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Blogger Humiliates Town Councillors Into Resigning

Posted by kdawson on from the speaking-truth-to-power dept.

Dr_Barnowl writes "In an occurrence first postulated in sci-fi and later lampooned by stick figures, it seems that a blogger has actually been responsible for the mass resignation of elected officials — a British town council — largely by calling them 'jack***es' and Nazis. What's next? The deposition of a president with 'your mom' smacktalk?"

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  1. Re:This blogger was lucky by hab136 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Truth is not an absolute defense in England. You can say something that is 100% true but still defaming and therefore lose a case.