Article Jace Media Coverage Thread -

[Saul Goodman]

Massachusetts has a harassment statute.

They do. What @waffle was getting at was that they haven't made harassment a tort where the Plaintiff can recover damages. That statute only has injunctive relief (and of course, criminal sanctions for violating the court order).

But, as I pointed out, even though MA doesn't allow recovery for harassment, invasion of privacy as a statutory tort in MA can be easily twisted to cover a lot of harassment (cf. this).

Edit: I'll leave what I wrote up because I was a moron, but yes, you're right the statute does allow for recovery of actual damages. I didn't bother to read it thoroughly (and apparently was similarly remiss in my cursory review on Westlaw earlier). I really do suck.

Maybe I should just move to Omaha and start slinging those cinnabons . . .

 

[waffle]

Yeah, even if harassment is a tort in Ma through, Jan's got a pretty good defense that his intent was obviously to cause humor, not fear.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Yeah, even if harassment is a tort in Ma through, Jan's got a pretty good defense that his intent was obviously to cause humor, not fear.

Importantly, the statute also requires malicious intent. Not just intent. One could colorably argue that, "He intended to make these videos, which to a[n un]reasonable person would be intimidating. The fact that he did so as a joke/satire is irrelevant."

But a joking intent is -- pretty much by definition -- not malicious. Wu won't recover (although, as I said, I do hope she sues for >$75k). She won't survive a 12(b)(6). But filing lets her feel (and act!) empowered.

 

[blackie toy]

One good thing is that if Wu tries to pull local influence bullshit, the case can be easily removed to federal court where they have less patience for bullshit. Especially since Wu would probably claim millions and zillions in damages.

Remove that shit and file a motion for transfer to the District of Maine.

 

[DeagleDad420]

well if she tries to sue me for infinity dollars for making jokes on the computer she'll be really disappointed to find out my family is broke and on food stamps and welfare

LOOKS LIKE CRIME DOESNT PAY...........

Also look up "falmouth maine playground case"... we are totally used to this kind of thing by now. The last (equally absurd) legal struggle my family was involved in went up going to the supreme court and we're in touch with bigtime saul goodmen IRL

That being said - if anything does happen, it will immediately result in a new absurd chain of events for me to laugh at. So i'm cool with that, and I'll walk right out of it grinning ear to ear like Autistic Zimmerman, livestreamed in 1080p straight from the courthouse courtesy of a tiny GoPro concealed in my anus (bought with donator cheese, thank you please donate to my patreon www.patreon.com/parkourdude91 please donate send me money i need money to deal with these legal threats help im being threatened www.patreon.com/parkourdude91)

Inb4 this post gets used as evidence in the trial and Judge Judy personally performs cavity search exposing my ass on national television. "Actually your honor, this is about ethics in games journalism"

 

[Blueberry]

well if she tries to sue me for a million dollars for making jokes on the computer she'll be really disappointed to find out my family is broke and on food stamps and welfare

LOOKS LIKE CRIME DOESNT PAY...........

I would be worried mein Commander, the judge could force you to livestream Revolution 60 as punishment.

I would advise fleeing the country or suicide to avoid such as fate

 

[DeagleDad420]

I would be worried mein Commander, the judge could force you to livestream Revolution 60 as punishment.

I would advise fleeing the country or suicide to avoid such as fate

actually she claims she contacted maine police so I plan to dodge service by packing up all my katanas and moving to 48 forrest st north brookfield MA

 

[Saul Goodman]

well if she tries to sue me for infinity dollars for making jokes on the computer she'll be really disappointed to find out my family is broke and on food stamps and welfare

LOOKS LIKE CRIME DOESNT PAY...........

<sperg>I should've explained the $75k joke. Over $75,000 is the "amount in controversy" needed to remove a case to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction (the parties being citizens of different states, like MA and ME). A move to federal court is severely annoying for a plaintiff, and especially so for one who doesn't really have a case. </sperg>

 

[introman]

Peter Griffin was not a fan of the Jace Connors Saga.

 

[Kool Kid Kue]

Jace and Wu have hit the Australian media

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/...u-now-says-it-was-a-joke-20150226-13q93j.html

 

[FBIfellow420]

Now the Washington Post has gotten in on it, again basing their coverage entirely on the BuzzFeed article. They're really going out of their way to demonstrate how lazy reporters are. The WP is at least relieved Jan signed a contract promising to never do anything like this again:

The irony is this is their article on "fake things on the internet."

Why in the holy, mother-loving fuck does anybody trust Buzzfeed for fucking anything?
This is a serious question, people! I have thought and thought and thoughtfully spit in the dust and chain smoked Lucky Strikes while gazing into the distance all I can, and I have found no reason anybody, ever, should trust Buzzfeed for anything, ever. My whole life is in shambles off of this, and I need answers, dammit. I cannot let this tear me up any more.

 

[Batman VS Tony Danza]

Hopefully Jan will do that video series where he shares his views as a feminist and everyone can learn he's not really way the press presents him. Feminism needs the kind of leadership only a man could give.

 

[Arctic]

Peter Griffin was not a fan of the Jace Connors Saga.

"Real world criminal consequences." For what, making Brianna Wu look like an idiot?

 

[AnOminous]

Why in the holy, mother-loving fuck does anybody trust Buzzfeed for fucking anything?
This is a serious question, people! I have thought and thought and thoughtfully spit in the dust and chain smoked Lucky Strikes while gazing into the distance all I can, and I have found no reason anybody, ever, should trust Buzzfeed for anything, ever. My whole life is in shambles off of this, and I need answers, dammit. I cannot let this tear me up any more.

One good thing about this whole affair is it has identified a number of credulous morons in the press who should a) never be taken seriously about anything ever again and b) should be on any potential media troll's "sucker list" of idiots who will mindlessly repeat anything they're told.

If there were a license to be a journalist, it would be revoked for sheer incompetence like cutting and pasting from Buzzfeed and other clickbait outlets.

 

[parkourdad420]

A few days ago I sent a link to the lolcow wiki to a few friends who I thought would enjoy it and they never replied. I assume they read the buzzfeed article or something and now think I am a misogynist psychopath.

Even my most open minded friends are falling victim to the idiotic media WHYYYYY!?

 

[Arctic]

Sargon talks about Jace at about 11:4o

 

[Blueberry]

Sargon talks about Jace at about 11:4o

Sargon is a great example of someone who has let Gamergate completely consume their lives.

 

[introman]

http://www.reaxxion.com/5753/the-jace-connors-story-how-one-man-tricked-them-all Not archive.md'ing it, because the article isn't complete shit.

 

[Arctic]

http://www.reaxxion.com/5753/the-jace-connors-story-how-one-man-tricked-them-all Not archive.md'ing it, because the article isn't complete shit.

It's pretty worrying when only Roosh V's website has the actual facts.

 

[ChuckSlaughter]

Sargon talks about Jace at about 11:4o

She's complaining that guys see through and call out what appears to me to be patronizing women with the female thor. I then attempted to read a little bit about this move before jumping to conclusions but was then confused by the fact that there already is a female thor who is a different person than male thor... who is a male god and was established well before the marvel action universe. No this is not that character this the thor character and norse god. So no they're pandering to feminists by turning him into another already existing comic book character for no reason that I can see other than to piss people off to generate controversy and reblogs.

I don't really know much about comics but I am so tired of SJWs and their close connections to media, stuff like this would not even bothered me a little once upon a time except it's all so common now I can't even just see something like this without thinking "SJWs have yet again positioned themselves to ruin something else"... ironically my tears fuel their reblogs which fuels more of the same.
Then I realized I was giving her yet another youtube view.