How to Report UKPunting for Defamation & Abuse & Stop Them (for anyone affected)

[LatinLover42]

libel in the uk is no longer a criminal matter.. it was decriminalised and now a civil matter so the police wouldn't be interested, that i know from experience......

I am sorry but I work with lawyers so I know what I am talking about: what I wrote before came from a CRIMINAL lawyer, and he definitely knows his job.

[Strawberryblonde]

libel in the uk is no longer a criminal matter.. it was decriminalised and now a civil matter so the police wouldn't be interested, that i know from experience......

This is what I was thinking and I have a feeling the OP is going to make themselves look stupid.

It's a review and discussion site, stuff gets said on the internet all the time.

Where would you draw the line on what people post and at which point does it become censorship, and who judges what can and cannot be said?

[LatinLover42]

libel in the uk is no longer a criminal matter.. it was decriminalised and now a civil matter so the police wouldn't be interested, that i know from experience......

This is what I was thinking and I have a feeling the OP is going to make themselves look stupid.

It's a review and discussion site, stuff gets said on the internet all the time.

Where would you draw the line on what people post and at which point does it become censorship, and who judges what can and cannot be said?

Please read the following required for the Defamation Act 2013 to be used against UKPunting:

''Serious harm

(1)A statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant.

(2)For the purposes of this section, harm to the reputation of a body that trades for profit is not “serious harm” unless it has caused or is likely to cause the body serious financial loss.''

From: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/26/section/1

In the case of escorts, defamatory comments such as stating that the lady is a drug addict (for example) would definitely cause serious harm to her reputation.

[Johny15]

libel in the uk is no longer a criminal matter.. it was decriminalised and now a civil matter so the police wouldn't be interested, that i know from experience......

I am sorry but I work with lawyers so I know what I am talking about: what I wrote before came from a CRIMINAL lawyer, and he definitely knows his job.

as you can see from this law it was decriminalised a few years ago
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/73

as i said this is from my experience. ive been to police about blog in 2011, they said the were powerless to do anything and to go see a solicitor. i did but the american hosting company wouldnt cooperate without usa court order.

[Simon]

Actually, escorts ARE allowed to become members. True, they're not exactly welcomed with enthusiasm and need to tread carefully to avoid the "no touting" rule, but several escorts have become quite active posters there.

Yes, escorts are people, but they are hired to provide a service and can in principle be judged on that: and they are in competition with each other to provide that service. You do seem to be rather emotionally involved in this. Perhaps you should give some indication of what it was that offended you so much?

[Simon]

BTW, I will also add that even though there are some misogynistic scumbags on there, I've noticed that positive reviews of escorts outnumber negative ones by a considerable margin. In the London region, for instance, the list is currently showing only two negatives in the first two dozen reviews.

[LatinLover42]

Actually, escorts ARE allowed to become members. True, they're not exactly welcomed with enthusiasm and need to tread carefully to avoid the "no touting" rule, but several escorts have become quite active posters there.

Yes, escorts are people, but they are hired to provide a service and can in principle be judged on that: and they are in competition with each other to provide that service. You do seem to be rather emotionally involved in this. Perhaps you should give some indication of what it was that offended you so much?

What offended me so much is that a wonderful lady I know was defamed by a scumbag looser who stated (without providing any kind of proof whatsoever, of course) that she is a drug addict & that she has mental issues.

Apart from the blatant lies without evidence, now you tell me whether the above has ANYTHING to do with the service provided? And since she is a sensitive person (you need to be made of steel not to be affected by that kind of junk), her profile in AW is down for a week now, because of that GARBAGE.

Also, that psycho who runs the site has refused to remove the sick 'review', and instead has highlighted it, which, by the way, also goes against the Defamation Act 2013. See here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/26/section/5.

Last by not least, escorts or anyone who defends anyone being attacked by the scumbags is extremely likely to be banned from that site, as the misogynist who runs it clearly states that punters are #1, and any piece of junk can say ANYTHING at all about any escort and that guy will allow it.

There is even scumbags posting photos of escorts' actual homes, or links to the escorts' Facebook pages (with their real names)! What right do those motherf***ers have to put the lives of these ladies in danger????.

If it were up to me that piece of s**t who runs the site would get 50 years hard labor in Siberia: no bail, no parole, NOTHING.

[LatinLover42]

BTW, I will also add that even though there are some misogynistic scumbags on there, I've noticed that positive reviews of escorts outnumber negative ones by a considerable margin. In the London region, for instance, the list is currently showing only two negatives in the first two dozen reviews.

Indeed there are quite a few positive 'reviews', but many of them clearly display a totally disrespectful attitude towards the ladies they are 'reviewing': they clearly show that they think the ladies are nothing, and that the degenerates who see them are somehow 'superior'. These 'people' don't give a rat's a*s that escorts, being women, are likely to be sensitive: they are instead treated as if they were less than animals...Just 'something' to f**k and throw away...

And the scumbag in question who posted the despicable review I mentioned on my previous post first started writing positive ones for the same lady, so basically if an escort doesn't do EXACTLY what these scumbags want (for all that we know that could be brutal facef***ing) there is nothing to defend them from some bulls**t accusations by the pervert, who more than likely won't dare to actually state what happened, but instead will make up some garbage, as he knows that the truth would make HIM look like the one smoking crack.

[LatinLover42]

libel in the uk is no longer a criminal matter.. it was decriminalised and now a civil matter so the police wouldn't be interested, that i know from experience......

I am sorry but I work with lawyers so I know what I am talking about: what I wrote before came from a CRIMINAL lawyer, and he definitely knows his job.

as you can see from this law it was decriminalised a few years ago
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/73

as i said this is from my experience. ive been to police about blog in 2011, they said the were powerless to do anything and to go see a solicitor. i did but the american hosting company wouldnt cooperate without usa court order.

Read this about the Defamation Act 2013:

section 1 – serious harm

A statement is no longer defamatory UNLESS a claimant can show that ‘…its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to [his/her] reputation…’
This section builds on the jurisprudence of Jameel v Dow Jones & Co Inc [2005] EWCA Civ 75 and Thornton v Telegraph Media Group [2010] EWHC 1414 (QB) and is intended to deter trivial claims. A claimant will need to satisfy the court that the defamation is sufficiently serious and that the imputation, extent and/or nature of the words publication is such that real reputational damage has been suffered. - See more at: http://www.brettwilson.co.uk/wordpress/d...NaFwV.dpuf.

Nothing was decriminalized: the difference is that now serious harm needs to be shown.

[Johny15]

but defamation act is the law if you want to take someone to court yourself, its not for police or cps, they wont arrest someone for it. you will be wasting police time saying escorts should go to police for libel. especially at the time for tory cuts to policing.
im speaking from my experience about libelous blog about me and going to police and speaking with solicitor.

no offence but i think i am feeding a troll, you sound angry and dont like to be proven wrong and want the last word, so i will leave it here