tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post4098797166772202597..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Currently reading - Eatock v. BoltRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-80774590782631183042011-09-30T20:17:13.520+10:002011-09-30T20:17:13.520+10:00He insinuated that they chose Aboriginal as their ...He insinuated that they chose Aboriginal as their race as a career move despite having tenuous associations with the native Australians.<br /><br />He may have got the family backstory wrong, and his words were no doubt coming from a dark place, but I didn't read anything particularly libellous - although this may not have been the story that they prosecuted him for.<br /><br />Since they didn't go down the libel route there is a much lower bar to clear for prosecution, kind of strange given the 'offence' is a much more serious one. Can anyone explain that to me?<br /><br />I await your summary of the ruling since my patience, interest and knowledge of Australian law is inadequate to read the thing for myself, let alone understand it.March Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116034158087704885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-18390982945626129362011-09-30T16:18:47.916+10:002011-09-30T16:18:47.916+10:00Some of the things he said about individuals were ...Some of the things he said about individuals were (apparently) false, as well as damaging to their good reputations, so he may have been vulnerable, prima facie, to a suit for libel (which this wasn't, though).Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-50686069080930165342011-09-29T23:39:53.342+10:002011-09-29T23:39:53.342+10:00Just read the "White is the new black" a...Just read the "White is the new black" article. Can't see anything in it that would warrant a lawsuit.March Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116034158087704885noreply@blogger.com