Re: Harassment and Defamation on the Internet

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On 3/15/07, Dave Nightingale wrote:
> Response To Charlene Blake:
>
> You posted this same information on many other websites,
> including different forums on this site.
> The administrator on onother forum called you to account for
> your remarks, yet you have not responded. I wonder why?
> Just to rmind you of the questions asked by that individual,
> the following is a copy. It would be interesting to know
> your answers to what I believe are worthy questions--as
> follows:
>
>
> "Ms Blake,
>
> Thank you for your input. Your comments are welcome here as
> are all comments that are presented courteously and in an
> effort to seek the truth. With that said, there are two
> points I’d like to raise.
>
> First, you seem a bit bitter. Perhaps I’d feel the same if I
> had a sludge claim that I felt Toyota was ignoring. Could
> that be what is fueling the fire within you? Do you feel
> Toyota has cheated you out of something it owed you? Would
> you please be so kind as to level with us about your
> experience, your involvement with the petition, and briefly
> explain why this is such a hot issue for you.
>
> Second, you seem to have a singular view of the facts that
> are presented in the settlement – at least not the views one
> gets from a plain reading of the agreement. (see link to the
> settlement agreement at the bottom of the article).
> Specifically, (1) your comment indicates that there are a
> greater number of vehicles out there that Toyota has agreed
> to repair than those that are listed on the table in the
> settlement documentation and (2) that the manufacturer has
> in some way used “loopholes” to limit its financial
> exposure. Beyond that, you all but name Toyota in a
> conspiracy theory to sabotage the online petition drive.
>
> Since I’d love to know what you know, could you please name
> the vehicles the lawsuit covers that are not listed in the
> settlement agreement, and explain the loopholes and sabotage
> of which you write. Your sources would be invaluable in
> objectively weighing the facts.
>
> Thanks for posting and we look forward to your future
> comments on this story and others."
>
>
>
> On 2/11/07, Charlene Blake wrote:
>> I have been doing auto consumer work for the past decade.
>> Since my involvement in the Toyota engine oil sludge (well
>> documented by journalists, consumer agencies, and Toyota
>> owners) matter, some who are attempting to protect the
>> automaker have continued to harass, intimidate, and defame
>> me publicly.
>>
>> The hope is that the distraction and confusion will coax
>> auto consumers to reject my consumer information. I
>> believe the intent is to diminish and/or end the public
>> dialogue about this serious engine problem and to limit
> the
>> effectiveness of my consumer networking.
>>
>> What measures can be taken in such cases? My name as an
>> advocate is out there, but I am not a public figure in the
>> true sense. What legal measures are available to me?
>>
>> The "cyberstalker(s)" have used aliases and even posed as
>> me in order to discredit. One in particular lives in
>> Canada and uses Sprint for his internet access. He
>> impersonated me on a private blog, and the "owner" of the
>> blog revealed this information publicly."
>
I've been a victim of cyberstalking; have gotten some really
nasty emails lately. I just tell them either they stop
sending me the emails or I will have their email account
deleted. Let them live with that!