Radio Infraction

jimmy2flutes

I've only noticed this now. I got an infraction because I stated a fact.

bbability wrote:

Dear jimmy2flutes,

You have been infracted for a breach of the forum charter.

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bbability

Your post:

jimmy2flutes wrote: »

EDINBRO wrote: »

I remember a few years ago the lead up to christmas on 2fm was always full of excitement and fun. Gerry really has been such a great loss.

Generally drug addicts are lots of fun!

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Trojan

For future reference, if you receive a warning/infraction/ban for making a particular statement, repeating that statement as your sole defence does not help your case.

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The situation here is you're stating something as hard fact, when in fact there may be enough doubt about it to allow a potential defamation claim for that statement.

If you read the report from the coroner's hearing, you'll see a lot of phrases that support your view, phrases like "the likely trigger", "significant risk factor", but the doctors also stated "it could also be as a result of (medical condition)".

Like many people, I've drawn my own conclusion from the reports of the pathologist and the coroner, but none of those statements gives us the option of claiming something as 100% hard fact when there is any leeway whatsoever, and so for that reason we can't allow you to post that as a factual claim.

Infraction upheld. Resolved.