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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Krowbar who wrote (31754)2/27/1999 7:13:00 AM
From: nihil  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
First, remember that Clinton is a "public figure" which means anyone, even rich networks, can defame him without risk unless they do so with malice (absence of a shred of proof = malice). Even with malice, Clinton could never sue to protect himself, because the court would undertake to test the truth of the accusation. As it is, (I haven't looked up Arkansas law) the statute of limitations on rape has probably passed (its 6 years in Hawaii but will sooned be lengthened because of a case on the Big Island). The tort limit has also passed (2 years most places). Any public figure can be accused of anything. Anyone can be accused of anything and if the accuser is poor enough (judgment proof) there is no practical way to protect yourself. To deny an allegation is to either perjure yourself or accuse your accuser of perjury. A woman student sued a male assistant professor (of religion at UH) for raping her. He denied the charge and counter-sued her for harassment and defamation. Her former husband testified that she was a bad person. The professor won his defense and several hundred thousand in damages against her (she could not pay). No one went to jail, but at least one of them was a perjurer. Usually, in every case, all parties and witnesses tell lies. A deposing witness is allowed to correct his testimony and avoid charges. A witness on the stand can withdraw an answer and change it. I think telling the truth is wonderful and impossible. If every one who lied was imprisoned (or killed as they used to punish liars -- false witness -- you know) there would be little for us truthful ones to do except work as prison guards for all the Cretans inside.
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