tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post8414880922296571383..comments2023-06-16T09:39:07.504-04:00Comments on Harpocrates Speaks: Censored on BMJ Editor Refuses to Acknowledge Brian Deer’s Role as Complainant in GMC CaseTodd W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16192694127268195554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-15723499792442713322010-05-21T23:31:49.867-04:002010-05-21T23:31:49.867-04:00Posted 12:16 AM Eastern 2010-05-19 on "BMJ Ed...Posted 12:16 AM Eastern 2010-05-19 on "BMJ Editor Refuses to Acknowledge Brian Deer’s Role as Complainant in GMC Case":<br /><br />No matter what you think of the GMC's case, or of the circumstances under which it was brought, there is a very simple reason why the BMJ does not acknowledge that Brian Deer was the complainant in the case.<br /><br />The reason is that he was not.<br /><br />In United Kingdom jurisprudence, "complainant" is a specific legal role. It is similar to "plaintiff" in American civil cases. One does not become a complainant simply by making a complaint, any more than professing one's beliefs makes one a "professor."Antaeus Feldsparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845426339678044179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609683919099708226.post-31402129716723530242010-05-20T09:01:09.573-04:002010-05-20T09:01:09.573-04:00It's hopeless. There's nothing you can do...It's hopeless. There's nothing you can do about these people. They are frightened of the truth, or even of any discussionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com