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0 pointsarrowsmith11mo ago0 comments

> if somebody is convicted in the UK, it's acceptable legally and culturally to call them by the crime they committed.

Is this not the case in other countries?

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helloguillecl11mo ago· 2 in thread

In Germany, calling someone by a crime they have been sentenced of, constitutes defamation.

arrowsmithOP11mo ago

What? That makes no sense whatsoever.

akudha11mo ago

Why does it not make sense? If I was involved in a robbery at age 18, as a dumb kid, should I still be called "robber xyz" for the rest of my life? Especially if I turned my life around?

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