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The US libel laws are much more publisher-friendly - I cannot legally claim that Oury Jalloh [0] was murdered in Germany (even though he almost definitely was),
by MinorTom 5y ago
The US libel laws are much more publisher-friendly - I cannot legally claim that Oury Jalloh [0] was murdered in Germany (even though he almost definitely was), whereas in the US the accused police has a higher burden in proving he wasn't.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Oury_Jalloh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Oury_Jalloh
- mpweiher 5y agoWhy do you say that you cannot do this? a.) Lots of people appear to be doing it: https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=mord%20an%20Oury%20Jalloh https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=mord%20an%20Oury%20Jalloh What exactly do you fear the repercussions would be? b.) Accusations of a crime presented as a fact appear to be "libel per se" in the US, so quite actionable: https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Criminal+libel https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Criminal+libe...