Toronto dad may do 6 months in prison for criticizing women on Twitter

TORONTO Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy, but a recent court case in Canada has set a dangerous precedent for the future of the concept. Strangely enough, the following is all pre, Gamergate. In 2012 graphics artist Gregory Alan Elliott got into a rather unpleasant Twitter exchange with two leading Canadian feminist activists that ended with him in jail. It all began when Stephanie Guthrie, Heather Reilly and Paisley Rae began publicly shaming the designer of an online game that allowed