I pray you all enjoyed my overwrought statements on the le statement, aka [REDACTED]. I wish I could have offered some more practical directions on how to avoid a sneaky legal row. But I've never really been good at grimy specifics. Motivating the spirit is more my thing, and I've got a book of Tennyson quotes ready for any occasion. For instance, "he makes no friends, who never made a foe." How apropos!In the interest of concluding the issue, I sought out a lawyer, who's also something of an academic virtuoso, for a disinterested opinion on the charge of defamation. This is what he had to say:
The funny thing about [...] both libel and slander is that we commit both all the time, but it's so hard to prove, assess damages, and litigate that you rarely see suits despite the regularity of the tort.
He also says we shouldn't forget that the law is a sophistical whore. Reasonable belief passes for truth. And in a defamation case, it's very possible that a statement can be found libelous with no damages being awarded.
So, I hope that ends it. Let's get back to thinking about, and eating good food.
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