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Recent lawsuit raises questions about libelous Yelping
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." If an ordinary citizen has to be careful with his/her comments lest a wealthier entity can squash the comments in court then that is a big prohibition on freedom of speech. Certainly anything dishonest written should be subject to lawsuits, libel and/or slander prosecution. But poorly worded opinions written by people without journalism or legal backgrounds shouldn't be held to the same standards as those written by professional journalists or lawyers.— March 4, 2014 7:33 a.m.
Recent lawsuit raises questions about libelous Yelping
A "professional journalist" is someone who earns a significant amount of money from journalism.— March 4, 2014 7:29 a.m.
Winter homeless shelters to stay open until June 30
Really in the big picture $1M to provide some very basic housing to homeless isn't much. And I'd much rather subsidize the poor than subsidize the rich. Seems like we should keep something like this open year round. However, I do question why it costs $1M to keep 2 big tents open for 3 months. Land rents should be pretty cheap for industrial areas. I would assume by now the city would own the tents. So it's just heating, cooling, cleaning, and maintainece, right? How is that $300K/mo?— March 4, 2014 7:26 a.m.
San Diego considered floating stadium 50 years ago
You think this is bad - in Texas a HIGH SCHOOL football stadium built for $60 MILLION has been closed to repair cracks - after only 2 years. http://msn.foxsports.com/southwest/story/texas-hi…— March 3, 2014 9:12 p.m.
Recent lawsuit raises questions about libelous Yelping
" But, sooner or later, some judge is going to have to recognize the fact that Yelp reviews have a serious and real impact on business, and that reviewers who abuse the public forum have to be held to similar standards as professional journalists." I totally disagree. It's ridiculous to expect average yelp reviewers to adhere to similar standards as professional journalist. Professional journalists have far more training, skills, and often access to legal resources than an average person. Certainly any time it can be proven that someone has committed fraud or libel then action should be taken. But I think the yelp lawsuits are troubling because they imply that an entity with superior monetary resources can easily thwart the first amendment rights of a yelp reviewer.— March 1, 2014 9:19 p.m.
SDPD chief Lansdowne retires
A police chief refused to serve a search warrant for political reasons? I didn't even know that sort of thing happened in the U.S. Sounds like banana republic stuff to me, like when the Army and President are struggling for power.— February 27, 2014 4:18 a.m.
San Diegan stiffs Detroit on parking tickets
I wonder what the circumstances were. My wild guess is that most of these were abandoned cars.— February 24, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
Donald Sterling makes former Padre owner John Moores look like a good sports franchise owner by comparison. The Clippers have been good - maybe even an elite team - for the past few seasons but that is a rare aberration in their history. They have a long history of bad trades to save a little money in the short run, and a long list of draft pick debacles.— February 23, 2014 9:14 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
Well to be honest I don't know why many Americans, such as myself, perceive soccer as boring. There's certainly incredible athleticism, skill, and strategy involved. But I think fundamentally we're used to a constant stream of quantifiable measurable outcomes, baskets made or missed, yards gained or lost, baserunners advancing. At any given time you can tell exactly who's winning and whose losing, who's playing well and who's not, and a whole host of statistical metrics to measure everything. In soccer, at least to me, it seems more subtle. Nothing wrong with that - but I think to me an other Americans the lack of a constant stream of statistics and quantifiable outcomes makes the sport seem less exciting.— February 22, 2014 8:53 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
As Don alludes to, the concussion (and other injuries) issue absolutely has the potential to kill the NFL. There are a lot of parents questioning whether American football is safe enough. Even many former NFL players are on record as saying they don't want their sons playing American football. I don't think the concussion lawsuits have the potential to directly kill the NFL but there are some scenarios which could indirectly kill it. For example, what if a class action lawsuit were allowed which ALL people who have had lifelong health issues due to football sued ALL football organizations - even at college, high school or youth levels? If something like this would occur it may get to where nobody wants to take the risk of sponsoring American football.— February 22, 2014 8:16 p.m.