ACORN is now going to sue James E. O'Keef III and his partner for illegally videotapeing their employees without their consent. The lawsuit has been filed in a Baltimore court. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office is now going to launch a criminal investigation, and several ACORN employees have been fired. "The multimillion-dollar lawsuit cites "extreme emotional distress" on begalf of two workers who were fired after the video posted online." ACORN attorney Arthur Schwartz has stated that the videos taken in Maryland are direct violation of laws. As of September 16 ACORN will not longer take on any new clients until an internal ivestigation has been completed.
In my opinion I hope that James E. O'Keef III and his partner Hannah do not get in trouble. They exposed something horrific and they should not be punished for it. What they did is exactly what investigative journalism is. ACORN wants to sue them because they were exposed for what it has probably been doing for many years and ruined their reputation. If James and Hannah lose I think that it will send a message that our government is corrupt and I believe that everything that ACORN has done will come to light and be shut down.
In my opinion I hope that James E. O'Keef III and his partner Hannah do not get in trouble. They exposed something horrific and they should not be punished for it. What they did is exactly what investigative journalism is. ACORN wants to sue them because they were exposed for what it has probably been doing for many years and ruined their reputation. If James and Hannah lose I think that it will send a message that our government is corrupt and I believe that everything that ACORN has done will come to light and be shut down.
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