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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by maxerickson on Sunday November 19, 2017 @02:11PM (#15735360)
Just the punishing is reserved for the legal system.

For instance, at least in the US, we have pretty strong free speech laws, so you can publicly state opinions about almost anything, such things aren't reserved for courts.

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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by Idontknowmyuser on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:19PM (#15735724)
I'm by no way a lawyer, but don't you have libel laws? I thought that's why newspapers use allegedly when reporting on such incidents.
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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by evgen on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:25PM (#15736017)
Truth is an affirmative defense against a libel claim.
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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by maxerickson on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:28PM (#15735769)
Sure, we have libel laws.

And you can be sure that The Verge had a lawyer look at this piece.

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