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Re: Yet another Sydney derailment
- Subject: Re: Yet another Sydney derailment
- From: "Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 23:33:15 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
- References: <h9nl7s4pnp7fq8ipp7john73q1j3druhe2@4ax.com> <85f1jd$2ufs$1@otis.netspace.net.au> <387B2C8E.CD7B5251@where.com> <85gffm$5ce$1@lios.apana.org.au> <85is05$809$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <85n4d6$iue$1@lios.apana.org.au> <85o0la$8vj$2@news1.mpx.com.au> <3881c44b@pink.one.net.au> <870fla$srk$1@news1.mpx.com.au>
There is a criminal offence known as "criminal defamation". Actions by the
Crown are rare, but there was one recently. I can't remember who said what
about
who(m).
--
Rgds
Ron BESDANSKY
Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
870fla$srk$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:870fla$srk$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> Nobody wrote in message <3881c44b@pink.one.net.au>...
> >Not necessarily. Saying something you shouldnt have said can be illegal
in
> >most cases. In this case, if the affected person found out about the
> >defamation, he could contact police, who would then trace the server of
> the
> >poster and charge him with libel (printing or recording a defamatory
> >article). Particularly if it harms him.
>
> ROFL - police charge with libel? Ok, if you say so.
>
> The police are only interested in crimes. Libel is tortious (tort = civil
> wrong) and the policeprobably could not give a rats backside about it.
>
> Dave
>
>