Anne Lemen, an Evangelical Christian, has been barred from making defaming remarks against the Balboa Island Village Inn in a questionable first amendment ruling by the California Supreme Court. Lemen has a few odd habits for an Evangelical Christian
Lemen... filmed bar patrons and followed customers to their cars. She called employees and customers “drunks” and “whores,” accused the bar of selling drugs and making sex videos, and said a bartender was “going to have Satan's children,” according to court documents.
Just in case the rest of the world is curious, the wicked hive on satanic iniquity known as the Balboa Island Village Inn is located on some of the most exclusive real estate in the county. Balboa Island is in Newport Beach California - it's swanky. The Bar in question is a great place for a steak and beer after you've been puttering around in one of your million dollar yachts. I'm not kidding - this place is nice.
Thus the nutball status - anybody who video tapes people leaving this bar, evangelical Christian or not, might just be a nutball.
There are larger issues here. I do not agree with the California Supreme Courts ruling. Her speech should be protected - Lemen should have the right to say what she wants, but be held accountable for her false and derogatory comments. Screw a gag order, it will not work anyway, I would much rather have the deed to her 2.29 million dollar house.
