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>I don't agree that Mitchell's reputation was harmed

Agreed, but only because his reputation is so bad, that pretty much any slander wouldn't make it worse.



As I said in my post below, Jobst went a step too far and inferred that he was responsible for somebodies death. That is a lot worse reputation than a cheater at video games and a serial lier.


Yeah, I haven't been following the specifics so much, but you can't just call someone a murderer over and over and expect to not get sued. I am still sorta surprised that Billy won though considering that he's essentially a public figure and has an already negative reputation. I suppose calling someone a murderer is a step too far though. Australian laws are probably a little different than America's too.




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