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Re: Michael Jackson Dead

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From: Don Pearce
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:34
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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:28:42 GMT, philicorda
<philicorda@NOOSSPPPAAMMM.ntlworld.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:16:30 +0000, Don Pearce wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:07:28 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
>> <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>>> It's called being considerate of others.
>>>
>>>The reason for "not speaking ill of the dead" is that they cannot defend
>>>themselves. Which is why it should be done while they're alive!
>>>
>>>
>> It is ok to speak ill of the dead, provided one also did it while they
>> were alive. What is not acceptable is to wait until they are dead before
>> saying anything.
>> 
>> Except of course that the law of slander quits the day someone dies.
>> That is always to be considered.
>
>It depends how valuable the dead person is.
>
>The estate of Michael Jackson could sue on his behalf, claiming that the 
>value of their property has been reduced. 
>

Really? In the UK, a dead person is simply not slanderable. A dead
person doesn't possess a "behalf".

d
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