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> defamation/slander bar in the US Those are civil issues, not criminal.
by djsumdog 7y ago
> defamation/slander bar in the US
Those are civil issues, not criminal.
- jai_ 7y agoI don't understand why defamation and slander are not classified as a criminal issue.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoBecause giving the government the authority to regulate such a broad and contextually defined category of speech is basically an end run around the principals of free speech
- Nasrudith 7y agoBecause it is abused to turn speaking truth about power into a crime. "Toughening up" libel laws is one of the steps dictators take to secure power from people who do things like point out they are dictators.