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From: Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
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Subject: Re: Lying meets the standard of losing defamation cases
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 17:28:45 +0300
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On 2024-05-21 11:56:21 +0000, Richard Damon said:

> On 5/21/24 1:05 AM, olcott wrote:
>> On 5/20/2024 11:47 PM, immibis wrote:
>>> On 20/05/24 14:00, David Brown wrote:
>>>> On 20/05/2024 11:16, immibis wrote:
>>>>> On 19/05/24 21:48, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> No shit. Sick. Puke! Wow.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If olcott loves child porn and claims to be a god, well... Is there any 
>>>>>> hope? Puke! Gross. Sick fuck!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am not commenting on Olcott's habits but in this exchange, you are 
>>>>> the troll. Please cease.
>>>> 
>>>> Indeed.
>>>> 
>>>> If someone has hard evidence of a crime (claiming to be "god" is not a 
>>>> crime), take it to the relevant authorities
>>> 
>>> Be aware that Peter Olcott was already convicted, sentenced, jailed, 
>>> and released for possession of child pornography. His legal defense of 
>>> being God did not work. None of this was speculation by Chris, but he 
>>> is still a troll.
>>> 
>> 
>> *Lying meets the standard of losing defamation cases*
>> You are a liar to the extent of losing a defamation
>> case against you. The authorities can hunt you down
>> by your IP address.
>> 
> 
> The "Authorities" will not do that.
> 
> Defamation is a CIVIL issue, so if you think you have a case, you can 
> file in court to bring suit, and YOU (or your legal team) need to do 
> all the leg work.

That depends on the place and time. In some places defamation is a crime
worth of several years in prison, in others it is no crime at all, and
laws may vary over time. Laws also vary on what is and what is not defamation.

-- 
Mikko