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To: Chancellor Palpatine
What is most necessary to succeed in an action for libel or slander is for the plaintiff to show harm; since Schiavo's livelihood is not dependent on his personal character, Felos would be the more likely of the two to bring suit.

If you were motivated by genuine concern for members of this site by specific allegations made here that lack merit, perhaps you might wish to reference them for us?

227 posted on 10/24/2003 11:55:01 AM PDT by Old Professer
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To: Old Professer
Next he's gonna say, "You know it would be a shame if your employer found out you were freeping at work..." Oh, damn! I just gave him another intimidation idea!
237 posted on 10/24/2003 11:57:01 AM PDT by Warren_Piece (Truth Hits Everybody)
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To: Old Professer
" perhaps you might wish to reference them for us?"

He would be ill advised to do that.
For him to say "here is a defamatory post" and to reprint it would put him in the same dock as the author. The maxim is something like "tale bearers are as liable as tale makers"
249 posted on 10/24/2003 11:59:32 AM PDT by John Beresford Tipton
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