Yeah, that's what I'd heard and was referring to as "wacky," especially in light of the fact that so much of the U.S. legal code (including the basic precept of "innocent until proven guilty") derives from English common law.bridgie boy wrote:Thanks for the interesting post Erik. Without getting too technical, the onus in the UK is on the defendant to prove their allegations are true, rather than on the 'victim' to prove they're untrue, which makes things far trickier.
The funny thing is, despite the UK libel laws you all have some of the worst tabloids in the world - they just do it with rumor, like the recent sex-scandal-by-way-of-innuendo about the prince of Wales. "While this newspaper can't say who allegedly did what or supposedly to whom, we can assure our readers of the appalling nature of the supposed crimes this alleged twisted sex perpetrator inflicted their sicko kinky vile disgusting habits (allegedly) on. For more of the shocking and lurid non-details, see the special fold-out section on pages 19-27."
