Discussion for article #244968
Cosby’s apparently a bad dude, but I can’t support these defamation cases. When did it become the rule that you are supposed to be allowed to make public accusations against someone, through the national media, of seriously fucked up and criminal behavior, elicit the predictable response (likely also through the national media) of “bullshit, you’re a fucking liar,” and then sue for defamation because you got called a liar? The courts would be doing nothing else all day long but hearing defamation cases like this if it was allowed to stand. The argument is just waaaaaay too convenient. Whether you believe the accusations or not, the accused should really have to do something off the wall and horrid in how they response for it to rise to defamation. Actions that really only amount to “nuh uh, you lie” don’t seem to me to cross that line.
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My thoughts exactly-its not defamation to deny accusations made against you and in the process say that the people making them are therefore liars.
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