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> the claim is that legal action will be taken only if the accusations are false If someone wants to deny an accusation that is true, they will claim that said
by pyre 13y ago
> the claim is that legal action will be taken only if the accusations are false
If someone wants to deny an accusation that is true, they will claim that said accusation is false. Claiming that legal action will only be taken if the accusation is false doesn't matter. Take this hypothetical:
If the accusations against TPW are true, but he doesn't want
the world-at-large to believe him. He will present to the
world that the accusations are false. Claims that legal
action will only be taken in the case that accusations are
false don't mean that the accusations must be false for legal
action to be taken.
TPW could take legal action if he wants to present to the world
that the accusations are false and smear the accuser. This would
be a situation where the accusations are true, but legal action
is still taken.
- baddox 13y agoBut the logical conclusion of your argument is that no individual or organization should ever threaten or take legal action against people who make false accusations.
- pyre 13y agoI wasn't making an argument so much as stating that making only truthful statements does not indemnify one from being the target of legal action by someone that publicly states they will only go after 'false accusers.'
- baddox 13y agoThat's true, but not particularly meaningful, since any statement from any person or company could be a lie regardless of how specific it is. The company's claim that they will pursue legal action against false accusations should not discourage people from making true accusations, because the statement provides absolutely no information about what the company intends to do with true accusations. An analogy would be the statement "we will pursue legal action against anyone who trespasses on company property." That shouldn't discourage employees from going into their offices.