Back in July of 2014, AVfM published the tragic account of the life and death of Chris Mackney, a man who committed suicide after continuous psychological and legal abuse by his inhuman wife, Dina.
By Paul Male: We published Chris’s suicide note in its entirety, which describes his nightmare in horrible detail.
Shortly thereafter we were contacted by legal counsel for Dina Mackney, informing us that she held the copyright to his suicide note (since he did not leave a will and the two were still married when he ended his life).
Trying to use Dina Mackney’s alleged ownership of Chris’s final words, we were threatened with legal action if we did not take down the post containing his suicide note. At the time there were a handful of other websites who were similarly threatened and who capitulated to the demands.
Naturally, we refused to assist them in silencing Chris Mackney forever and were prepared to engage legally but apparently Ms. Mackney’s counsel thought better of the matter and we never heard from them again. The post in question remains up to this day, as it always will.
By Paul Male: We published Chris’s suicide note in its entirety, which describes his nightmare in horrible detail.
Shortly thereafter we were contacted by legal counsel for Dina Mackney, informing us that she held the copyright to his suicide note (since he did not leave a will and the two were still married when he ended his life).
Trying to use Dina Mackney’s alleged ownership of Chris’s final words, we were threatened with legal action if we did not take down the post containing his suicide note. At the time there were a handful of other websites who were similarly threatened and who capitulated to the demands.
Naturally, we refused to assist them in silencing Chris Mackney forever and were prepared to engage legally but apparently Ms. Mackney’s counsel thought better of the matter and we never heard from them again. The post in question remains up to this day, as it always will.
"God have mercy on my soul."