The city council of Peachtree City, Georgia found themselves at the wrong side of a controversy in considering a resolution to charge citizens when city officials filed lawsuits against citizens for defaming them in the social media. In picking up the tab for the lawsuits, the city would be using taxpayer money to sue taxpayers. Facing scorching citizen response at a city council meeting, the council backed off, distancing themselves from their unadvised proposal. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 22, 2019, by Bill Torpy)
Citizens waited for two hours while the council conducted routine business to sound their opposition. No one copped to initiating the resolution, but the council voted 5-0 to scuttle it. (The Citizen, April 19, 2019, by Cal Beverly)