Let's take a look at her statement on Indiegogo. Now, she doesn't use Radford's name, but it's clear to all who she is talking about; after all, the litigation in question is public information. I don't want to be sued (nor should the 'Pit) be sued for such language, so I'm using a long-dead public figure as an example.James Caruthers wrote:Interesting point. She could have worded the fundraising more neutrally so as to avoid the problem of potentially committing the very act for which she is being taking to court.Really? wrote:No, I am not a lawyer, but I'm not sure that it's a good thing that Indiegogo is going along with this.Beta Neckbeard wrote:It would be a laugh if Trollznow's funding page is found to be libellous.
Think about it. Should you really be able to start a fundraiser by stating,
"Look, Madeupname raped me and sexually harassed me--not that he's been convicted in court of either of these crimes--and now, if you can believe it, he's suing me to get me to stop shouting, 'Madeupname raped me, thereby committing a felony that carries with it a massive social stigma!' I need money so I can keep telling people that he's guilty of a crime, even though he hasn't been convicted. kthxbye."
Unless Shermer, who was attempting to defend his good name, she is going to court to fight to sully Radford's name. If she is right, of course, her cause is just. But even so, she may lose, and the wording of her fundraising efforts may violate Indiegogo rules and count as libelous on their own.
Jesus was never convicted in a court of law for anything that Mary alleges. Wouldn't he have some kind of legal recourse? Why would indiegogo support such a thing?My name is Mary Magdalene. I am an author and researcher with a PhD in Linguistics. In recent months, I wrote an article for a Scientific American Mind blog in which I spoke out about sexual harassment I’d endured from Jesus for several years. I did this to highlight the wide problem of sexual harassment in the workplace for women, including those in scientific and academic fields. Many people who read the article immediately identified Jesus, my harasser, by name, and spoke publicly about my situation on their own blogs and other social media. They knew who Jesus, my harasser, was because He had recently been disciplined by His employer for His behavior.
As a result, Jesus, my harasser, filed a defamation suit against me, trying to bully me into silence. Although He’s spent thousands of dollars on a lawyer to clear His name, He knew that I could not afford the same. In my attempts to settle out of court Jesus has tried to bully me into signing a retraction, which claimed that I had lied about the whole ordeal, including Jesus's ongoing harassment of me, and assaults at one of our professional conferences. Although I didn’t sign the retraction, Jesus posted the document on his very public Facebook page and announced victory over me. This also led to false public edits being made to my Wikipedia page.
I never lied about the harassment I endured and I have evidence and witnesses to attest to my experiences. The only crime I have committed is not being rich enough to defend myself. If you believe in justice and in protecting victims who are bullied into silence, please dig deep and help support this legal fund. I must raise $30,000 in the next two weeks in order to find legal counsel to fight these allegations and clear my own name. If Jesus, my harasser, succeeds in bullying me into silence, it will only serve to embolden harassers, and teach victims that they should never speak up, lest it ruin their lives.
Any money raised through this campaign that is not spent on these legal expenses will be donated to Colorado's Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center.
Thank you for listening to my story, and please give as you can. To contact me about this fundraising campaign, email stollznowlegaldefense@gmail.com.
Thank you.
//And way to be super-vague about the discipline, Karen. And you're not on defense, sweetie. You're on offense. You accused a man of rape. You are the one alleging, not him.
