What is libel on the Madeleine McCann board?

[Eleanor]

Opinion is a very good defence, but not the one offered. The defence offered was truth.

It could well be The Truth.

[Robittybob1]

It’s rather interesting that the anger generated by Amaral’s book(s) is directed towards perceived final gain and damage to the parent’s reputation and not towards the alleged damage it did to the search.

But are you sensing anger or just fair comment? 

[jassi]

But are you sensing anger or just fair comment?

Oh pretty sure it's anger, because it's a recurring theme - as is so much pertaining to Amaral.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I don't expect anyone to always tell the truth, but if I call them a liar I need to be able to prove it.

You need to provide a cite that I called him a liar, which I categorically did not.

[Robittybob1]

you seem to be overlooking the fact that Amaral was the ex-cop in a world famous case that had massive interest to millions, not writing a book about his memoirs growing up on the Algarve.

Some have the luck.

[Robittybob1]

Anyway why was my post considered libellous when other more contentious posts were not , that is the issue that should be being discussed but some people keep on avoiding the issue.

You are boring us with the same issue.  Is that the only thing that concerns you about libel on the forum?

[Eleanor]

Some have the luck.

Amaral grew up in the shadow of Salazar.  Not a good place to be at the time.

[Vertigo Swirl]

You are boring us with the same issue.  Is that the only thing that concerns you about libel on the forum?

I thought you wanted to understand what is and isn’t libel?  Why don’t you answer my question? 

[Robittybob1]

I didn’t actually.  I paraphrased your quote by changing the wording -  a little bit humorous satire that got you throwing your toys out of the pram.  Why was it libellous when it is perfectly acceptable to. make the same claim about Gordon Sillence?  Just explain that and I will let the matter drop.

Find out who did it? 

[Vertigo Swirl]

Find out who did it?

Que?

[G-Unit]

It could well be The Truth.

Can it be proved to be the truth? If it can't and it defames someone then it's libellous.

[Eleanor]

Can it be proved to be the truth? If it can't and it defames someone then it's libellous.

You can't Defame someone whose reputation has already been trashed by their own actions.

[kizzy]

You can't Defame someone whose reputation has already been trashed by their own actions.

Strangely enough, this is what I always believe about the mccs.

[G-Unit]

You can't Defame someone whose reputation has already been trashed by their own actions.

Even the most offensive of people can be offended by what is written about them, as was shown in 2012, when Frankie Boyle won over £50,000 in a libel case involving the Daily Mirror branding him a “racist.”

The comedian said the Daily Mirror newspaper had “misunderstood” the context of his use of language in jokes, adding the accusation of racism “goes against everything I’ve tried to do in my work, to do in my life.” Daily Mirror published Mirror Group Newspapers defended the piece “on the basis of truth and fair comment.”
https://www.thelawyerportal.com/blog/defamation-law-giving-opinion/

[faithlilly]

Strangely enough, this is what I always believe about the mccs.

Fair comment.