# Amanda Knox's parents accused of libel

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504 "2011-02-15T22:43:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504/41 "2011-02-21T16:52:40Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> If I remember right, Amanda Knox herself was also convicted of libeling the Italian police. Far be it from me to say the Italian authorities are trying to stifle criticism of a laughably bad prosecution, but …the Italian authorities are trying to stifle criticism of a laughably bad prosecution.

> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#):
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> They are coming after you next.

That would explain the sudden increase in nondesript black scooters circling **Marley** ’s property

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**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504/42 "2011-02-21T18:31:04Z")

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Didnt Amanda Knox successfully sue a gal that had written a book about the case, and got some libel money herself from that? Was that an Italian court decision?

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504/43 "2011-02-22T07:02:01Z")

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Anyone watching, or saw the movie on Lifetime? I don’t know why Knox’s parents sued to prevent that movie from showing, it actually made me more sympathetic to Knox when I wasn’t before.

It’s just a movie, I know, and they probably changed facts or made speculations where they didn’t have actual data, but Hayden Panitierri’s performance was very pro-Knox.

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