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Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News

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Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News - Jan. 20, 2015

[h=2]Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN Tuesday she intends to sue Fox News in the wake of the channel's coverage of supposed "no-go zones" for non-Muslims.[/h] Hidalgo said the channel had "insulted" her city.
"When we're insulted, and when we've had an image, then I think we'll have to sue, I think we'll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed," Hidalgo told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "The image of Paris has been prejudiced, and the honor of Paris has been prejudiced."
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LoL... apparently the French aren't so enamoured with Fox "news" style of completing making things up for a gullible audience.
 
Good luck.
 
Fox News must have made the French look like incompentent boobs or something.
 
Her last name is Hidalgo.
 
American said:
Fox News must have made the French look like incompentent boobs or something.
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I think it has to do for having some one say something entirely untrue on their channel as mentioned in the article you might want to read. In other words, it was FOX that was incompetent.

I cannot see the suit as being winnable. Libel is pretty hard to prove.
 
Shut up Anne Hidalgo.
 
NIMBY said:
When do you believe in the first amendment having limits ?
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You insulted the honor of my city! You pay! What are you, japanese? Honor of a city. ****ing please.

Anyway, I don't believe it has limits.
 
Arcana XV said:
Sue them for what? Abject stupidity and ignorance? Lack of journalistic skills? Are any of those illegal?
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It would have to be for libel, and the odds of winning are remote. Not sure if this would be tried in US court or French court, but I would think US court most likely and there is no way they can win there, what has to be shown in libel/defamation cases would be just about impossible. Elements of Libel and Slander - FindLaw

  1. First, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant made a false and defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff.
  2. Second, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant made an unprivileged publication to a third party.
  3. Third, the plaintiff must prove that the publisher acted at least negligently in publishing the communication.
  4. Fourth, in some cases, the plaintiff must prove special damages.
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The third one is where the case would fail.
 
Henrin said:
You insulted the honor of my city! You pay! What are you, japanese? Honor of a city. ****ing please.

Anyway, I don't believe it has limits.
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Such as with Charlie Hebdo ?
 
I read about the Paris no-go zones years ago...on FOX

I would be ashamed if we had those in this country....Dearborne
 
Redress said:
I think it has to do for having some one say something entirely untrue on their channel as mentioned in the article you might want to read. In other words, it was FOX that was incompetent.

I cannot see the suit as being winnable. Libel is pretty hard to prove.
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In American courts, I don't know French law, but England is very easy to win libel relatively speaking. So France could sue against affiliates in France or England in a friendly venue....
 
Fox News is available in France thru two cable providers: "free.fr" and "orange.fr", so one might assume any lawsuit would be in a French court.

CNN Analyst Advises Fox: Make Paris Lawsuit 'Go Away' Fast, France 'Criminalized' Slander | Crooks and Liars

Two CNN legal analysts said on Tuesday that the city of Paris could win a lawsuit against Fox News because French law was less tolerant of slander and defamation than United States law.

"Under U.S. law, I would say there is no chance of bringing a defamation case against the Fox network," CNN legal analyst Paul Callan explained. "Under French law, however, if they can get jurisdiction over Fox, there's a law from 1881 -- believe it or not -- that says if you insult the honor of a French body or person, you can sue for defamation. So under the 1881 French law, they might have a case against the Fox network in France."

"If you want to defend a defamation lawsuit, it's pricey, it's costly, a lot of times you want those things to go away," (Legal analyst Danny) Cevallos said. "People may be surprised to learn that the French, in fact, do not take such a liberal view of the First Amendment as do we. Of course, they don't have a First Amendment, but they have laws criminalizing defamation. Whereas here in the United States, defamation is merely a civil action."
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I think fox news may have misspoke here and clearly some boneheaded decisions were made...but that is the extent of it, nothing more, nothing to see here
 
WCH said:
I read about the Paris no-go zones years ago...on FOX

I would be ashamed if we had those in this country....Dearborne
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Detroit. The average police response time is nearly an hour & areas in and around the urban areas look like Pripyat.
 
Arcana XV said:
Sue them for what? Abject stupidity and ignorance? Lack of journalistic skills? Are any of those illegal?
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You know as well as I know that Paris makes a ton of money from tourism. If someone went around saying your business was only open to whites, would you not be able to sue them in court under defamation laws? Governments can also do this. En tout cas, vive la liberté d'expression. :lol:
 
Awesome! said:
I think fox news may have misspoke here and clearly some boneheaded decisions were made...but that is the extent of it, nothing more, nothing to see here
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Eh... they didn't express themselves sufficiently or accurately? There were never any no go zones.
 
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