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Wait, so they were defaming a dead guy? Wouldn't that be something the guy's family could sue over?

• tptacek 3y ago
  You can't defame a dead person.
  • busterarm 3y ago
    Not entirely: https://strasbourgobservers.com/2017/12/08/the-european-court-defamation-of-the-dead-searching-for-clarity/#:~:text=The%20European%20Court's%20case%20law,of%20their%20deceased%20relatives'%20reputations https://strasbourgobservers.com/2017/12/08/the-european-cour....
  • olliej 3y ago
    I'll rephrase "can the family of the dead person sue people for causing emotional - and potentially financial - trauma due to people making false claims of criminal activity?" I also get there's a glib "you can sue for anything, but it can always be thrown out" response, but that's a non-answer.
    • tptacek 3y ago
      I understood the question and believe the answer to be “no”.