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Originally Posted by Slava
Yes, I suppose that's true and you guys are right. I guess in the event the mayor was found liable for defamation though, should the city pony up the $5 million? I would hope that the mayor would just apologize ahead of that, but what do you think in that event?
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If he was found liable and the comments were made outside of his function of being mayor then I would think the individual should pay out of pocket. If the comments were made while performing mayoral duties then I think it should be covered by the city. My rationale is that you fund the defense of the personal lawsuits because you want to avoid any frivolous law suits once the case has been found to have merit that arguement disppears therefore I would like the individual to be liable.