"Wild Bill", the famous "writting" blogger, begs for your help!

[Bluebear]

I got this email yesterday:

Dear William Kerr and Passionate America:

Please be advised that I represent Jordan Edmund. It is our understanding that you and Passionate American are identifying Mr. Edmund with certain Instant Messages ("IMs"). You have indicated that ABC News mistakenly published these alleged Ims and that you should not have been able to obtain this information. Whether this is true or not is beside the point. Without any foundation or legal permission, you are stating that our client is the person associated with the Ims. Neither ABC News nor Brian Ross have been error free in their reporting in the past. You should not assume that they are correct now. Like all individuals and institutions, they occasionally make mistakes. Therefore, I respectfully demand that you cease any further efforts to identify our client with these alleged Ims and cease publishing such information on Passionate America. Neither you nor Passionate American is authorized to use any photograph of him, his name or his personal information. You should consult with an attorney who is experienced in civil and criminal liability regarding the internet. If you are correct that ABC News should not have released the alleged AOL screen name and that ABC News has risked civil and criminal liability because of the unauthorized release, then your republication of the unauthorized release likewise exposes you to possible liability.

Sincerely,

Stephen Jones
JONES, OTJEN, DAVIS, NIXON & JUHL
114 E. Broadway, Suite 1100
P.O. Box 472
Enid, Oklahoma 73702
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]


So I have contacted some of the people I have met in the past few days for advice. My view on this is I have already published the story many people have put this on their websites also. Much of the main stream media has put the story out. The cat is out of the bag. Is Stephen Jones going to send these emails out to thousands of people? I believe I have done nothing wrong legally, until I hear different from people smarter than me I am going to treat this as a threat and leave everything on the website. I could use your help; do you know anyone that can help me? Send me an email.

http://passionateamerica.blogspot.com/

http://www.blogger.com/profile/3483698

[Catherine Vincent]

1. I hope he's sweating bullets.

[Bluebear]

2. "I believe I have done nothing wrong": yep, he's Republican. nt

[uppityperson]

3. my response, please critique before I send it

tough shit asshole. You roll around in a pigsty, you are going to get covered with shit. You asked for it, now deal with it and quit your whining. Maybe you can declare yourself an alcoholic and go into a rehab?

(no, I'm not going to send it)

[magellan]

4. Clever

He's asking the blogosphere for advice when what any intelligent person would be doing is retaining their own lawyer. Classic example of Repug Syndrome: irresponsible mouth (or typing fingers) disconnected from nonexistent brain.

[spoony]

5. Yeah, somehow "I consulted anonymous web lawyers on my blog"

doesn't seem like a good defence to go into court with, lol. Really though, it says a lot that he thought he could do anything he wanted and not face any possible consequence. It's that Repub mindset alright.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Hey, Wild Bill

maybe you shouldn't have acted as an apologist for sex offenders. Ever think of that?