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> Its already hard enough to legally distinguish between a lie, misrepresentation, and someone telling what is wrong but they honestly believe to be true You c
by rbanffy 4mo ago
> Its already hard enough to legally distinguish between a lie, misrepresentation, and someone telling what is wrong but they honestly believe to be true
You can’t and you shouldn’t. People in power need to be careful with the information they give the people they serve. If it’s wrong at the time it was communicated, too bad. The person should have been more careful.
- _heimdall 4mo agoI'm not sure how that could work. If we can't distinguish between those how would you write enforceable laws or regulations? Its all well and good to have a blanket statement that politicians shouldn't lie. It entirely different to codify such an aspiration.