derogatory, poor taste, etc., but not slander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 What Avery said wasn't necessarily 'false'. It was derogatory, poor taste, etc., but not slander. Lesson learned: any time you want to chirp a player over twitter throw the word "allegedly" in there to leave it open to speculation instead of a statement of fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'd feel better punching that douchbag square in the face than go through countless hours dealing with a lawsuit that might not work out in your favor. Cause as a rich hockey player in a prominent hockey market you want to be punching fans in the face for lame tweets. Cause it's better to pay them money from the impending assault charges from the punch that crippled them, rather than being a mature adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It was an inside joke between his friends. It wasn't meant for Phaneuf, Lupul and Elisha to even read. Things like that get said on twitter all the time. Justin Bieber may as well sue every one of his haters that trash him on twitter if this guy is getting sued. Publishing something on Twitter is putting it out in public, especially when you give it a TSN hashtage; therefore it is no longer an inside joke. Once something is published on social media it is no longer private. People posting stuff like this on Twitter and Facebook need to read up on liable and slander law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Publishing something on Twitter is putting it out in public, especially when you give it a TSN hashtage; therefore it is no longer an inside joke. Once something is published on social media it is no longer private. People posting stuff like this on Twitter and Facebook need to read up on liable and slander law. You mean libel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 You mean libel? sure that too I don't think my spelling mistake really changes my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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