User blog comment:BastionMonk/How bad was Peter Ludlow?/@comment-5870856-20130523233623/@comment-1791057-20130526190118

You stated that breaking an NDC is criminal implying that criminal punishment would be applicable, however breaking an NDC itself is not a criminal act and the only thing Ludlow could have done was a lawsuit, which is what he should have done. What he DID was twisted the facts surrounding the deaths of three people, stuffed misinformation down the publics throat, making Malcolm look like a nut, which hadn't been so good for his livelihood. This caused Malcolm's employers to believe he was making up stories for money, which he was not. In the legal world, this is called slander (when spoken) or libel (when written). We don't know which format it took place in, but either way it breaks US dematation law. This is a criminal offense which Ludlow CAN be charged with and sent to prison for if the charges are serious enough.