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  1. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

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    thetykester, Dec 7, 2019
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    Think the damages amount being claimed was a bit excessive.
     
    Redhelen, Dec 7, 2019
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    It was but that's the way it works in stupid America

    It's astonishing that you can publicly tell 30m people that someone is a paedophile and not be found guilty of defamation but then this is the country that allows a molester to be president
     
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    Wilmersdorfer Winky Well-Known Member

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    The jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict. The amount of damages has nothing to do with it.
     
    Wilmersdorfer Winky, Dec 7, 2019
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    Thing is in the good ole US of A these verdicts don’t set precedents .
    If a similar case comes forward again with the roles reversed a guilty verdict can be reached .
    It’s all about money and the people who have it .
     
    Marlon, Dec 7, 2019
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    You have to be impressed with his defense though, “I was only joking”....... o_O
     
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    "Where I'm from it's normal to call people that"
     
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    As the old saying goes "Life's like a sh*t sandwich, the more bread you've got, the less sh*t you eat"
     
    Tonjytyke, Dec 7, 2019
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