Averageman
02-05-19, 13:16
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/5/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-founder-sues-splc-over-ha/
Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, sued the Southern Poverty Law Center on Monday for allegedly damaging his career by labeling him an “extremist” and “leader of a hate group.”
Filed in federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, the 61-page complaint entered on behalf of Mr. McInnes accuses the SPLC, a civil rights watchdog group, of mounting a “campaign of destruction” against the right-wing media personality and provocateur over his involvement in the Proud Boys, a fraternal organization of self-described “western chauvinists” he launched in 2016.
“They have harassed me, my family and my friends to a level of tortious interference that goes well into sabotage,” Mr. McInnes, 48, said in a statement. “I am doing this, not just to protect my reputation and my family but to protect everyone else’s.”
The lawsuit alleges defamation, tortious interference and other counts stemming from the SPLC’s reporting on Mr. McInnes and the Proud Boys, including the latter’s addition last year to the watchdog’s “Hate Map,” an online listing of hundreds of “active hate groups.”
My take;
Well it's about time someone challenged them to put up or shut up.
Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, sued the Southern Poverty Law Center on Monday for allegedly damaging his career by labeling him an “extremist” and “leader of a hate group.”
Filed in federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, the 61-page complaint entered on behalf of Mr. McInnes accuses the SPLC, a civil rights watchdog group, of mounting a “campaign of destruction” against the right-wing media personality and provocateur over his involvement in the Proud Boys, a fraternal organization of self-described “western chauvinists” he launched in 2016.
“They have harassed me, my family and my friends to a level of tortious interference that goes well into sabotage,” Mr. McInnes, 48, said in a statement. “I am doing this, not just to protect my reputation and my family but to protect everyone else’s.”
The lawsuit alleges defamation, tortious interference and other counts stemming from the SPLC’s reporting on Mr. McInnes and the Proud Boys, including the latter’s addition last year to the watchdog’s “Hate Map,” an online listing of hundreds of “active hate groups.”
My take;
Well it's about time someone challenged them to put up or shut up.