Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 07:15:02 03/25/99
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On March 24, 1999 at 15:47:09, KarinsDad wrote: >On March 24, 1999 at 14:45:52, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Slander implies two additional things: >> * Intent to harm (having ill will towards the one slandered) >> * The charges are not true. > >Dann, > >The act of slandering requires neither intent nor falsehood of statement. It is >merely the act of making statements that are injurious to the reputation or well >being of a person. It is often accompanied with an intent to harm or a falsehood >of statements, but these are not required. > >This is the reason that the media uses words like "alleged" and "purportedly". A >person is not a killer (even after he is convicted), he is an alleged killer or >a convicted killer. If the media said that someone was a killer (regardless of >the intent of the media or the facts of the matter), it would be slandering that >person (although when they do say such things, they rarely get tagged for it). >Ok, this is enough off topic for one day. > >KarinsDad :) I always belived it was slander if you can not back it up by facts or if you just repeat what some other person said without knowing the facts. Torstein Hall ...and by the way, I have changed email address to tohall@online.no How do I change my address here?
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