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> Does she have grounds to sue the police department for defamation? No. Defamation is an injury to a person's reputation. For that injury to occur, a third pa
by duskwuff 1y ago
> Does she have grounds to sue the police department for defamation?
No. Defamation is an injury to a person's reputation. For that injury to occur, a third party has to hear (and believe) the derogatory statement - if there's no one else to hear that statement, it's not defamatory.