As someone of you know, we have been charged for posting negative things on TexAgs and Surly Horns. We held an emergency lawyer meeting yesterday to address this disturbing situation. @immamac attended from 'Michigan'* via Microsoft teams. The lawyers wanted to address the exposure that all of us are facing for posting negative things about TexAgs on their board and on our board. Here is a summary:
Posting negative things about TexAgs on their board and on our board is 100% illegal
Penalties range from crippling financial judgements to actual prison time for some of the worst offenders, like @Beau Vine @LTtxfan and @Mileslong
Anyone who posted anything negative about Aggy in this thread is at risk of facing charges
If you posted or shared anything negative, please DM us. It will be better for you if you self-report than for it to come to light during discovery.
While Immamac didn't post anything directly negative, he is being charged by providing a forum for others to do so, similar to the Russian founder of Telegram, who has been indicted in France.
Deleting or editing your posts to remove incriminating Aggy content is considered tampering w/ evidence and could result in additional charges
We have 'til Monday to turn over the posts to the Brazos County DA office
If you are a lawyer who handles criminal cases, PLEASE reach out to us ASAP
Please do not attempt to coerce, harass or intimidate any of the posters
Folks, I'm not going to sugarcoat this. This is a very serious and frightening situation that touches on hate speech, freedom of speech and more.
Please check back for updates.
Thank you and stay strong
*Immamac is hiding in Venezuela, which currently has no extradition policy with the US.