Sex, lies, and more lies.

[fosveny]

...apparently, there is no gag order.

(If you don't know what this is about, count yourself lucky)

Comments

[alphaggek]

Joy....

[herveus]

Gee. I wonder who was spreading the rumor that there was one, and what their agenda were? I don't know enough to make a sane assessment of the situation, but it's not pretty, no matter how you slice it.

[fosveny]

Hanlon's Razor

[bunnyjadwiga]

Hm.. Dunno, but I suspect it was a misunderstanding and probably a desire to protect the victim.

[bunnyjadwiga]

Oh, I did hear this rumor, btw, with the protecting the victim codicil and passed that to someone who posted an 'oh wow, I never liked this person' post--which may be the one fosveny is referring to. I hope not.

[suba_al_hadid]

I guess I'm one of the 'lucky' ones, since I have no idea what you mean. Nonetheless, since you're caught in whatever-it-is, I send hugs your way.

[fosveny]

Not caught in it. Just a horrified bystander.

[suba_al_hadid]

Good that you're not caught in it. Whatever it is must be incredible.

[h3salthea]

Huzzah for having no idea what this is about and not wanting any details either!

Looking forward to seeing-you-in-passing at Coronation?

[fosveny]

I will be there, yes. See you there!

[aliwodehalle]

Agree with h3salthea, though I think I might know what this is (not certain) not wanting any details, and looking forward to seeing you at Coronation!

[ladypeyton]

Huh. Does that mean it's OK to tell people who ask or should it still be kept quiet for the good of the group? I'm torn.

[fosveny]

My reason for posting:

At least one person posted a long discussion on this site about the issues that surround the case in question, and removed (locked?) that post when told there was a gag order.

That was a misunderstanding of how gag orders work -- if you are not a named party in the gag order (and you would know if you were), the order does not apply to you.

Nor does it apply to things which are a matter of public record. Like, say, arrests.

Whether or not it's OK to tell people depends on your own conscience.

I am personally a *BIG* fan of NOT keeping things quiet. I think that secrecy begets tyranny. It also makes people think that there must be a reason that it was being hushed up.

I do tend to limit my public discourse to verifiable facts. "X is accused of Y. There was an arrest. X is free on (bail/recognizance)." type statements.

YMMV, but this works for me.

[ladypeyton]

I am personally a *BIG* fan of NOT keeping things quiet. I think that secrecy begets tyranny. It also makes people think that there must be a reason that it was being hushed up.

I tend to agree. Especially since there have been follow up actions takena and most people have no idea why.