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0 pointsjhayward8y ago0 comments

> because Gawker committed a crime

What criminal statute was Gawker convicted of breaking?

It would behoove everyone to understand the difference between civil and criminal law. A tort is not a crime. They were found to have caused injury to the reputation of a person. That is not a crime.

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slg8y ago

I am not a lawyer. I was not using a specific legal definition of "crime". I was using the word colloquially and my usage is perfectly fine according the generally accepted definition of the word. [1]

[1] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime

mgiannopoulos8y ago

> That is not a crime.

Are you saying that this is why no one went to jail over this?? :) :)

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