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> We have rules against slander, defamation, libel, blackmail and leaking secrets, technically they are speech. slander/defamation/libel aren't criminal laws.
by throw_m239339 7y ago
> We have rules against slander, defamation, libel, blackmail and leaking secrets, technically they are speech.
slander/defamation/libel aren't criminal laws. It's civil law.
That's why the Covington Catholic School kid has to sue "trusted" liberal outlets which allegedly defamed him in a civil court for instant.
- chillwaves 7y agoHow did that turn out?
- burfog 7y agoIt's ongoing. He had been stopped on a technicality related to deadlines, but a new ruling by the court gets him past that.