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Bob Ward wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 14 Sep 97 14:18:57 -0400, Ivan.Schaffel@snet.net wrote:
> 
> >>Tom you completely missed my point. It's a great service to others to
> >>warn about bad experiences with companies and it's one of the purposes of
> >>the misc.consumers newsgroup, BUT read again the statement Adam made that
> >>I quoted. He directly accuses that company of criminal conduct: "Comp
> >>America is a mail-order company that makes money by sending out broken
> >>computer systems." It maybe true or not, but unless he can prove it with
> >>more than one fact it is dangerous to make such statements.
> >
> >Correction please. TRUTH is an absolute defense to slander and libel. He
> >needs no more than ONE FACT to sustain his position. In addition, you
> >assume a fact not in issue. I read his original post. He accuses them of
> >selling shoddy merchandise. You CANNOT ASSume from that statement that he
> >is accusing them of criminal conduct as that is the province of a jury.
> >You made a giant leap which cannot be sustained. The ONLY thing that he
> >needs to do to successfuly defend a slander suit is to prove that they
> >sent out "a broken computer system".
> 
> No, he must prove that they MAKE MONEY by sending out broken computer
> systems.

No, all he has to prove is they sent HIM a broken computer.
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