Xah Lee network abuse

[Erik Max Francis]

Mike Schilling wrote:

> If I were to write, say, that Tony Blair's tax policy will lead to higher 
> deficits, I could be convicted of libel?  Even if that's true, it's not a 
> priori provable. 

I think what he was getting at is that, unlike many jurisdictions, 
writing something factually true is _not_ in and of itself a defense 
against a libel suit in the UK.

As for the reverse side of the issue, in jurisdictions where it _is_ a 
defense, if one were to accuse him of being a pedophile but couldn't 
prove it, that would certainly be an actionable offense.

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