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by JumpCrisscross 1228 days ago
> we (outsiders) should not call unconvictected…people a hacker or extorsionist

Beyond reasonable doubt to take someone’s freedom. Not to privately judge them.
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Elhana 1228 days ago
If he ends up not guilty, your not-so-private judgement is a defamation.
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mannerheim 1228 days ago
In the US, defamation requires either knowledge of falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth. It's not reckless disregard for the truth to say someone who's been arrested for a crime did that crime, even if it may be premature.
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