Company trying to shut up friends with solicitors letter

philly · #1 (**permalink**) 29th July 2012, 04:17 PM

Am amazed that friends of mine have used a company and been let down and have recieved a solicitors letter to SHUT THEM UP !!!!! What happened to freedom of speech ????
They won t shut them up of course but hey whats it coming to here

PeteandSylv · #2 (**permalink**) 29th July 2012, 05:48 PM

A solicitor's letter like this is a defensive reaction in a country which is still backward in providing customer service. Instead of diplomatically dealing with a problem they are aggressively trying to silence your friends. As such it has nothing to do with freedom of speech.

In any case there is no such thing as 100% freedom of speech, if there were there would be no libel cases.

Also I believe there is a law over here that makes insulting someone publicly illegal, thus that guy was arrested for calling the President an idiot. Which in this case makes telling the truth illegal!

Pete

Vegaanders · #3 (**permalink**) 29th July 2012, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteandSylv

A solicitor's letter like this is a defensive reaction in a country which is still backward in providing customer service. Instead of diplomatically dealing with a problem they are aggressively trying to silence your friends. As such it has nothing to do with freedom of speech.

In any case there is no such thing as 100% freedom of speech, if there were there would be no libel cases.

Also I believe there is a law over here that makes insulting someone publicly illegal, thus that guy was arrested for calling the President an idiot. Which in this case makes telling the truth illegal!

Pete

And now you did the same.....

philly · #4 (**permalink**) 29th July 2012, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteandSylv

A solicitor's letter like this is a defensive reaction in a country which is still backward in providing customer service. Instead of diplomatically dealing with a problem they are aggressively trying to silence your friends. As such it has nothing to do with freedom of speech.

In any case there is no such thing as 100% freedom of speech, if there were there would be no libel cases.

Also I believe there is a law over here that makes insulting someone publicly illegal, thus that guy was arrested for calling the President an idiot. Which in this case makes telling the truth illegal!

Pete

I think you re probably right pete which is why they are going to sue them throough the courts and then it ll be in the local papers and then the truth will come out.
I didnt know about the president thing haahhaa