[Community-Discuss] Fwd: DEFAMATION AGAINST MR. LU HENG :-/

[Ali Hussein]

In every village (virtual or real) there are those:-

1. Who are called madmen because they invariably speak the unpalatable
truth that the majority may not want to hear and the minority elite will do
all it can to shut down.
2. Those that intimidate through strength and wealth.
3. Those who are spectators and watch with amusement or dismay depending on
which side they silently support.

Such is the nature of communities. Life goes on!

Happy 2022 you all!

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

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On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 11:07 PM Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg at tristatelogic.com>
wrote:

> In message <
> AM7PR03MB6451B4BF11F0572C45959465EE4A9 at AM7PR03MB6451.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com>,
>
> Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:
>
> >Calling someone a criminal in a public forum without any charges having
> been
> >filed or proven - is defamatory.  It's pretty simple really - just - do't
> do it
>
> Although I myself have used that exact word here with reference to certain
> parties, I have done so only in cases where I believe that facts & evidence
> are abundant and irrefutable, even in the absence of formal charges having
> (yet) been filed.
>
> That having been said, I would generally agree with Andrew's advice here.
> For
> cases where the facts and evidence may perhaps be refutable, I prefer the
> term
> "crook", which is subject to various interpretations and which thus might
> be
> classified, in a legal context, as a statement of opinion, rather than as a
> statement of fact.  (And that fine distinction is of great importance in
> most
> jurisdictions and in the context of defamation litigation.)
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg
>
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