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I can't imagine judges would normally except this especially since it seems to be a known way to skirt law.
by z_open 3mo ago
I can't imagine judges would normally except this especially since it seems to be a known way to skirt law.
- steego 3mo agoIf nobody brings forward a lawsuit in the first place, why would there be a judge?
- nfw2 3mo agoIt's not a legal defense strategy, it's a social engineering strategy
- tarpitt 3mo agoI think the point is that you can apply it to any shameful-enough aspect of the libel/parody.
- kelnos 3mo agoThe judge doesn't accept it, and the Wikipedia page points out that this isn't a good legal strategy for that reason. But it can be a good social-engineering strategy: the "rule" is based on the hope that the person on the other end of it won't bring legal action in the first place, for fear of socially confirming their association with a small-penis'd character.