tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3093745914493081923..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Landmark Free Speech RulingMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39211683864494260642011-07-06T22:12:27.869+08:002011-07-06T22:12:27.869+08:00Hi Tim, check out my new article,
"More on ...Hi Tim, check out my new article, <br /><br />"More on the speech freedom case of a food blogger",<br /><a href="http://echotaiwan.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-on-speech-freedom-case-of-food.html" rel="nofollow"> http://echotaiwan.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-on-speech-freedom-case-of-food.html</a>Taiwan Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018124148446093746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82204824007275924852011-07-06T12:56:22.800+08:002011-07-06T12:56:22.800+08:00Hey Guys,
I had heard about this and have a few k...Hey Guys,<br /><br />I had heard about this and have a few key points that are easy to overlook.<br /><br />First off, it sounds like the blogger is being punished for saying noodles were too salty.<br /><br />In the above post, the judge defends her statements about cockroaches and criticizes her statements about the noodles being too salty...<br /><br />But what was she really guilty of? Deflimation, right?<br /><br />I seem to remember reading that she made some rude comments about the owner, calling him a bully or something like that.<br /><br />Could it be possible that we're not reading the bloggers post and are making assumptions based on a vague statement of the facts? Maybe she's not being punished for her noodle comments, but for what she said about the owner on a personal level.<br /><br />Can anyone who's read the official ruling and the original post comment?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903274740228467997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73079677973180733692011-06-30T15:28:04.833+08:002011-06-30T15:28:04.833+08:00Michael, I am glad that you also see the light. On...Michael, I am glad that you also see the light. Only now is the road paved for legal filings to shut down all these websites providing reviews of products, services, hotels, goods, - pretty much everything. Of course, this will effectively shut down nasty sites that are based on such reviews, such as Amazon, ebay, Tripadvisor, Expedia - actually, most of the commercial sites, simply. <br /><br />Collateral effect: this will speed up the internet, as there will be not much traffic left. <br /><br />Taiwan, again, has strongly positioned itself and its legal system within the international community.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873466046710138527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90385314546758792462011-06-26T09:55:00.197+08:002011-06-26T09:55:00.197+08:00Turton, have you thought of writing some negative ...Turton, have you thought of writing some negative restaurant reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-68347636530578357072011-06-25T16:54:54.753+08:002011-06-25T16:54:54.753+08:00It shows how superficial the democracy is in Taiwa...It shows how superficial the democracy is in Taiwan. The civil liberty in Taiwan is still in the age of Fuhrer Chang Kai Shek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40841243249947391292011-06-25T13:46:58.968+08:002011-06-25T13:46:58.968+08:00"Taiwan never fought for democracy and they n..."Taiwan never fought for democracy and they never know what freedom of speech is."<br /><br />Remarkable display of ignorance to Taiwan's history.Taiwan Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018124148446093746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75885794871595962612011-06-25T09:16:59.031+08:002011-06-25T09:16:59.031+08:00Anon:"Taiwan never fought for democracy and t...Anon:<i>"Taiwan never fought for democracy and they never know what freedom of speech is."</i><br /><br />That's pretty ignorant to Taiwan's history.Taiwan Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018124148446093746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14767190228697683372011-06-25T08:54:38.863+08:002011-06-25T08:54:38.863+08:00Some redneck states in US have food disparagement ...Some redneck states in US have food disparagement law that might have jailed/fined Oprah Winfrey for her hamburger comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-68812024092215530722011-06-24T21:14:22.183+08:002011-06-24T21:14:22.183+08:00Taiwan never fought for democracy and they never k...Taiwan never fought for democracy and they never know what freedom of speech is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-47479061514306342412011-06-24T09:21:07.905+08:002011-06-24T09:21:07.905+08:00She didn't get 30 days in jail, she got a 30 d...She didn't get 30 days in jail, she got a 30 day sentence, suspended for two years. The English language news reports mistranslated the original Chinese.<br /><br />Still, it is ridiculous that a case like this should be dealt with under criminal law. Surely it should be a matter for the civil courts.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36829352504509740382011-06-24T04:14:51.633+08:002011-06-24T04:14:51.633+08:00I always take a picture to prove how salty noodles...I always take a picture to prove how salty noodles are. That lawyer at the end of the article was brilliant.Matthttp://www.taichungimprov.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-80458822562506082882011-06-24T00:11:49.939+08:002011-06-24T00:11:49.939+08:00Man, it's in Taichung, I am worrying about you...Man, it's in Taichung, I am worrying about you guys ---Taiwan Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018124148446093746noreply@blogger.com