Ashok, aint that the way it is in USA? Where you can sure the city council coz there was a crack on the pavement which made you trip and fall and thus cause you much anguish, or are all those legal dramas on telly just stories?

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:45 PM, <ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info> wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Gakuru Alex<alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Tough luck... recorded electronic messages are also admissible in
>>> court....
>>
>> Basically, if you want to insult someone, do it within punching distance...
>
> Imagine the positive impact on online hate speech. Hili ni funzo kwa wengine..
>

If everyone took offence for every slight and went to court -- very
soon the legal system would be overwhelmed with frivolous cases.
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