Katie Hopkins Loses In Court Again !

[mikey4444]

Jack Monroe wins Katie Hopkins libel tweet case

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39234079

[Peter Pedant]

// The lady likes to court controversy.//

the lady likes to "court" controversy - ha! good one !

she doesnt like the label "libel" as she is more 'lib' than 'hell' !

She sees herself as the Jesus of the outspoken -
oh yeah I see because she just been crucified
took some time for that to sink in - Katie as martyr hem hem
an unexpected juxtaposition

I was gonna say in this lenten period what is wrong with maria magdalena ? unctuous outpourings which others complain about ?

hey that is a good one
outpourings - Katies prose or Maria's expensive oils poured over Jesus feet

others complain about - Katies prose a subject of libel and the apostles saying the oils could be sold and given to the poor

God I should be writing Lent Sermons I should

[anneasquith]

A sly dig at mickey , nothing to do with the topic, tut tut baldric.

[Baldric]

A slight dig at hypocrisy, no tut tuts required.

[Samjenko]

.'Her real problem though wasn't getting it wrong, which most of us do, but stupidly refusing to back down when her error was pointed out to her.'

As I recall at the time, she was put in a position, by your odious new heroine, that made it very difficult for her to 'back down'.

[TWR]

She needs knocking down a peg or two.

[sp1814]

Why was it difficult for Hopkins to back down?

Why didn't she delete the tweet the moment it was pointed out to her that she's referenced the wrong person?

Now she's got to pay over £100,000 for her hubris.

Totally unnecessary and foolish action.

[Samjenko]

As I recall at the time, Jack pounced on Katie for the mistake and demanded an apology AND a £5,000 donation to a dodgy 'charity'*.
If she had given the one, she would have at to compromise principles and do the other.
*I'm thinking a 'charity' that imports illegal immigrants but I'm not sure and can't be bothered to go back and look. I'll, doubtless, be corrected if wrong.

[anotheoldgit]

Peter Pedant

/// what if you taught a parrot to say " The Ab Editor is a wonker !" is that speech ( slander ) or permanent ( libel ) ///

How did you manage to type Ab Editor in red letters?

I refer of course to your 09:02 Sat 11th Mar 2017 post.

[jackthehat]

This is the timeline (from the Approved Judgement):

At 7.33pm Ms Monroe tweeted in these terms:
“I have NEVER ‘scrawled on a memorial’. Brother in the RAF. Dad was a Para in the Falklands. You’re a piece of ***.” (With a screenshot to the First Tweet)

Ms Monroe tweeted again at 7.36pm: “I’m asking you nicely to please delete this lie Katie, and if I have to ask again it will be
through my lawyer.” (With a link to the First Tweet)

It was nearly 40 minutes after her first tweet that JM mentioned solicitors and the £5000;
At 8.14pm Ms Monroe tweeted again, this time
“Dear @KTHopkins, public apology +£5k to migrant rescue & I won’t sue. It’ll be cheaper for you and v. satisfying for me.”
At some point between the posting of that tweet and 9.47pm, the First Tweet was deleted by Ms Hopkins.

At 9.47pm Ms Hopkins posted the second tweet of which Ms Monroe complains (“the Second Tweet”). It was in these terms:
“Can someone explain to me - in 10 words or less - the difference between irritant @PennyRed and social anthrax @Jack Monroe.”

KH had plenty of time to remove the offending (first) tweet before JM threatened her with legal action.
Having removed the first, there was really no need for her to post the second....
......no need except for her overweening arrogance, of course.

[emmie]

over a hundred grand in costs, that is a lot of tweeting.

[Zacs-Master]

I think you may be correct in that postulation AOG.

[jackthehat]

///Am I correct in saying that allen has been openly recognised as a reincarnation of a previously banned ABer? ///

LoL.....They DO have a habit of returning but the 'Law of unintended consequences' says that pointing the finger at one can often be the undoing of another..... :o)

[anneasquith]

No such thing as negative publicity, for KH ?

[Zacs-Master]

I thought AOG was talking about Samjenko.

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

/// I thought AOG was talking about Samjenko. ///

Am I correct in saying that allen has been openly recognised as a reincarnation of a previously banned ABer?

A visit to spec savers maybe?

[sp1814]

samjenko

Perhaps Ms Hopkins should have apologised when Jack Monroe pointed out her mistake, rather than coming back with the social anthrax comment.

Expensive mistake.