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Perhaps our legal system found that there is no evidence of libel and you are picking and choosing which legal decisions you agree with despite all being as par

by pb7 6y ago

Perhaps our legal system found that there is no evidence of libel and you are picking and choosing which legal decisions you agree with despite all being as part of the same system.

root_axis 6y ago
I'm no lawyer, but the fact that Elon got off on that just seems wrong. Elon's claims were completely made up and also specifically crafted to harm the victim's reputation with respect to the particular context of the accusation - baselessly labeling a man who risked his life to save children as a person that sexually abuses children. What a disgusting act. Elon is extremely famous, if that doesn't count as libel what does?
- gamblor956 6y ago
  Elon's lawyers argued that it was clearly satire because it was so over the top he couldn't possible mean it, the same as when he made deliberate misrepresentations about selling the company in a naked attempt to manipulate stock prices. Elon has very good lawyers.
gamblor956 6y ago
Edit: nevermind. They withdrew the UK case and the one that went to court was in the US.
- pb7 6y ago
  I'm not sure which case you're talking about. Trial was held in Los Angeles. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50695593 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50695593
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