The above image is from http://www.ec.europa.eu
I admit truthfully I didn't get permission in the use, or posting of, this image, but also, did not know how to.
Thought to myself, it'd be good to post something colourful, to liven things up a bit in these ol' blogs, and a picture'd do just that, especially one like this, that fits just perfectly with the title of this particular blog, especially these specific few posts.
Also thought, sure, if I haven't got permission, whether I need it, or not, I should at least post a web address and let you all go there, give that site a spin, or at least, even if you didn't, know who to thank for such an image. Seems fair, sure.
With these particular posts, Making Your Voice Heard is an important part of all this, and one a lot of people should consider, and indeed, be able to do, no matter what it relates to.
You want to talk about the latest episode of a TV show, like Arrow, on the billionaire playboy, turned do gooder vigilante?
Head over to Comic Book Resources.com, or KSite.TV, and give them a spin.
You want to talk about what you had for lunch, or dinner? Head over to Facebook, or Twitter, and post a picture, or make a post.
http://www.comicbookresources.com
http://www.KSiteTV.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.twitter.com
But, if you want to lodge a complaint, maybe about the Gardai corruption, the bullying from higher up, and the way some people wanting to complain about unfairness, or corruption, about the poisoned chalice that is a powerful person, meant to do good, using that power, abusing it, and hurting others, many of them, in the process - where do you do it?
Newspapers? Sure, you could, but, depending on who, particularly, it's about, and particularly, what it's about, you could end up being sued for libellous talk.
Do you phone into a radio show, or maybe a TV show, like The Late Late Show, Joe Duffy, or something along those lines?
It'd be a good start, and with freedom, and all that, would most likely, be grand. But, depending on the detail of the complaint, like, I know this Minister/Garda Officer/Doctor/Grocer did this, however high, or low up, their income, or job, it could be classified as slanderous talk.
The main detail to keep in mind here is in keeping it in Leinster House, where, no matter what, it will not be classified as slander, or libel.
Or, indeed, in rolling with it anyway, because it's worth it.
Because it matters.
It's important.
And, ultimately, sometimes, in face, a lot of the time, getting out injustices, making known the truth, is worth the consequences.
Legal, emotional, physical - EVERYTHING.
Just to stand up, make your voice heard, and try to do a good thing, and make a positive difference.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/libel
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