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Dirty Gertie:

--- Quote from: "datalas" ---they go back to persecuting the people whose identities aren't as obscured.  
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Hmmmm, I don't think you actually meant that, did you Daz??

Persecution is persistent mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution and ethnic persecution. The terms have some overlap, as religion is an aspect of culture that can be a barrier.

The most common scenario is a majority group persecuting a minority group.

The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries adopting the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspected of breaking the law in a criminal trial.

definitions from Wikipedia

[pedant] so should the mods and admin ensure they are using the words they think they are using when advising the membership?? [/pedant] (and Law graduate!) :wink:

datalas:

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--- Quote from: "datalas" ---they go back to persecuting the people whose identities aren't as obscured.  
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Hmmmm, I don't think you actually meant that, did you Daz??

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I was having a bad day :)

Eeyore:

--- Quote from: "Brian the Sn@il" ---guys it was the person who Made the Posts that had the fine, not the Forum Owner.

We need to remember that its what You and I type on here that is Liable and NOT the web site as this is a forum and not a Paged Website.
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However (and usually), if a newspaper publishes an article subsequently deemed slanderous, offensive etc, it is the newpaper that gets collared, not the originating author. Despite claims and caveats the editors do have responsibility over what they allow to be published.

The interesting thing in the case highlighted here is the precendet it sets for this not being the case. The next newpaper slander case could be well worth watching!

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Brian the Sn@il:
Yep that's a good point mate, it is the newspaper that gets collared.

But everything is passed thought he editor to check.
Could the editor be equal to a Mod ??
And maybe the owner of the newspaper be equal to the owner of the Forum ?

This is all very interesting stuff that needs laws properly drawn up.

Wanderer:

--- Quote from: "datalas" ---
--- Quote from: "Dirty Gertie" ---
--- Quote from: "datalas" ---they go back to persecuting the people whose identities aren't as obscured.  
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Hmmmm, I don't think you actually meant that, did you Daz??

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I was having a bad day :)
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I thought persecuting was actually more apt in the circumstances :lol:

At the end of the day it's better safe than sorry.

Ed

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