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Monday, July 07, 2014

Ventura Must Show Sniper Disregarded Truth In Book

When a man regarded as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history detailed his kills in a bestselling autobiography, he also included details about a 2006 incident in which he says he punched a guy he called "Scruff Face" -- later identified as former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura.

Ventura, a public figure with a tough-guy image, says the fight didn't happen, and he sued author Chris Kyle for defamation. The trial begins Tuesday, and it will be up to Ventura's attorneys to prove that Kyle's account about that night in a California bar was false -- and even more difficult, that Kyle knew it.

"Ventura is going to have to prove falsity ... but the harder part is proving actual malice," said Raleigh Levine, a law professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. "It has to do with what you know about the truth -- that you actually knew that what you were saying was false or that you recklessly disregarded the truth."

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! that looks like Doc Brown on back to the future!!

Anonymous said...

Jesse could have made light of this.Instead his actions are making it sound entirely believable.

Anonymous said...

Who cares! Let these two egos run wild....there are more important items requiring our attention...like 'my drink is empty'!

Anonymous said...

hohum

Anonymous said...

They are just trying to discredit Chris Kyle because he probably told some truths about some higher ups...

Typical govt BS... And you keep on taking the bait...

Here's your sign...

Anonymous said...

Look up Carlos HATHCOCK

Anonymous said...

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