Re:Journalist faces criminal charges over coverage of protest
by tux1968 on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:06PM
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Being a journalist should not put you above the law, but the law should be careful to protect freedom of the press. It is a foundational element of western society -- even though we're talking about Canada, which doesn't have a first amendment.
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Re:Journalist faces criminal charges over coverage of protest
by cpncrunch on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:13PM
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It's a freedom to write whatever you want without being harassed by the government. It doesn't give you any freedom to break any laws while doing that (including harassment or libel).
I was more concerned about the case of Antoine Trepanier, who was arrested for harassment for doing normal journalism. However it appears that the charges have now been dropped.