OK, so a guy slandered another on Facebook, claiming that the hotel owner housed pedophiles. This was found to be untrue, however the slanderer wouldn't retract

OK, so a guy slandered another on Facebook, claiming that the hotel owner housed pedophiles. This was found to be untrue, however the slanderer wouldn't retract his statements. Anyway, in the meantime, the hotel owner was threatened by local IRL internet white knights, to the point that he decided to move away. Now he's won damages for all this. This seems like the proper course of the legal system... I don't see why it's relevant on more than a local level. It's interesting, however, how little it takes to whip up small-minded people into a fervor. A simple (false) facebook post has enough people losing their capacity for rational thought that the target has to leave town. Also, I love the implication that ex-cons shouldn't be able to ride on public transit. "Look everybody, this guy's trying to live in a lawful manner after leaving the (penal/rehabilitative) system! Even though the closest apartment he could both get and afford is across town from the only job he could get, he shouldn't be allowed on the bus like any other paying customer!"