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Certainly they can be held civilly liable if defamation can be proved. If actual spite and malice can be shown, or if the suspect intends to profit from the ac
by jMyles 7y ago
Certainly they can be held civilly liable if defamation can be proved. If actual spite and malice can be shown, or if the suspect intends to profit from the action, it's possible that there may be criminal laws that apply, depending on the state.
- londons_explore 7y agoAre there any studies or reports of typical repercussions faced by whistle blowers for false reports? I'd guess both false and true reports suffer approximately the same repercussions...
- Nasrudith 7y agoFalse whistleblowers can suffer less repurcussions if you include "made up out of whole cloth" because it is impossible to ruin a career that they never had. They tend to be easier to discredit at least in a "the Pizza restuarant doesn't even have a basement it is built in swampland and would flood way too easily" way.