Forum » Topic: A rather grim question

Forum » Topic: A rather grim question http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php PluckyMunky on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11329 Fri, 07 May 2010 11:20:57 +0000 PluckyMunky 11329@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks, Messrs Dick and Sensible. I was just curious, not paranoid. There seems to be a nice, near paradox in libel cases, then. To sue for libel, the written statement has to be 'possible' and, by extension, 'may be true'. If I ever bake any cakes, you will be the first to get some, Mr Sensible. o b sensible on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11318 Fri, 07 May 2010 10:46:12 +0000 o b sensible 11318@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ plucky if you can't stand the heat get back in the kitchen and bake some cakes and tell us all about them, there's a luv Quaz on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11259 Thu, 06 May 2010 23:57:57 +0000 Quaz 11259@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I took the precausion of buying this anti-libel action spray on the net. It must work because I haven't been sued yet. Their Elephant repellent is pretty good too. Dickens or Shakespeare on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11255 Thu, 06 May 2010 23:34:07 +0000 Dickens or Shakespeare 11255@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Plucky, perhaps you shouldn't post any more. Just to be on the safe side. rikkor on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11250 Thu, 06 May 2010 22:58:11 +0000 rikkor 11250@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ There's about as much chance of this site being charged with funny as being charged with libel. You can't libel the dead. The All New Jeni B on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11243 Thu, 06 May 2010 21:16:35 +0000 The All New Jeni B 11243@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Oooh! Get you! fernandomando on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11241 Thu, 06 May 2010 21:00:04 +0000 fernandomando 11241@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Well, difficult to comment, but if you need someone who knows about criminal law, this bloke here <a href="http://www.4bb.co.uk/barristers.php?bid=43" rel="nofollow">http://www.4bb.co.uk/barristers.php?bid=43</a> seems to know his stuff theumpire on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11236 Thu, 06 May 2010 20:43:55 +0000 theumpire 11236@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Well I do think the Prime Minister is CRAP, so there! Zadok the second on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11214 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:13:33 +0000 Zadok the second 11214@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2007/09/05/fire-brigade-turned-up-late-to-burning-pizza-shop-as-satirical-statement/">Didn't this one</a> get reported in a paper as a real story, or am I mis-remembering? AdrianJ on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11213 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:10:49 +0000 AdrianJ 11213@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Hey Plucky, do you want to buy some magic anti-libel beans? PluckyMunky on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11211 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:55:03 +0000 PluckyMunky 11211@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks, Mr Jez! A hundred guinea pigs are in the post. It's an interesting issue to someone, naive, like me. MADJEZ on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11209 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:49:58 +0000 MADJEZ 11209@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Not to worry Plucky, my legal brain may be a little rusty but the main defence is that the story is so ridiculous no-one would believe it (therefore no damage has been caused). Since this is a spoof news site anyone would have a job to show that people believe what we write (having said that some of the stories have been picked up by others). The other defence would be that of ‘fair comment’ (so if you say the Prime Minister is crap - you’re entitled to your opinion and he’d have a job to sue you). Hope that makes some sense that’ll be 100 guineas please. Further reading on internet libel : <a href="http://www.pannone.com/article-detail.asp?deptid=31&articleid=126">When is humour defamatory</a> PluckyMunky on "A rather grim question" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3945#post-11186 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:44:39 +0000 PluckyMunky 11186@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ We write all this uncensored stuff about all sorts of people. Could we, or the site, ever be done for libel? If not, why not?