Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Suing for libel only PROVES that he's covering up that he's a super-Islamic terrorist.

/Probably an actual argument and that gives me a sad

SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libel.

Can't prove that he didn't funnel terror funds!

Esfahani, a naturalized U.S. citizen,

Damn, we need more of these and less clueless asshats harassing them.

Protip: Actual militants don't go to the bother of becoming naturalized citizens.

Can't anybody take a joke these days?

An Iranian in Alabama? What an age we live in!

Story also probably deserves a Florida tag.

"(Esfahani) is funneling money back to his family and other terrorists. I have a brother over there and what you're doing is helping kill my brother," the salesman told the couple when he called them on the Eastern Shore sales floor, according to the suit.

wat

I would have laughed in this guy's face and told him he's the worst farking salesman ever. I don't give a shiat about your brother, are you going to give me a better deal than the "terrorist"?

cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libelslander.

cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libel.

It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

My Ex-wife is moving to Alabama in June. She will fit right in. Religious, conservative, flabby, overweight and white. She does have all of her teeth though.

He was obviously using satire. That's the standard deflection for foot-in-mouth syndrome nowadays, right?

Delawheredad: My Ex-wife is moving to Alabama in June. She will fit right in. Religious, conservative, flabby, overweight and white. She does have all of her teeth though.

I can change that.

...

points to AqueousBoy's post...

To be fair, he probably does send money back home.
His fault for being brown while in Alabama.

This Looks Fun: cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libelslander.

Then I'm wrong and subby is too.

palelizard: It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.



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cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libel.

If it was in print it would be libel. Saying it is slander. Subby got that wrong too.

/learned the difference from J. Jonah Jameson.

D-D-D-Dave: palelizard: It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

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shakes tiny fist of fury

If he were intent on terrorizing the Alabama public he would be selling smart cars.

What can I do to get you into* this car today?
Free you horn with purchase!

*getting out again is your problem tubbo

The CIA funnels money to militants all the time, and that car I bought from the CIA car dealership, lightly beeps every 3 hours for some reason. Even though the salesman told me it was part of the GPS unit for the Onstar unit, that tells the dealer when my next service is, no matter where I am.

HotWingConspiracy: "(Esfahani) is funneling money back to his family and other terrorists. I have a brother over there and what you're doing is helping kill my brother," the salesman told the couple when he called them on the Eastern Shore sales floor, according to the suit.

wat

I would have laughed in this guy's face and told him he's the worst farking salesman ever. I don't give a shiat about your brother, are you going to give me a better deal than the "terrorist"?


I get the feeling that that's what happened, and their saying so may have sparked the lawsuit.

He was asking for it by being brown and still living in Alabama.

I heard about this yesterday. It seems these two dealership owners have been feuding for years. Well, this just shows you can get a grip or pay dearly.

7.5 million - you could have 72 virgins at the same time with that kind of jack.

Would I be wrong for wanting to name my dealership "Taliban Toyota"?
It is actually starting to sound kinda cool

So his advertised "Weekend Blowout" wasn't accurate?

palelizard: cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libel.

It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

It's the same old story... (new window)

WizardofToast: Suing for libel only PROVES that he's covering up that he's a super-Islamic terrorist.

/Probably an actual argument and that gives me a sad

Pretty sure I saw that in the Yahoo! comments on this article earlier today. I also saw a comment from someone I'm 99% sure isn't Native American telling everyone from other countries that they don't belong here. Yes, a nice reminder of the relatively academic tone of Fark compared to the general population of the 'tubes.

(Reuters) - The owner of a large southwest Alabama car dealership derided as "Taliban Toyota" by a competitor has been awarded $7.5 million in damages after a jury trial for his slander claim.


I have to say, my opinion of the American Public just rose ever so slightly today. To think, we can get 12 american citizens together and 12 of 12 weren't biased by bigotry in making a decision. And it happened in the South.

Kudos to you, Alabama.

If the guy fled Iran after the revolution, he's probably not a Taliban type. Or at least his family wasn't.

cgraves67: This Looks Fun: cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libelslander.

Then I'm wrong and subby is too.

Indeed. (new window)

When in doubt, go with defamation. It covers both.

D-D-D-Dave: palelizard: It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

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that actually looks like the guy
the dealership is known as teliban toyota
i've heard the services is bad there

You can buy a lot of weapons with 7.5 million.

haywatchthis: i've heard the services is bad there

Should be easy enough for you to pop over there and take a gander for yourself... unless you are chicken.

Sticky Hands: haywatchthis: i've heard the services is bad there

Should be easy enough for you to pop over there and take a gander for yourself... unless you are chicken.

Don't use such fowl language.

Delawheredad: My Ex-wife is moving to Alabama in June. She will fit right in. Religious, conservative, flabby, overweight and white. She does have all of her teeth though.

You obviously never had to talk some sense into her while you were married then.

/dishes ain't gonna do themselves, amirite?

gopher321: Spherical Time enjoys sex with rhesus monkeys. Constantly.

Hey, I have a right to my personal beliefs!

That is an outrageous fabrication, sir! We all know he enjoys constant sex with macaques.

/Wait what?

What about planting dead hookers in the trunks of the cars?

Esfahani, a naturalized U.S. citizen, fled his native Iran in 1980 following the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah and swept Shi'ite Muslim clergy to power, his lawsuit said. He opened his car dealership in 2007.

The Taliban, by contrast, are hardline Islamists in the central Asian nations of Afghanistan and Pakistan who follow an austere interpretation of Islamic law.

I think that's the saddest couple of sentences I've ever seen written :( And that includes my brothers 'Hey, mom's dead :(' text message.

SuperChuck: What about planting dead hookers in the trunks of the cars?

She wasn't dead when I planted her there.

Carousel Beast: Esfahani, a naturalized U.S. citizen,

Damn, we need more of these and less clueless asshats harassing them.

Protip: Actual militants don't go to the bother of becoming naturalized citizens.



Begs to differ.

/Read the case. Calling the Tyler Toyota bunch asshats is an insult to asshats. I'm actually surprised the award wasn't even higher.
//From Alabama. Really proud of that jury.

They sure do love their Toyotas...






Of course Libyian Rebels used American Trucks. That's the difference between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist. Buy American!



This salesman on the other hand is scum. If I had to say something positive about him, it would be that he went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to reinforcing the sleazy car salesman stereotype.

Sticky Hands: If he were intent on terrorizing the Alabama public he would be selling smart cars.

What can I do to get you into* this car today?
Free you horn with purchase!

*getting out again is your problem tubbo

long ago when i was thin wife wanted a (then new) Geo Tracker. impossible to find stock on a lot as they sold well early on we persevered. Saturn just hit the scene & had taken over a Suzuki dealership along with the left-overs. i stupidly stuffed my 6'-3" into a Samurai without sliding the seat back (?) and was unable to exit. wife & salesman vigorously pulled me loose to the pavement. what an arse. wife got an incredible deal on a Saturn. she wanted to trade me in, they threatened to raise the price of the sedan.

JesseL: /learned the difference from J. Jonah Jameson.

great minds, etc.

palelizard: cgraves67: SphericalTime: I wonder if anyone's going to argue that the sales guys from Bob Tyler's Toyota have a right to their beliefs in this case. Obviously this is religious discrimination, right?

Oh, he can believe whatever he wants, but when he tells unsubstantiated, destructive statements to the person's potential customers to the detriment of his business, that's libel.

It is not. I resent that. Slander is spoken. In print, it's libel.

The actual article got it right.