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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (60)	12/13/1998 7:31:00 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	of 242

Cheeky, First of all, public figures (such as the President) have a different standing in the eyes of the US judicial system than do ordinary citizens. Secondly, I could be derogatory and call anyone a butthead, and the courts are likely to treat my words as an opinion, and I'd not be liable for slander or libel. I could even get away with saying the President was a sexual pervert, and I'd still not have committed libel because the facts surrounding his personal situation might lead a reasonable person to believe that "sexual pervert" was an apt and fitting description for his actions. However, if I were to post that you (using your real name of course) were a sexual pervert and a child-molester, and you were to sue me, then the courts would likely want me (in my defense) to come up with some evidence to support my statement. Even though you post publicly on the boards (using an alias), to date the courts have not determined that merely posting messages on a board or in a chat room makes you a public figure. And even if you were a public figure, I'd still have to have something to back up my claims. KJC

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