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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that kid is a little sh#t.
But as a parent I’m disappointed in this ruling...

This culture of reporting what is trending is bad for all of us. 
He may be a little prick, but the whole thing  was misrepresented/misreported by the media for the first day or two. [/quote]

A defamation suit is the wrong way to address that.  [/quote]

Hitting corporations in their wallet seems to be the only way.[/quote]

Filing frivolous lawsuits?  Great strategy.[/quote]

I totally disagree that it was frivolous, and I hope they pursue it further.[/quote]

With the Washington Post?  [b]They were merely quoting statements made by others.  [/b]That is not defamation.  You need to stop letting emotion cloud your critical thinking.  You should read the Constitution and its Amendments sometime.   His lawyer should be counter sued for filing a frivolous lawsuit.  He should know the elements of defamation.  He probably knew it was a clunker and wasted everyone's time to enhance his own profile.  
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I'm not an attorney, but it's disgusting that news media sources can do that (I'm not necessarily referring to this case) without penalty.[/quote]

Yes it is obvious you are not an attorney and why is it disgusting?  That’s what reporting is.  Do you seriously want journalists to be liable for quotes?  That would be the end of newspapers and blogs and pretty much all forms of journalism.

Use you brain.[/quote]

PP here. I happen to think that it's wrong for people's lives to be turned upside down ([b]example--someone accused of abuse, rape[/b], etc) by "quoted information" in the papers and repeated on tv stations, internet, etc. and then an often weak or buried retraction that isn't seen or heard by as many people. We all know that news media can slant the delivery of info to influence public opinion as well.[/quote]

Those are defamation per se.

This kid was accused of wearing a hat.  [/quote]

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