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This makes it sound like public criticism is virtually impossible in the UK, as publishing negative information invariably impugns their reputation in somebody’
by voakbasda 4y ago
This makes it sound like public criticism is virtually impossible in the UK, as publishing negative information invariably impugns their reputation in somebody’s view. Or at least that case can be made trivially in court.
- adventured 4y agoThat's approximately correct. Public criticism is very, very difficult to do safely in the UK and that's for the lighter fare. The same is also true in, for example, France. Public criticism of officials (eg police) is legitimately dangerous and can easily get you a jail sentence.
- Clubber 4y agoWhat happened to the yellow vest protestors? Were a lot of them thrown in jail?
- causi 4y agoThis makes it sound like public criticism is virtually impossible in the UK No, it just means your right to public criticism is dependent entirely on the public opinion of what is and isn't off-limits. You can say pretty much whatever you want as long as you don't direct it at the wrong person. This is of course a situation most Americans would find horrific.
- Clubber 4y ago>as you don't direct it at the wrong person So you can criticize poor people, just not the powerful. Yes, that sounds horrific.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoWell, no, that's not really how it works. In this case of course the "wrong person" would be someone who can prove that what you are saying is incorrect.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoIt does, but fortunately it's completely incorrect.