At 01:14 AM 1/27/97 -0600, ichudov@algebra.com wrote:

I am not sure if you posted this information in response to my request to cite a statute that would prove that libel is a crime.

Me> Jim Choate wrote: Me> > Me> > Me> > Me> > Are you aware that attributing statements in print to a party when that Me> > party did not write them is a crime? Me> Me> cite the statute

These postings do not prove that libel is a crime. It is because libel is not a crime. Libel is a tort, and unlike with crime, the government cannot initiate a legal action against someone for libel. Only injured (libeled) individuals and not the government can sue in a libel case.

On the contrary, in some jurisdictions libel is indeed a crime. However, that doesn't mean that prosecutions happen anymore, but the laws are (in some places) still on the books. Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com