Help! civil liberties in Ecuador

Brenna wrote: Impressive necro.

I'm curious. What action (if any) did you end up taking?

None. Just kept my eyes open for any danger, but there really were't many. At least no real threat of dictatorship.

Ecuador's president was accused of being a dictator and opening fire on a hospital full of civilians. He sued the paper for libel. He won. On 27 February 2012, Correa pardoned the four defendants, stating that he had "never wanted this trial" but only wanted the public to know the truth.

I don't know all the details but here's how these things generally work: Newspapers are owned by billionaires... billionaires don't like guys like Correa so they use their newspapers to turn the public against them... After the public turns, they get their own candidates elected.

Whyte Horse wrote: Ecuador's president was accused of being a dictator and opening fire on a hospital full of civilians. He sued the paper for libel. He won. On 27 February 2012, Correa pardoned the four defendants, stating that he had "never wanted this trial" but only wanted the public to know the truth.

I don't know all the details but here's how these things generally work: Newspapers are owned by billionaires... billionaires don't like guys like Correa so they use their newspapers to turn the public against them... After the public turns, they get their own candidates elected.

Precisely.

It's not all black and white of course, but the people with money try to keep it by moving the strings of the great Oz.