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Comment by amanaplanacanal

5 days ago

If those are illegal, where are the prosecutions?

In my understanding, libel is a civil tort, and the victim can sue if they think they have been libeled. And wishing someone dead isn't illegal in the US, though it may be elsewhere.

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