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Article #65Re: Was it right?
From: Arlo Smith
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00
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Larry Phillips (larryp@bc.rogers.wave.ca) wrote: : Slander and libel are not now, nor have they ever been 'criminal : offenses'. I meant actionable, okay?! Actionable! Actionable. Damn, I knew somebody would notice and give me the business. Damn. Actionable. YOu can be sued. If they weren't actionable, if freedom of speech was absolute, you couldn't be sued. That's what I meant. : > What you say can do harm, so what you're really asking for is the : > freedom to do people harm by speech. : No, he isn't. I see you're quite prepared to discuss the issue at length. --
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113d91,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid113d91,public X-Google-Thread: 1083bf,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083bf,public X-Google-Thread: 103731,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103731,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public From: bl947@torfree.net (Arlo Smith) Subject: Re: Was it right? Date: 1998/01/11 Message-ID: <EMMsoo.1B6.0.queen@torfree.net> X-Deja-AN: 314994448 References: <EMHL97.KA.0.bloor@torfree.net> <34B577C3.68B1@capcollege.bc.ca> <695lrg$rk2@cynic.portal.ca> <EMK6Dv.L90.0.queen@torfree.net> <34B83471.31B4@bc.rogers.wave.ca> Followup-To: torfree.general,van.general,bc.general,bc.politics Organization: Toronto Free-Net Newsgroups: torfree.general,van.general,bc.general,bc.politics