I am no expert on this, but doesn’t the first amendment protect Jones Beene from any possible legal harm?
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jones Beene wrote: > > So Defkalion, it can be argued - could have improved on the basic "pump >> and >> dump" scam in many ways, but there may be no proof of that until it is too >> late . . . >> > > It can be argued in what sense? Are you or are you not accusing people of > criminal activities? Do you have any evidence for this? Is there some kind > of connection between the GWE (Genesis World Energy) group and Defkalion? > > Perhaps this entire discussion is hypothetical, and you are only saying > that it is possible this is a scam. Or that there have been scams in the > past that resembled this. It that is what you mean -- and you are NOT > actually accusing anyone of anything -- please say so. > > You seem to have no grasp how much trouble you might cause by publishing > inflammatory false rumors about people. Libel will get them in trouble, and > you in trouble, and possibly this entire forum in trouble. > > Of course if you have information, that is another matter entirely. In that > case you have a civic duty to contact authorities. > > It is one thing to accuse Rossi, Levi, E&K of being incompetent as you have > so often done. This is a science discussion forum, and you have every right > to make such assertions. They can cause no harm to anything other than your > reputation. Even if you are right, it is not against the law for scientists > to make stupid mistakes. If it were, all scientists would be in jail. It is > an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER for you to accuse people of conspiring to > commit seriously unlawful acts involving huge sums of money. > > This is a serious matter. Think it over before responding. > > - Jed > >
