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RCMP arrest Calgary police critic on libel char

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RCMP arrest Calgary police critic on libel charges


Law & Order | 206956 hits | Sep 17 11:33 am | Posted by: wildrosegirl
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RCMP have arrested a man on criminal libel charges after messages critical of the Calgary Police Service were posted on a U.S. website.

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  1. by avatar EyeBrock
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:39 pm
    Diggerdick?

  2. by avatar 2Cdo
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:42 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    Diggerdick?

    :lol:
    Thanks for the early afternoon chuckle.

  3. by avatar stratos
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:42 pm
    I wish they had given a few examples of what was posted.

  4. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:45 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    Diggerdick?


    XD

  5. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:47 pm
    Bit of an overreaction by the cops. Makes me think maybe the guy hit close to the bone.

  6. by avatar canuckns
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:49 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    Diggerdick?

    :lol:

  7. by avatar andyt
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:49 pm
    "Zipperfish" said
    Bit of an overreaction by the cops. Makes me think maybe the guy hit close to the bone.


    If he did, he'll walk, and then embarrass the cops further for trying to cover up. Thank God Brock's got a sense of humor, or maybe the man would be knocking at some of our doors too.

  8. by digerdick
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:07 pm
    I have never posted anything on this forum, that has not been on a reparable newspaper or news service.

    what I see, is that the police are tired of having their dirty laundry washed in public, and they're trying to find a way to try to bring back the old days by intimidation of the press and the citizens of Canada.

    but this will backfire on them,and make them look more incompetent than they unfortunately already are.

  9. by Choban
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:08 pm
    "Zipperfish" said
    Bit of an overreaction by the cops. Makes me think maybe the guy hit close to the bone.


    I don't think so, this guys been around for awhile and has been told to stop or they would prosecute, he chose to ignore that warnign and will pay for it now, he's poped up a few times in the Herald.

  10. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:13 pm
    "Choban" said
    Bit of an overreaction by the cops. Makes me think maybe the guy hit close to the bone.


    I don't think so, this guys been around for awhile and has been told to stop or they would prosecute, he chose to ignore that warnign and will pay for it now, he's poped up a few times in the Herald.

    Prosecuting I can understand. It's the arrest that seems like the overkill.

  11. by avatar andyt
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:27 pm
    These are criminal libel charges. Can you be prosecuted for a crime without being arrested?

  12. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:48 pm
    Criminal libel is pretty rare. You usally sue for libel.

  13. by Khar
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:07 pm
    I've never even heard of someone being arrested for criminal libel except for something involving Oscar Wilde, and that's well over 100 years old and in another country.

    Still, if he's been arrested on a defamatory libel case it means that he will have to defend himself by proving that his comments were not falsified, I would think, as in produce evidence that the allegations he posted are correct. Given he's facing multiple charges as well as obstruction it'll be interesting to see if he does produce anything or if it truly was defamatory libel, although I have a feeling he doesn't have anything solid except hearsay and rhetoric. While I'm not exactly a fan of the Calgary Police Force (like other services, they've been hit by the strain of a rapidly growing city and it shows, hopefully I don't offend anyone) it doesn't mean I go out of my way to publish possibly erroneous charges and beliefs as fact.

    He's out on a thousand dollar bail right now with a restriction on his internet privileges. This reminds me about some recent discussions about the media getting away with making untrue comments without publishing apologies or, indeed, correcting themselves, and it sounds like this cop critic pushed the line hard enough that the Calgary Police were willing to turn around and involve the RCMP. I find it pretty hard to believe they would willingly bring in the RCMP unless they had a strong case to the contrary of Mr. Kelly's stance, who's postings are still up, apparently. You can see the postings believed to be defamatory and libel .

  14. by Choban
    Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:26 pm
    So I read some of it, went to the indesputable proof section and saw no proof, just a bunch of alegations and supposid comments that Kelly wrote on the site him sefl no documnets or anything, guys a wingnut.



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