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Generally clever people don't lie about this kind of stuff: they have too much to lose and do not want the notoriety and libel case that would follow. All clai
by quitit 5y ago
Generally clever people don't lie about this kind of stuff: they have too much to lose and do not want the notoriety and libel case that would follow.
All claims deserve to be followed up - and should this be false then the person will get what's coming to them.
This problem with repairs appears to happen frequently enough to not be discounted off the cuff.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago> and should this be false then the person will get what's coming to them. How?
- quitit 5y agoIf it’s a lie, it’s defamation (libel).
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI cannot remember the last time someone got prosecuted or sued for libel for falsely accusing a business of something. It happens numerous times every day. I would be willing to bet nothing happens to this person if their claim turns out to be false.
- quitit 5y agoYou can't remember, therefore it doesn't happen. Magical thinking there.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI know that the US has a very high bar for defamation claims. It is common knowledge that you can make things up in yelp reviews or twitter or wherever with no big consequences. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law
- jfrunyon 5y agoPlease provide evidence of it happening on a regular basis.
- jfrunyon 5y agoPeople lie about this kind of stuff all the time. Every day. And no, there's usually no penalty for it because proving that something didn't happen is even more difficult than proving that something did happen. And even when the person freely admits that they lied there's still usually no penalty.