Re: Simon Singh defeats British Chiropractic Association in court.



On Apr 3, 12:38 am, Jan Drew <jdrew63...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 1, 8:54 am, Mark Probert-Drew <mark.prob...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Apr 1, 7:50 am, Bob Officer <boboffic...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:12:44 -0700 (PDT), in misc.health.alternative,

cathyb <cathybees...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In a relatively unusual move, the British courts have actually got a
libel action right:)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/01/simon-singh-wins-libel-court

I would suggest anyone interested in common sense look out for Ben
Goldacre's inevitable article on this.

Truth is the best defense.

Not in the UK. Their system of libel laws is absolutely stiffling, and
has been used by the BCA and others to place a chilling effect on
criticism.

What would you know about the truth?

Far more than you. The truth is, you are a DREWing harasser.

.



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