that stating the truth about liars doesn’t constitute libel:
Israel Radio’s Paris correspondent Gil Michaeli has just reported that the French Court of Appeals has overturned the libel judgment against Phillipe Karsenty and has determined that Karsenty did not libel France 2 correspondent Charles Enderlin when he reported that the ‘death’ of 12-year old Mohamed Al-Dura at Netzarim in the Gaza Strip in September 2000 may have been staged, and that it was unlikely that the death was caused by IDF soldiers.
More to follow as soon as I have it.
(h/t Insty)
Unrelated: True love and respect for “The Other“.
I love that in the United States we have legal precedent from before we were the United States which asserts that truth is a defense against libel. When John Peter Zenger said Governor William Cosby (not that one but an older, deader guy) was a crook, a court ruled that Cosby’s right not to be libeled is less important than Zenger’s right to tell the truth. Oh those crazy activist judges!
The could have surrenedered, but apparently even the French will not surrender to the media.
Infidèles foutus!!
Which judges are activist, Jon?
Freedom of the press challenged by whom, Jon?
Welcome to “Liberalism.”
Vous savez identifier un Français ? Vous pouvez le sentir avant que vous le voyiez onduler le drapeau blanc.
You’d think that the troofers would be all over this.
Courts “rule” a lot. And they get overturned a lot. It would be nice if you let us in on the final resolution of that case.
Or would that have undermined your point?
Dan, so a case in England and something involving newspaper folk in Minnesota have what to do with the price of tea in Buenos Aires?
Really, Dan.
What’s the point, Dan?
My point: judicial activism can be a good thing. Your point? I don’t have a fucking clue. Something we agree upon? This French court did something that shouldn’t be extraordinary, but sadly was.
Hey JD: The smell of flop sweat precedes the white flag. Though, your point is well taken.
In a just society that never would have made it to court. Judges should ride people who bring frivolous or potentially destructive lawsuits of this sort to court out on a rail.