In America, legally you are innocent until proven guilty in court. Therefore, news organizations need to leave in this ambiguity to avoid any slander or libel suits, especially if it turns out to be a false accusation
Right, so they can say “over 7,000 child abuse images of her were created, allegedly by her step father” but they don’t. They make it sound like her entire claim is in doubt.
The dude committed suicide two days after the cops raided him. So at most, it would be his estate suing people for libel/slander. But you usually need to prove damages (like losing your job, or being forced to move) to win a slander lawsuit, and it’s hard to claim that a dead guy was monetarily damaged by someone saying things about him.
In America, legally you are innocent until proven guilty in court. Therefore, news organizations need to leave in this ambiguity to avoid any slander or libel suits, especially if it turns out to be a false accusation
Unless youre not white. Then its guilty until proven innocent.
Right, so they can say “over 7,000 child abuse images of her were created, allegedly by her step father” but they don’t. They make it sound like her entire claim is in doubt.
The dude committed suicide two days after the cops raided him. So at most, it would be his estate suing people for libel/slander. But you usually need to prove damages (like losing your job, or being forced to move) to win a slander lawsuit, and it’s hard to claim that a dead guy was monetarily damaged by someone saying things about him.
Well a newspapers lawyer will be very upset if you give anyone any legal opening to sue