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THIS is Part 2 of the series I began last April 27 on a decision by the Supreme Court penalizing former Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy for attacking a Judge.While the Supreme Court decision reproduced significantly more of the text and language to highlight the exact passages which crossed over into unprotected speech, for the purposes of this discussion, further spreading and reproducing the harmful speech would be counterproductive.
“So if I kill this judge and I do so out of my political belief that all allies of the CPP NPA NDF must be killed because there is no difference in my mind between a member of the CPP NPA NDF and their friends, then please be lenient with me,” Badoy posted on Sept. 24.However, she went further – questioning whether the decision was written by the judge, backed by the Constitution, or if the decision was even a valid exercise of judicial authority.
It was not a stretch for Judge Magdoza-Malagar to fear for her safety, it was a stretch for Badoy to imagine that the consequences of her post were limited to the four corners of a screen. It resulted in a stern warning that Badoy and others who use social media to incite violence against the court and judges will be dealt with by holding them in contempt of court.
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