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ceejayozyesterday at 2:17 PM4 repliesview on HN

> falsely claimed that the cops “stole my money”

That appears to have happened; they're claiming it was a miscount.

> were “criminals disguised as law enforcement,”

Seems fair. (And opinion, which can't be defamation.)

> They also falsely stated that the officers are “white supremacists,”

Statistically that's a pretty sensible assumption.

I'd note that the jury found Afroman not liable on all these.


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tt24yesterday at 2:22 PM

> They also falsely stated that the officers are “white supremacists,”

> Statistically that's a pretty sensible assumption.

Interesting, is there a source or some data you’re aware of that suggests that it’s a statistically safe assumption?

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EvgeniyZhyesterday at 2:47 PM

Statistically speaking "murderer is black" is a sensible assumption in US [1], but I'd prefer it wouldn't be made

[1] https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-...

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loegyesterday at 5:15 PM

> Statistically that's a pretty sensible assumption.

Also, you know, protected opinion.

terminalshortyesterday at 2:29 PM

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