Also, three more people corroborated that he said the slur. Cory Tomczyk is a piece of shit. Sue me, asshat. That was an opinion, not a fact. Though the fact remains that you're a petty bitch.

whataboutshutup@discuss.online · 8 pts · 2y

Why it's a newspaper's problem if he's a hateful moron. Imagine calling a child a removed, even personally. It's so wrong and sad. For a child, for a reporter, and for he is the one to play victim and charge them.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Can't SLAAP be applied here? This sound like something that should qualify, to me, but not a lawyer and probably pretty ignorant.

utopianfiat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

SLAPP isn't a law, it's a way to describe abuse of the system that's mostly legal as long as it doesn't reach the point of frivolity.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Thanks, that's a useful distinction. But I'm still curious why it wouldn't apply here? The paper can clearly show that it reported in good-faith, so why isn't it possible to countersue the politician who clearly is trying to harm them via the courts? I would think this would allow them to pursue financial relief for their legal troubles. I must be missing something fundamental about what SLAAP can and cannot provide.

Telodzrum@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y

Ok, so Wisconsin not having these rules is a factor. Thanks!