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I’m sure it will shock you to hear that the Project Veritas legal threats against the people writing about them are extremely buffoonish.
/1 https://twitter.com/sollenbergerrc/status/1327627298657488896
/1 https://twitter.com/sollenbergerrc/status/1327627298657488896
/2 Take this threat by Veritas legal counsel and tertiary Tolkein character Jared Ede: “I also warn that accusing us of committing crimes is in many jurisdictions considered defamation per se.”
Let’s talk about defamation per se.
Let’s talk about defamation per se.
/3 Despite what Reddit shut-ins and miscellaneous mother-disappointers say, “defamation per se” does not mean “I automatically win.” It means for these statements if you can *prove* defamation, you’re entitled to *nominal* damages even if you can’t prove *actual* damages.
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So, let me translate Mr. Ede’s threat I to know-what-the-fuck-you’re-talking-about: “I also warn that accusing us of committing crimes in many jurisdictions means that even if we can’t prove it hurt us we will be entitled to one dollar.”
So, let me translate Mr. Ede’s threat I to know-what-the-fuck-you’re-talking-about: “I also warn that accusing us of committing crimes in many jurisdictions means that even if we can’t prove it hurt us we will be entitled to one dollar.”
/5 Use of “defamation per se” in this matter inevitably means (1) the speaker doesn’t know what they’re talking about, or (2) the speaker is using weak deception to try to intimidate the listener.
