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snackbroken 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Afroman found not liable in defamation case

"Actual malice" is confusingly not about if the defendant was acting maliciously. It is specific legal jargon meaning that the defendant knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth made the false statements.

ceejayoz 3 months ago [–]

One of the songs claims he fucked one of the deputies' wives; I presume that, at least, fits it. (Unless it's true.)

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