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Post by Kash Flagg on May 19, 2012 10:42:18 GMT -5
1st Amendment doesn't apply to privately owned (or just recently opened for stock) sites like Facebook. Nor does it apply here (privately owned).
The 1st Amendment doesn't mean you can go to the Piggly Wiggly and call people assholes then whine that your freedom of speech is violated. Some of you need to look stuff up.
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Post by Djm Doesn't Find You Funny on May 19, 2012 10:58:45 GMT -5
All this makes me wonder is what was so horrible behind the scenes at ROH that they felt the need to make their former booker sign an agreement not to talk negatively about them when they left the company? I mean, that's something so draconian that not even the WWE does it. Are they that thin skinned, or are they as messed up as TNA behind the curtain? Well, remember. The head of the company is someone who isn't exactly known for brushing off comments or responding to someone that may have an opinion that may not gel with theirs.
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Post by molson5 on May 19, 2012 11:45:37 GMT -5
how can such an agreement even exist and be legally valid? i thought you had freedom of speech or something like that The government can't pass laws restricting speech (or religion, or the press, or the right to assemble). That's the extent of the 1st amendment.
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 19, 2012 11:55:17 GMT -5
Gabe crossed a line and deserved the legal bitch slap, IMO. He wants to talk about how the fans and wrestlers deserve better, fine but when you start telling the company to "f*** off" you are obviously pushing things too far. You want to stick it to ROH Gabe, do something to draw people to your shows and quit relying on everyone else to save your ass. The best revenge is a life lived well, not going Cornette on people to hide your own failures. Gabe didn't cross any line. He wrote an opinionated rant on Facebook. He is legally allowed under the 1st Amendment to free speech. ROH now looks like a bunch of immature crybabies because they didn't like what he said. The ones that need to shut up here is ROH because they are embarrassing themselves with that petty "cease & desist" nonsense. First off, he did cross a line in my opinion. You cannot tell people to "f*** off" and not expect a response. Second, as has been pointed out, he has no first amendment right in this case. He had no legal right to say what he did about ROH because he signed that away. ROH has every right to protect their image, same as WWE, TNA, Coca-Cola, Apple or any other company that has these clauses in their contracts. Gabe has been nothing but a whiny bitch since ROH fired his ass 4 years ago and continues to be one to this day. At some point he needs to grow up and move on which ROH has done (not once in the 4 years since they left have they taken a shot a him until he crossed the line with this).
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Post by Fantozzi on May 19, 2012 17:47:15 GMT -5
how can such an agreement even exist and be legally valid? i thought you had freedom of speech or something like that The government can't pass laws restricting speech (or religion, or the press, or the right to assemble). That's the extent of the 1st amendment. and a private contract can do it? i mean, could you sign a contract to buy a slave? i guess not i know the case is different, it just seemed strange to me that things like this can exist oh well, not that i care anyway
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