Attracting some blowiesAlthough I got used to the web, I get the impression it can drastically change, losing its ability for uncensored discourse in global public sphere. I came across an interesting discussion about a libel suit against a webforum,
Sign of the Times. Eric Pepin,
founder and creator of the
Higher Balance Institute, didn't like the fact that
articles about his court case were discussed, and claimed that this discussion caused more than a million dollar damage for HBI.
Pepin was charged with child abuse, he helped a disciple to 'cross the abyss' with a gay threesome. The video tape showing this enlightening activity had no date stamp, so the judge decided in favour for the accused, not without stating that he was not at all convinced of Pepin's innocence.
Laura Knight-Jadcyk, the target of Pepin's lawsuit, has already plenty of experience with online defamation. A bunch of people pop up whereever her name appears on the web, and unload a barrage of ad hominem attacks. And this for already 8 years. Interestingly enough, this annoying phenomena shows the trademarks of psychopathic behaviour, the topic of the book '
Political Ponerology', which Laura published in 2007.
Especially the
discussion of Political Ponerology in the democratic underground forum teaches us a lot about psychopathic behaviour on the web.
The crazy thing about the libel suit against SOTT is that it might stuff free speech on the web entirely. On the other hand, reading some of the legal documents and forum slanders provides plenty of examples of the twisted reality psycho- and sociopaths live in.
Okay, StormBear, VB, Fulcanelli, Laurel Canyon and co, bring it on, soil another corner of cyberspace with your wicked vendetta.