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[–] el_muerte@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Lanchbery wrote. "Although I found the general damages to be minimal, Ms. Choiselat's actions require me to award Mr. Kinnarath aggravated damages for her conduct."

Lanchbery also said the evidence presented by Kinnarath shows that he suffered minimal damage from Choiselat's posts, which is why he awarded the activist "nominal" damages and did not issue any punitive damages.

That's fucking stupid. Punitive penalties should be steep enough to act as a deterrent, not merely based on what the judge perceives as the actual amount of harm to the victim's reputation.