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		adekok on April 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Looting of ShapeShift > It seems odd to me that "Bob" hasn't been outed. Since Bob hasn't been criminally charged with anything, "outing" him is legally "libel". He could sue, and win.

jessaustin on April 22, 2016 | [–]

Why didn't you quote the next sentence, in which I directly addressed the possibility that TFA is wrong about "Bob"?

Let me guess, YANAL? In USA, it ain't libel unless it's provably false. If "Bob" could prove that, why did he run?

ascorbic on April 23, 2016 | [–]

It's not libel if it's true, and they'd only need to prove that to civil standard.

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