Because I don't believe JP can prove that what they said was truly defamatory; the professors didn't make these statements in a public forum; and he reputation wasn't impacted by this incident, indeed, his famed increased. But again, no contradiction in anyone suing for civil harm and the principle of freedom of speech.
Once again, the courts have reviewed the legality of defamation and not found any inherent contradiction between civil lawsuits for libelous, defamatory speech and general liberty of speech.
I will say that when I heard about Peterson suing Wilfrid Laurier U., I thought it was very unwise to do so. I don't think he has a legal case, although I'm not a lawyer (Lindsay Shepherd may be a different case). But it isn't any inherent contradiction for Peterson as a free speech warrior' to sue anyone for defamation. It is a tiresome trope by now, the courts and the press have gone through this decades ago, there is no undermining of freedom of speech when someone sues another for clearly false and maliciously stated words. So no, you don't have awin' here, move on.
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Re: no contradiction
Right, haters like you. Coward haters as it happens.
Re: Re: No inherent contradiction in Peterson suing
Because I don't believe JP can prove that what they said was truly defamatory; the professors didn't make these statements in a public forum; and he reputation wasn't impacted by this incident, indeed, his famed increased. But again, no contradiction in anyone suing for civil harm and the principle of freedom of speech.
Re: Re: No inherent contradiction in Peterson suing
Once again, the courts have reviewed the legality of defamation and not found any inherent contradiction between civil lawsuits for libelous, defamatory speech and general liberty of speech.
No inherent contradiction in Peterson suing
I will say that when I heard about Peterson suing Wilfrid Laurier U., I thought it was very unwise to do so. I don't think he has a legal case, although I'm not a lawyer (Lindsay Shepherd may be a different case). But it isn't any inherent contradiction for Peterson as a free speech warrior' to sue anyone for defamation. It is a tiresome trope by now, the courts and the press have gone through this decades ago, there is no undermining of freedom of speech when someone sues another for clearly false and maliciously stated words. So no, you don't have awin' here, move on.