Any time a term is used in law, the COLLOQUIAL definition of the term must be thrown out the window.
In the case of malice, the definition is:
The intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another.
Read more:
malice: West's Encyclopedia of American Law (Full Article) from Answers.com
On a separate note, Snyder indeed bullshitted with the cancer card big time. Did he even read the article? The "accusation" in the article is that she was basically was a shill playing "personal transformation" card, as if he pulled a St. Paul-like transformation for making a mere HIRING decision.
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Analysis using datasets (aka stats) is an attempt at reverse-engineering a player's "goodness".
Virtuosity remembered, douchebaggery forgotten.
The ideal character profile shoved down modern Western men and women's throats is
Don Juan.