Nanaimo Mayor Gary Korpan sues Angela Negrin of Pirate Chips

[TH2008]

Found this on the Canada.com web site. It was story that ran in the Vancouver Sun earlier this year.

It implies the law suit, like others around the province are being used as tools to stifle freedom of speach. They call them SLAPP suits.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...e-7d926708bfe6

I have heard about "SLAPP" suits before. They are often used by companies and, like the article said, politicians to silence people in a very quick manner. Logging companies and private business owners have used SLAPP suits to scare away citizens from protesting land development or logging in forested areas. SLAPP suits can also be used in counter lawsuits. The point is to try to use the courts to make a person's life so difficult and so unmanageable that they give up and go home and shut up. And it often works. It's a disgusting cheap-@ss and dirty way to fight a battle. And I think if it can be proven that a lawsuit is indeed a SLAPP suit, then the person who filed the SLAPP suit should be charged with malicious prosecution, or something to that effect. There's just too many people in using the judicial system in a malicious fashion. And that needs to stop. But with judges and attorneys making lots of money and getting a hell of a lot of work from this type of activity, it won't stop. The court system in Canada is really just a private bank account for some of these legal officials.

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TH

[queen of the waterfront]

I wonder if we could call the Busking injunction a SLAPP suit.It may seem off topic but after what happened at council tonight maybe not.
i am still shaking after speaking but I am not afraid anymore

[TH2008]

I wonder if we could call the Busking injunction a SLAPP suit.It may seem off topic but after what happened at council tonight maybe not.
i am still shaking after speaking but I am not afraid anymore

Yours doesn't fit the classic definition of a SLAPP suit. At least I don't think it does. Anyway, you were not sued. You had an injunction placed on you.

More info about SLAPP suits is here.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...G=Search&meta=

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TH

[queen of the waterfront]

Actually Th we were sued for costs and damages. They dropped the case when we put in our statement of defence.

[titan5]

I have heard about "SLAPP" suits before. They are often used by companies and, like the article said, politicians to silence people in a very quick manner. Logging companies and private business owners have used SLAPP suits to scare away citizens from protesting land development or logging in forested areas. SLAPP suits can also be used in counter lawsuits. The point is to try to use the courts to make a person's life so difficult and so unmanageable that they give up and go home and shut up. And it often works. It's a disgusting cheap-@ss and dirty way to fight a battle. And I think if it can be proven that a lawsuit is indeed a SLAPP suit, then the person who filed the SLAPP suit should be charged with malicious prosecution, or something to that effect. There's just too many people in using the judicial system in a malicious fashion. And that needs to stop. But with judges and attorneys making lots of money and getting a hell of a lot of work from this type of activity, it won't stop. The court system in Canada is really just a private bank account for some of these legal officials.

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TH

The best part is our Mayor is the lead charactor in this national story about frivilous/strategic lawsuits SLAPP suits.

He sure makes me proud to be from Nanaimo, he represents us well.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...e-7d926708bfe6

[TH2008]

The best part is our Mayor is the lead charactor in this national story about frivilous/strategic lawsuits SLAPP suits.

He sure makes me proud to be from Nanaimo, he represents us well.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...e-7d926708bfe6

This Nanaimo lawsuit does appear to be a SLAPP suit, in my opinion.

Now! Everyone shut up about me, or I will SLAPP you with a lawsuit!

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TH

[Piper]

This Nanaimo lawsuit does appear to be a SLAPP suit, in my opinion.

Now! Everyone shut up about me, or I will SLAPP you with a lawsuit!

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TH

TH Angela is trying to get on the forum so it will be great to hear what she has to say about it all.

[TH2008]

TH Angela is trying to get on the forum so it will be great to hear what she has to say about it all.

Hey, that's pretty neat.

Welcome to Angela in advance

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TH

[fitz]

Check out her "Vote Negrin for Council" sign... up for the first time today.

I believe she has chosen a Tibetan colour scheme.

[Smokey©]

Maybe Angela can join the Larry Iwaskow team!